More acts for Splendour
AN EPIC line up of music legends has been added to the special 10th birthday bash of Splendour, with The Charlatans joining headliner Paloma Faith on the Main Stage and The Stranglers headlining the Confetti Stage at the all-day summer music festival at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday, July 21.
Returning to Splendour 10 years on since their debut are The Charlatans. Almost three decades since bagging their first number one album ‘Some Friendly’ (1990), the indie rockers are still achieving fresh career highs with new music.
The Stranglers have a vast catalogue of material spanning more than four decades. The influential quartet have an incredible 17 top 40 albums to their name and are probably best known for hit singles “Golden Brown” and “Peaches”. Performing at Rock City earlier this month, the punkera legends went down a storm with the crowd.
Internationally acclaimed music artist Marc Almond was one half of the electro duo Soft Cell. The band’s cover of Gloria Jones’ Northern Soul classic “Tainted Love” was number one worldwide and he will be making his mark at Splendour with hits from his hugely successful solo career, as well as Soft Cell songs.
Björn Again will have the crowd singing along to belters from the very best of ABBA, which includes the chart topping song “The Winner Takes it All” and all time favourite “Gimme Gimme Gimme”. Founded in Australia in 1988, the band is internationally acclaimed and have amassed 5,000 performances in 72 countries in 30 years.
Nottingham lad Ady Suleiman will bring a smooth blend of neo soul from his debut album ‘Memories’. The opportunity to open the special 10th birthday bash of Splendour will once again be made possible by the winner of Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham.
Embrace, with six top 10 singles including England’s official football World Cup 2006 song “World at Your Feet”, will be performing, as well as six-piece folkrock Mansfield crew Ferocious Dog.
To Kill A King, Nina Smith and Soham De are the first acts to be confirmed for the Acoustic Rooms Stage in the courtyard at Wollaton Park. Additional artists for the special 10th anniversary Splendour will be revealed within the coming months.
Laugh out loud performances on the Comedy Stage will come from Brian & Krysstal; Andrew Bird; The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue; Patrick Monahan; Alan Hudson; and Dave Twentyman (compere).
The organisers, DHP Family in association with Nottingham City Council, are keen to replicate the biggest ever Splendour last year, which saw a sold-out crowd sing along to epic anthems from headliner Kaiser Chiefs.
Coun Dave Trimble, portfolio holder for leisure and culture, said: “Splendour Festival is celebrating its 10 year anniversary and I’m proud of the team at Nottingham City Council, working with DHP, to put on this fantastic festival in Wollaton Park.”
The award-winning music event is Nottingham’s favourite family festival, with a kids’ area and entertainers out and about in the crowd as well as Gem 106’s extremely popular Weekend Anthems silent disco, back for the third year running.
Children under 11 will once again be admitted free. A standard ticket is £49. VIP packages are also available.
Tickets can be purchased from splendourfestival.com or in person from the Nottingham Tourism Centre and from Clifton, Ken Martin, Southglade and Harvey Hadden Leisure Centres.
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