LIVE IN SOMERSET RETURNS WITH A STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP
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Live In Somerset, produced by concert promoters LCC Live, have today (Friday 2nd December) announced the Saturday line-up for their 2023 bank holiday weekend – and it’s a star-studded affair!
Headlining the Saturday evening are Scottish legends, The Proclaimers, who will take to the stage on the 26th of August in Taunton’s Vivary Park. Twin brothers Craig and Charlie are just about to round up their biggest and most successful UK and Ireland tour this December, which has been a successive sell-out. 2023 is set to be just as busy for the duo, with an Australia and New Zealand tour already booked in, followed by a summer of shows and festivals back on British soil.
The Proclaimers are famously known worldwide for smash hit ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’, released back in 1988, as well as ‘I’m On My Way’ and ‘Letter From America’ to name only but a few. Still widely played today, they will be sure to get the Taunton crowd singing along!
LCC Live have also announced a long list of guests who will be joining The Proclaimers, and first up is British rock band The Feeling. The singers of ‘Fill My Little World’ and ‘Love It When You Call’ spent the month of October completing their first UK tour in four years, following the release of their sixth studio album ‘Loss. Hope. Love’ back in May of this year.
What’s more, The Proclaimers aren’t the only twins confirmed for the Saturday line-up! Keavy and Edele, alongside bandmates Sinéad and Lindsay - better known as iconic Irish pop-band B*Witched - will be tasked with getting the crowd well and truly warmed up! Their platinum chart-topping tune ‘C’est La Vie’ was just one of four B*Witched singles to reach number one in the UK charts, alongside ‘Blame It On The Weatherman’, ‘To You I Belong’ and ‘Rollercoaster’.
Also on the line-up is 90s indie-pop band Dodgy, known for tracks ‘Staying Out For The Summer’ and ‘Good Enough’ - which is officially one of the most played tracks on British radio in the last 25 years. Next year is the 27th Anniversary of Dodgy’s best-selling album, ‘Free Peace Sweet’, and they’ll be sure to celebrate in style with the Live In Somerset crowd!
Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom rounds up the diverse list of special guests. It has been 16 years since her first single ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’ shot to number one in seven different countries, with Thom currently working on her seventh studio album ‘Wanderlust’, set for release in early 2023.
This is the first line-up to be announced for the Live In Somerset 2023 Bank Holiday weekend, with future nights still to be confirmed by organisers.
LCC Live’s Director, Claire Kidger, said:
“This is a superb mix of artists, each bringing their own bespoke sound to the jam-packed Saturday line-up, and appealing to a wide range of music lovers. It is going to be such a brilliant day – lots of singing, lots of dancing and having fun, listening to some of the best artists from around the UK. It’s definitely one people won’t want to miss!”
Tickets for the Saturday of Live in Somerset go on sale at 9am on Friday 9th December and are available to purchase from Ticketline (www.ticketline.co.uk) and instore from Taunton Visitor Centre on Fore Street.