A TEENAGE music lover organised a one-day festival in town this week.

Lewis Simms put together the One Up, One Down gig at Citrus Rooms and managed to attract bands from across the UK.

On Wednesday Lewis, 18, of Huddersfield Road, was lapping up the atmosphere as well as performing with his own band, Watchtower Theatre.

He said: "It's fantastic. I love the fact I can stand back and see everyone here and think, 'it is me that has put all this together'.

"I hope to do it on an even bigger scale when I'm older because I'm really into the music industry. This is perhaps the biggest event for live music that has been put on in Barnsley apart from the BomFest."

The gig featured heavy metal and hard-core bands downstairs and rock 'n' roll and punk bands upstairs - including several from Barnsley. It was good practice for Lewis who is going to study events management at university in the autumn. But he said it had been hard work.

"I started putting everything together around the beginning of December. I have been one of the first in Barnsley to try this kind of all day show.

"It has been different because of my age. I am full-time at college and I work weekends at Asda and I still managed to find time to do it.

"It required a few days planning to book bands and finalise all the dates. I have had to deal with something nearly every day.

"The gig has been all over the internet, on radio and there are posters around the country."

The Barnsley bands featured were Lapwing, Mid-Air 91, The Detours, Watchtower Theatre and Reaching Oceans.