Nottingham’s much-loved summer festival Splendour is returning for 2020, and they have just announced the first wave of artists!!
Splendour Festival is a family-friendly event taking place on the stunning grounds of Wollaton Park. It’ll be on Saturday 18th July. They have now announced that the headliners this year will be music legends, Supergrass. This is alongside special guest James and pop icon Belinda Carlisle who will be performing on the Confetti stage! All three of them will be bringing their impeccable back catalogues to Nottingham’s biggest summer party.
Supergrass will headline Splendour 2020.
Splendour 2020 | Supergrass
Supergrass have been described as one of the most important bands from the 1990s. They are made up of members Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes. The award-winning Britpop Oxford outfit has achieved an unbroken run of five Top 10 albums. This includes three platinum sellers – ‘I Should Coco’ (1995), ‘In It for the Money’ (1997), and ‘Supergrass’ (1991). They have generated millions of worldwide sales and spawned 10 Top 20 singles, including NME and Melody Maker Single Of The Week ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ and the international hit ‘Alright’.
Throughout the band’s illustrious career they have scored the biggest-selling debut for Parlophone since The Beatles. They have helicoptered into Glastonbury. They’ve also toured the world and supported everyone from Blur and Arctic Monkeys to Foo Fighters, Radiohead and The Cure. Superfans will remember their multiple gigs at Rock City throughout the nineties and early noughties.
Special guest James.
Splendour 2020 | James
James will generate plenty of excitement joining Supergrass as the next act is confirmed for the Main Stage. With a career spanning more than three decades, the Mancunian rock band fronted by Tim Booth have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. They’ve produced a string of huge hits including ‘Come Home’, ‘Sit Down’, ‘She’s a Star’ and ‘Laid’.
The band brought a crowd-pleasing set of classic hits and new material showing their continued relevance when they performed at Splendour five years ago. Since then, they’ve gone on to produce two new UK Top 10 albums – ‘Girl at the End of the World’ (2016) and ‘Living In Extraordinary Times’ (2018). There’s nobody quite like James.
Pop icon Belinda Carlisle.
Splendour 2020 | Belinda Carlisle
American singer Belinda Carlisle gained worldwide fame as co-founder and the lead vocalist of groundbreaking all-female new wave rock band The Go-Go’s. The group achieved worldwide sales in excess of 15 million albums and singles and produced international Top 10 hits including ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ and ‘We Got the Beat’, all before going their separate ways in 1985.
Belinda went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist regularly selling out stadiums across the UK. With an acclaimed catalogue of timeless pop hits, the gifted and glamorous singer-songwriter is sure to have everyone singing along to songs such as ‘Mad About You’, ‘I Get Weak’, ‘Circle in the Sand’, ‘Leave a Light On’ and the global smash ‘Heaven Is a Place on Earth’, which turned Belinda into a superstar.
Splendour Festival takes place at Wollaton Park.
Splendour 2020
George Akins, DHP Family owner, says:
“As one of the biggest and best festivals in the East Midlands, each year thousands of people await the exciting news of who will feature in the line-up. We’re over the moon to welcome Supergrass and international superstar Belinda Carlisle to Splendour for the first time ever, plus James returns with what will no doubt be an epic set. With last year’s event selling out in record time, don’t hesitate in purchasing your ticket.”
Supergrass, James and Belinda Carlisle are the first of more than 40 acts announced to perform at the Wollaton Park music festival. Many more artists, comedians and entertainers to be revealed in the coming months.
With lots happening across the festival aside from the three music stages, including comedy in the courtyard, an array of food stalls featuring local suppliers, a funfair and entertainers out and about in the crowd, the event is a fantastic day out.
A standard ticket is £58.85, including a booking fee, coming down to £47.85 when the Nottingham City discount is applied. Tickets for Nottingham City residents aged 11-17 are £23.10. VIP packages are also available and start from £90.35 for a Nottingham City adult. Children under 11 will once again be admitted for free.
Tickets can be purchased from splendourfestival.com or in person from the Nottingham Tourism Centre. To claim the Nottingham City resident discount, a copy of your council tax bill is required.
Find out more about Splendour. Also, the tickets are available now.
Rock City Nottingham
Here at Rock City, we are not only Nottinghams’, but the Uk’s best live venue with a rich history of performers that have played here. Furthermore, why not check out our gig guide and see if your other favourite artists are playing soon! We also have our club nights on a Thursday (Tuned), Friday (Get Lucky) and Saturday (Rebel Rebel) so check those out too!
