Two absolute icons of UK music have been announced as headliners for the 15th birthday edition of Splendour. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Madness are a couple of the biggest acts to ever headline the East Midlands’ signature weekend summer music festival. It will be taking place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July.
Joining the headliners in Nottingham’s Wollaton Park will be The Kooks, Rudimental, Sugababes, Sam Ryder, Confidence Man and Altered Images. There will be further acts to be added across all five stages for the epic weekender. Tickets go on sale at 10 am Friday 3 February.
Splendour Festival 2023 Day 2 Headliners
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Performing at the festival on Sunday 23 July, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds first emerged in 2011 with their eponymous album released in October of that year. The album went double platinum in the UK, and platinum in Ireland and has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Following 3 UK Number 1 studio albums, June 2021 saw the release of ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’ – a diverse Best Of album marking a decade of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. This Gold-certified album was the 12th UK Number 1 album across Noel’s career.
This show is part of an extended run of open-air summer shows that will follow the release of Gallagher’s much anticipated new album ‘Council Skies’ released on 2nd June. The album features the recently released ‘Pretty Boy’ and the brand new single ‘Easy Now’.
Noel’s continued success with the High Flying Birds cements his position as one of the most gifted, successful and enduring songwriters to come out of the British music scene in the last 50 years.
The Kooks
Indie rock band The Kooks broke into the musical mainstream with their debut album ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ (2006), which went on to achieve quadruple platinum status in the UK within a year, overseas in the form of a platinum certification in Australia and two times platinum in Ireland. Almost two decades since forming, The Kooks continue to experience career highs and are sure to have everyone singing along to hits such as ‘She Moves in Her Own Way’ and ‘Naive’.
Confidence Man
Indie electro-pop act Confidence Man will fire up the party vibes. The Brisbane band is unarguably one of the hottest acts on the planet right now, with their performances custom designed to make the crowd dance and lose their cool. Formed in 2016, they have already played at some of the biggest festivals in the world.
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Sam Ryder has quickly become a household name after his Eurovision success. Following his incredible run with ‘Space Man’ and the Eurovision Song Contest, bagging the highest charting UK Eurovision entry in 26 years, his single is one of the biggest-selling singles of 2022. Ryder is also nominated for Best New Artist at the 2023 Brit Awards, becoming the first Eurovision act to be selected in this category.
Scottish post-punk band Altered Images quickly found success in the early 80s, achieving worldwide fame and selling millions of records, which topped the charts in several countries. They recorded three Top 10 Albums and had six UK Top 40 hits, including ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘I Could Be Happy’, and ‘Don’t Talk to Me About Love’. Singer Clare Grogan will also be familiar to many from the Scottish coming-of-age film, Gregory’s Girl.
Splendour Festival 2023 Day 2 Tickets
Tickets for Splendour Festival 2023 go on sale at 10 am on Friday 3 February, with an exclusive early bird price for weekend tickets priced at £92 for adults. City residents’ weekend tickets are priced at £82.80. Accompanied children aged 10 and under go FREE. Day tickets are also available, along with VIP tickets. Head to splendourfestival.com.
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