Sting and the Puppy Store Boys will headline BBC Radio 2’s In The Park competition in Preston in September, with improve from Manic Boulevard Preachers, Snow Patrol, Travis and extra.
“I’ve by no means been to Preston in my lifestyles, says former Police frontman Sting, “so I’m in point of fact taking a look ahead to becoming a member of the Radio 2 line up because the Saturday headliner.”
“I need to give a complete image of my whole profession. In fact I will be able to sing Roxanne, Message In A Bottle, and Each Little Factor She Does Is Magic, however there can be some deep cuts as neatly.”
Different acts at the invoice come with Sugababes, All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis, 90’s indie rockers Shed Seven, Craig David and Kim Wilde.
Tickets for the competition move on sale the next day to come, June 4, at 8.15 am, right here.
Snow Patrol and Travis have new albums coming this 12 months. Snow Patrol will free up The Wooded area Is The Trail on September 13, whilst Travis will free up L.A. Instances on July 12.
Travis’ Fran Healy describes L.A. Instances as his band’s “maximum private album since The Guy Who” whilst Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody describes his band’s first album in six years as “the start of one thing.”
He says: “This album took us on many uncharted routes, with from time to time bizarre and from time to time glorious turns, and so it’s onerous no longer to consider the beginning of this album as a brand new starting. We honour the previous, deeply. That is our 30th 12 months, so we have now an terrible lot of it, previous I imply. Lots of it. Now we have a profound love and admire for all who’ve been in this adventure with us the ones a few years. However whilst we honour the previous we additionally need to cherish the prevailing and glance to the long run. So that is the start of one thing, and we’re so excited to proportion it with you all.”
