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The full line-up for Lytham Festival 2017 will be revealed next week and it will include an extra night of live music.

Lytham Festival 2017 will see an incredible five nights of headlining music taking place in the Main Proms Arena on Lytham Green from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 August.

The full line-up will be revealed at www.lythamfestival.com at 7pm on Sunday December 18.

Lytham Festival Director Peter Taylor said: “We are very excited about announcing all the main headline acts for Lytham Festival next week.

“Once again we have an eclectic mix of music stars from across the globe and we are confident 2017 will be a year that has mass appeal to a very wide audience.

“We have been planning next year’s festival for months and have put a real emphasis on ensuring we have pop stars and musicians to suit every age group, so watch this space.”

More Weekend Tickets have been sold than ever before for Lytham Festival 2017 in anticipation of the acts that will be performing. A staggering 3,000 tickets have already been sold – last year just 500 weekend tickets were sold in advance of the acts being announced.

Headliners Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Bryan Adams wowed crowds of almost 30,000 people over two nights in the Main Proms Arena in 2016. While around 40,000 people enjoyed a further three nights of live entertainment on Lytham Green and a week of music, comedy and film at six satellite venues throughout the Lancashire town.

Peter added: “Lytham Festival 2016 saw us bring globally renowned stars to Lancashire and, on the back of that, 3,000 people have already secured weekend tickets for 2017. This is the largest amount of tickets we have ever sold before announcing who is performing.

“The result of that is we only have 1,000 weekend tickets remaining so I would urge anyone who wants to grab a bargain to do so in the next few days as these will not be around for much longer.”

Early bird weekend tickets, giving festival-goers access to Main Proms Arena on Thursday to Sunday, are available at the special price of just £139 until midnight on Sunday. After then they will increase to £175.

Anyone with a weekend ticket who wishes to upgrade to add the Wednesday night concert will receive a discount code enabling them to get the tickets at a reduction of £10.

Full details of the headliners in the Main Proms Arena at Lytham Festival will be revealed online at www.lythamfestival.com at 7pm on Sunday 18 December when tickets will immediately go on sale.

The sound of up and coming Indie pop and Radio One house-band The Tailormade is being used to encourage students to attend university.

The band’s self-penned track The Best Days of Our Lives is the soundtrack to the University of Cumbria’s series of new promotional videos.

And as former students of the university, The Tailormade, made up of Matt Pickersgill, Jack Frimston and Aaron Murphy, are delighted their music and sound is being celebrated in this way.

Matt, Jack and Aaron met and formed the band in 2013 while studying at the University in Carlisle.

Since then they’ve gone on to be crowned Best Buskers in London by former Mayor Boris Johnson, and supported the likes of Rebecca Ferguson, Lemar and CeeLo Green.

Most recently they became Radio One stars when they busked in competition with a disguised James Arthur at London’s Waterloo Station with Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw labelling them the station’s house-band.

Speaking about the University of Cumbria’s film, Jack said: “It feels really nostalgic to us all. We genuinely did have the best days of our lives while at Uni in Carlisle so we are incredibly proud that this track has been chosen for their videos.”

Matt added: “We all loved Carlisle and the University so for our music to be used in this way is pretty special.

“It’s a real nod of approval to us and that means a lot because it means what we are doing is making the University proud of us too.”

The videos are currently being used digitally across the university’s website, third party websites, social media channels, emails and events.

Senior Marketing and Digital Engagement Officer at the University of Cumbria, Catherine Drury, said: “The Best Days of Our Lives was a perfect fit for the recent promotional videos that we produced. The song is uplifting, and lyrically perfect as the song was written by the boys about their time at the university.

“We’ve had so many positive comments about the song, and feel the song really makes the videos stand out.”

To find out more about The Tailormade go to: http://www.thetailormade.co.uk/ and to see them busking against James Arthur go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrMbOrW7NbY

There will be plenty of festive jumpers on show both on and off the track as Carlisle Racecourse celebrates its final fun-packed race day of 2016.

The Cumbrian course’s annual Christmas Jumper event – held this Sunday December 11^th from 10am – boasts a top-quality day of National Hunt racing and Yuletide fun for all the family.

Santa and his elves are now busy setting up their grotto ready for race day with all children not only enjoying free admission to the course but also a meeting with the man in red himself and a free Christmas gift.

On the track, it promises to be another fantastic day of racing with Jonjo O’Neill and Donald McCain entering more than 20 runners between them.

Fellow leading trainers Michael Scudamore, David Pipe, Nicky Richards and Sue Smith all have numerous runners entered in the seven-race meeting.

Geraldine McKay, Carlisle Racecourse’s General Manager, said: “This is going to be a wonderful way to round off another memorable year here at Carlisle.

“We have seen some fantastic racing over the course of 2016 and we want to celebrate with a real festive party atmosphere on Sunday.

“Together with another great day’s racing Santa will be here to give all our young racegoers a special Christmas gift. We are asking all racegoers to dig out their Christmas jumpers to support the ‘jumpers’ on the track.

“We want to thank everyone for their support of Carlisle Racecourse in 2016 and here is to a wonderful 2017.”

Among the entries to watch on Sunday will be the David Pipe-trained Herbert Park who has been in fine form posting a first and second in his last two races.

Nicky Richards has two horses in a rich vein of form with eight-year-old St Gregory on a roll having won the last three times out at Hexham, Ayr and Newcastle while Another Bill goes into Sunday having won his last two outings.

Sue Smith’s Palm Grey was a 10/1 winner over 2m 4f at Carlisle back on November 7 and is entered in Sunday’s 2m 1f Carlisle Annual Members Chase.

Tickets for Christmas Jumper Day are £14.00 (in advance) or £17.00 (on the day). Under-17s get in free when accompanied by an adult. Gates open 10am, first race is 12pm.

The Charlatans are set to rock the Yorkshire coast next summer on what promises to be an unforgettable night at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

For more than 25 years, the globally loved band have been an inspirational force in British music chalking up 22 Top 40 singles and three number one albums.

The Charlatans’ headline show at Scarborough OAT – Europe’s largest open air theatre – is on Friday June 16, 2017. Tickets for the concert go on sale at 9am on Friday December 9.

Lead singer Tim Burgess said: “We have played some truly memorable gigs in Yorkshire down the years and we expect another unforgettable night in Scarborough next summer.

“Yorkshire crowds have always been among our warmest and loudest supporters and we cannot wait to play for them again.”

The Charlatans – Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt and Tony Rogers – remain one of the most explosive live acts around, a finely honed musical powerhouse the world adores.

Their back catalogue is quite simply a non-stop jukebox of indie rock’s greatest hits including the unmistakable sound and swagger of The Only One I Know, Weirdo, Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over, One to Another, How High, North Country Boy and 2015’s stunning Come Home Baby.

The band’s 12th studio album Modern Nature received sensational reviews, some critics citing it as their best-ever. They have toured the album around the globe to sold out audiences since its release in 2015.

The Scarborough OAT concert is presented by promoters Cuffe and Taylor. Promoter Joel Levack said: “The Charlatans are one of the biggest bands to have come from the UK in the last 25 years. They have written the soundtrack to so many indie fans’ lives and we cannot wait for them to take to the stage at Scarborough.

“This is another fantastic night of live music heading to the Yorkshire coast in 2017.”

Tickets for The Charlatans at Scarborough OAT go on sale at 9am Friday December 9. They are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com and in person or by calling Scarborough Open Air Theatre Box Office (0844 844 0444 ) or Discover Yorkshire Coast Tourism Bureau (01723 383636).

British reggae legends UB40 – featuring original members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue – are heading to Scarborough Open Air Theatre in 2017.

The band will be bringing their inimitable blend of reggae and pop greatest hits to the Yorkshire coast as part of their Grandslam UK Tour.

Their Scarborough Open Air Theatre headline show will be on Friday June 30.

Tickets for the concert go on sale at 9am on Friday December 2.

Lead singer Ali Campbell said: “We cannot wait to perform for all our fans and to pull out all the favourites that they love the most. The Grandslam Tour is going to be a brilliant experience for both us and the fans.”

UB40 have released hit after hit since they formed in 1978, achieving three UK Number Ones – Red, Red Wine, I Got You Babe (ft. Chrissie Hynde) and I Can’t Help Falling In Love with You – not to mention 17 Top 10 singles.

Since reuniting three years ago, Campbell, Astro and Virtue – backed on stage by a fantastic eight-piece reggae band – have developed into a formidable touring outfit.

2016 has seen them return to the USA and Australia. They also made an emotional return to the UK in April 2016, when they performed songs from the first two Labour Of Love albums on an arena tour that included sell-out shows in London, Brighton and their native Birmingham.

This month they released their brand new Unplugged album, which offers an inventive new spin on UB40’s early gems plus the huge hits with which they later wooed the world.

UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey join Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys and Olly Murs among the star-studded headliners already announced at Scarborough OAT for 2017.

UB40’s Scarborough OAT concert is presented by promoters Cuffe and Taylor whose Director Peter Taylor said: “UB40 have some of the most passionate and dedicated fans in the world and we are delighted to be able to bring Ali, Astro and Mickey to Scarborough OAT next summer.

“They are British reggae legends and a truly great live band that have such a broad appeal. They boast a sensational back catalogue of hits that is going to make this a real night to remember on the Yorkshire coast.”

Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday December 2 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com  or in person from the Scarborough Open Air Theatre Box Office.

Rock legend Bryan Adams will head to Southampton’s Ageas Bowl in 2017 as part of his Get Up World tour.

It is announced today that the acclaimed singer-songwriter will headline at The Ageas on Friday July 7.

Tickets to see Bryan Adams at the Ageas Bowl go on sale at 9am Friday December 2 priced from £55 and are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The Southampton gig is the first time the multi-platinum award-winning recording artist has played live in the city since 2009 and tickets are expected to be extremely popular.

The rock giant has been touring across the globe with his most recently launched thirteenth studio album Get Up and will entertain the crowds with a string of new hits (You Belong to Me, Brand New Day) together with such classics as Summer of 69, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Cuts Like a Knife and Run To You.

 Hampshire Cricket Chairman, Rod Bransgrove, said: “This is great news for the Ageas Bowl as we continue to pursue our stated objective of becoming the South’s most prestigious concert venue.

“This promises to be an amazing night featuring one of the world’s most brilliant and enduring rock icons who is noted, particularly, for the quality of his live performances.”

 The gig is being organised by promoters Cuffe and Taylor who brought Rod Stewart to The Ageas earlier this year.

Director Peter Taylor said: “We are absolutely delighted to be bringing Bryan Adams to the Ageas Bowl in 2017. The venue is a fantastic facility and one which we are sure will be absolutely bouncing to the sound of this Canadian rock legend.

“We presented a number of sell-out dates with Bryan Adams in 2016 so to be able to work with him again and at a venue we have already enjoyed a hugely successful concert in is great.

“Bryan Adams is a huge global star and we have no doubt this is going to be an amazing concert.”

Tickets to see Bryan Adams at the Ageas on Friday July 7 are priced from £55 and are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The Ageas Bowl is also offering a range of hospitality packages priced from £150. For more details call 02382 027096 or email at hospitality@ageasbowl.com

Olly Murs is heading to the beautiful Yorkshire coast as part of his massive 2017 summer UK tour.

The chart-topping singer – one of British music’s biggest stars – will play Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Sunday July 9.

Tickets for the concert go on sale at 9am on Friday December 2.

Olly joins music legends Cliff Richard and The Beach Boys among the headliners at Scarborough OAT in 2017 in what is shaping up to be a sensational summer line-up at Europe’s largest open air theatre.

2016 has been another incredible year for Olly which has seen him celebrate not only his fourth successive No.1 Album 24 HRS but also becoming the most successful solo artist ever to come from the X Factor.

New single Years and Years is the new album’s centre piece; an expansive, explosive, spine-tingling belter and follows the radio favourites You Don’t Know Love and Grow Up which Olly recently performed on the X Factor.

Olly’s Scarborough OAT concert is presented by promoters Cuffe and Taylor whose Director Peter Taylor said: “Olly Murs is one of the biggest stars in British music today and we are delighted to be bringing him to Scarborough OAT in 2017.

“He has sold more than 10 million records and played sold out shows across the UK so this is certainly going to be a night to remember.

“Tickets for this date will not last long so I would advise fans to get in there early to secure their place at one of the gigs of the summer.”

Since Olly shot to fame in 2009, he has recorded four multi-platinum albums, produced four Number 1 singles with total record sales exceeding 10 million. 24 HRS is the follow up to the acclaimed million selling Never Been Better.

Olly’s 20-date summer 2017 UK outdoor tour will be his biggest headline shows to date.

Tickets for Olly Murs at Scarborough OAT go on sale at 9am Friday December 2 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com  or in person from the Scarborough Open Air Theatre Box Office.

Concert promoters Cuffe and Taylor aim to increase the number of live music events at Scarborough Open Air Theatre in 2017 – a move that could boost the resort’s tourist economy by £5m.

The UK-wide promoters, who are entering the second year of a five-year exclusive deal to programme all live music events at Europe’s largest open air theatre, are planning to schedule 18 concerts in 2017 compared to the 10 hosted in 2016.

A planning application has now been submitted by venue owner Scarborough Borough Council which will be presented to its Planning Committee for a decision in early 2017.

The theatre currently has permission to hold up to 12 major concerts or events each year. If the application to allow more concerts/events is approved, it would make 2017 the biggest summer line-up in Scarborough OAT’s history.

More than 50,000 people attended Cuffe and Taylor concerts at Scarborough OAT in 2016.

If plans are approved around 108,000 tickets will go on sale across the 18-planned events for 2017. And with more than 40% of gig goers to Scarborough OAT expected to come from outside the YO postcode area, as they did in 2016, it is estimated the boost to the local tourism economy could be in the region of £5m.

Music legends CLIFF RICHARD and THE BEACH BOYS have already been confirmed to appear in 2017, with more acts set to be announced in the coming weeks.

Peter Taylor, director of Cuffe and Taylor, said: “This summer’s shows at Scarborough OAT, with the likes of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Bryan Adams, Simply Red and James Bay all playing to sell-out audiences, were fantastic events.

“We want to make 2017 even bigger and better and we would love to be able to extend the number of shows.

“Scarborough OAT is such a wonderful venue, and the Yorkshire crowds love live music so it makes perfect sense to aim high and look to extend the number of acts.

“Not only would this be great for local concert goers but also the tourist economy as these shows would attract thousands of extra visitors to Scarborough and the beautiful Yorkshire coast.

“We have already announced Cliff Richard will appear as part of his nationwide tour and we were, this week, delighted to reveal The Beach Boys will also be at Scarborough OAT in 2017. We cannot wait to announce more internationally renowned stars to join them.”

The Beach Boys will play Scarborough OAT on Wednesday May 24 followed by Cliff Richard on Thursday June 29.

Tickets for The Beach Boys at Scarborough OAT go on sale at 9am Friday November 25^th from www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com  or via Scarborough Tourism Bureau on 01723 383636. Tickets are also available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Music legends THE BEACH BOYS are set to bring Fun Fun Fun to the Yorkshire coast in 2017 as they headline a night at Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

In a hit-packed career spanning more than 50 years, California’s favourite sons have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and are rightly regarded as one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of all time.

And it is today announced The Beach Boys will headline Scarborough OAT – Europe’s largest open air theatre – on Wednesday May 24^th  2017.

Tickets for the show go on general sale at 9am Friday November 25^th and are available from www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com  or www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Announcing the Scarborough show, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love, said: “It’s great that 50 years plus we’re still in a position to be touring and sharing our music with fans around the world.

“We’re really looking forward to performing outdoors on the beautiful Yorkshire coast in Scarborough. It’s going to be a great night!”

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, The Beach Boys have scored more than 80 worldwide chart hits – 36 of them US Top 40 hits with four topping the Billboard Hot 100.

Classics such as I Get Around, Sloop John B, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, God Only Knows, Surfin’ USA, Fun, Fun, Fun and the Grammy nominated Good Vibrations have multi-generational appeal and few, if any, acts can match The Beach Boys’ concert presence, spirit and performance.

Led by co-founder, principal lyricist and recently New York Times best-selling author Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Jeffrey Foskett, Brian Eichenburger, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band.

The gig is presented by promoters Cuffe and Taylor who brought Noel Gallagher, James Bay, Simply Red and Bryan Adams to Scarborough OAT in 2016 and, earlier this month, announced Sir Cliff Richard will headline the Yorkshire venue on June 29^th, 2017.

Cuffe and Taylor Director Peter Taylor said: “The Beach Boys are legends – one of the biggest bands of all time – and we are delighted to be bringing them to Scarborough Open Air Theatre in 2017.

“They have written some of the biggest classic pop songs of the last six decades and we feel their infectious and instantly recognisable set list is so fitting for a seaside resort.

“This really is going to be a night of Fun, Fun, Fun in the Scarborough sun and we cannot wait for May 24^th.”

Tickets for The Beach Boys at Scarborough OAT go on sale at 9am Friday November 25^th from www.scarboroughopenairtheatre.com  or in person from the Scarborough Open Air Theatre Box Office. Tickets are also available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The beautiful Fylde coast is set to cast a Loving Spell over the nation after taking a starring role in the new pop video by AJ Brown.

The singer songwriter’s stunning new single LOVING SPELL is released on Friday November 25 and is accompanied by a video shot entirely on the Lancashire coast.

Locations including Lytham Hall, the sand dunes at St Annes and a breath-taking finale in the sea off Fleetwood and Knott End provide the perfect backdrop for AJ’s haunting and mesmerising song.

AJ said: “I love the song, I feel it’s right up there with my best work and I cannot wait for people to hear it.

“The video is really atmospheric, it captures the mood and tone of the track beautifully. It was a lot of fun to shoot and to have the beautiful Fylde coast, where I’ve performed many times, as the backdrop was perfect.

“There is one scene where I have to fall backwards, fully clothed  into the sea and believe me it really was a cold as it looks, but the end result was stunning.”

Loving Spell was co-written with Julian Hinton and Graham Archer who have worked with global stars Sam Smith, Seal and John Legend.

The video, which stars Yorkshire-born AJ and Lancashire actress Rebecca Eastham from Leyland, was directed by Giles Ward and shot by Bobby Pook and is available to watch now on YouTube – https://youtu.be/bfYGs76tIXI

AJ, who is represented by Fylde-based music management and event company Cuffe and Taylor, has recently supported Sir Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, Rebecca Fergusson, Marti Pellow, Will Young, Collabro, Simply Red and Jools Holland.

His dazzling live performances have created a buzz in the industry and have provided AJ with a platform to collaborate with some of the hottest producers in the UK.

AJ will embark on a promotional tour of the UK over the coming months, with an album announcement due in 2017.

Cuffe and Taylor director Peter Taylor said: “Over the last two years AJ has not only performed alongside some of the biggest names in music, but established himself as one of the real acts to watch.

“Loving Spell is a stunning song and has already created a huge buzz on social media and in the industry after we premiered the track a few weeks ago.

“We predict 2017 is going to be a massive year for AJ Brown.”

LOVING SPELL is released by Brown Bear Records on Friday November 25. It is available to pre-order now from iTunes and Amazon.