80s in the Park
at
Wicksteed Open Air Theatre
Kettering
15:30
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80s in the Park
Genre : 80s
Featuring
Billy OceanSinger Songwriter
Billy Ocean is an award-winning recording artist best known for a string of pop and soul anthems in the ’70s and ’80s, including the Grammy Award-winning “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)”, “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”. Billy Ocean is Britain’s most commercially successful Black artist, having sold more than 30 million records worldwide.
BananaramaPop Group
Bananarama are an English pop group from London formed in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world's highest number of chart entries by an all-female group.
T'PauRock / Pop
Famous for 80's hits including 'China in your hand'. Carol Decker and band are back on the road.
Go WestPop Duo
Peter Cox met Richard Drummie in 1974 and played him a demo tape. Richard liked what he heard and so began their continuing friendship and collaboration. In 1982 they signed a publishing deal as songwriters ‘Cox and Drummie’. They approached several record companies without success, but with the help of manager John Glover they secured some studio time and recorded their first two singles ‘We Close Our Eyes’ and ‘Call Me’ and renamed themselves Go West. Within a matter of days of completion of these tracks, John was negotiating with Chrysalis Records and Go West finally had a record deal.
Pat SharpPresenter / DJ
Patrick Sharpin, known professionally as Pat Sharp, is an English radio, television presenter and DJ. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's ITV programme Fun House, and his extensive radio career.
Chesney HawkesSinger
Chesney Lee Hawkes is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best-known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the Top 10 in the United States.
