Radio 2 will bring two days of incredible live music from some of the world’s most-loved pop stars to Victoria Park in Leicester on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September, as revealed this morning on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.
This will be Radio 2’s biggest ever live music event outside London and the stellar line-up exclusively features Tears for Fears headlining the Saturday night with their only UK festival appearance this year, and Kylie Minogue headlining the Sunday night with her first live UK concert performance for four years. And, for the first time, there will be a Radio 2 DJ stage where some of the station’s favourite presenters will be playing some of the best music in the world from the past seven decades.
Kylie Minogue said: “Over the years I’ve done many unique and varied performances for BBC Radio 2. I’m so excited to be headlining Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester later this year! I can’t wait to celebrate with you all, see you September 17th!”
Saturday 16th September
Tears for Fears
Bananarama
Texas
James Blunt (with his only UK festival appearance this year)
Deacon Blue
Beverley Knight
Busted
Soft Cell
Sunday 17th September
Kylie Minogue
Pretenders
Shalamar
Rick Astley
Jessie Ware
Lemar
Sam Ryder
Simply Red (with their only UK festival appearance this year.)
Busted said: “We can’t wait to be playing Radio 2 in the Park this summer. It means so much to us to be getting back out there and playing for everyone 20 years on and we’re very excited to be swinging by Radio 2 in the Park in the middle of our UK Arena tour.”
Presenters will also be introducing artists on stage and broadcasting from Radio 2 in the Park across the weekend, with shows and sets available live plus on demand on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer across the weekend and for 30 days afterwards.
Tickets for Radio 2 in the Park – 35 000 for each day – go on sale on Wednesday 14th June at 8.15am, and will be available via www.bbc.co.uk/radio2inthepark along with full terms and conditions.
Tickets are priced at £54 per day or £140 enhanced with allocated grandstand seating, exclusive bar, premium food and private toilets. 30% of tickets will be ring-fenced for those with an LE postcode.
