OMD to headline Rock the Moor
Cookham: 2023 line-up announced for ‘80s retro festival
The line-up for Let’s Rock the Moor 2023 has been announced with popular electronic group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) set to headline the festival.
Held annually at Marsh Meadow in Cookham, Let’s Rock the Moor will be returning on Saturday, May 20 for a one-day celebration of retro music.
The festival returned earlier this year following a two-year hiatus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and poor weather in 2020 and 2021 respectively, with thousands descending on Cookham in May to witness Squeeze close the first Let’s Rock the Moor in three years.
OMD – famous for Enola Gay, If You Leave, Electricity
and many more – will be headlining the 2023 event, with artists from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s set to join them.
Nik Kershaw, renowned for hits such as The Riddle, I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me and Wouldn’t It Be Nice, will be among those performing.
Moreover, The Boomtown Rats, who sang I Don’t Like Mondays, will be at the festival alongside Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul, T’Pau, The
Farm, Roland Gift, Hue and Cry and Dr and the Medics.
Further acts are set to be announced, with updates available on the Let’s Rock Facebook page. Tickets are now on sale for the festival, with revellers encouraged to book their tickets early to take advantage of lower prices for Let’s Rock the Moor 2023.
Festival organisers and founders Nick Billinghurst and Matt Smith said : “It was truly humbling to have everyone back at Let’s Rock this summer after two difficult years, and it means the world to us that our loyal audience has stuck with us.
“We’re already looking forward to 2023 and are proud to announce what we hope you’ll agree is a spectacular line-up for Let’s Rock The Moor.” For more information, visit: www.letsrockthemoor.com