Following the huge success of the first 80s LockdownFest last month, Let’s Rock have announced a second online festival, 80s LockdownFest2, happening on Friday 3rd July from 7:00pm.
The evening will feature performances from Let’s Rock legends including OMD, Marc Almond, Tony Hadley, Wet Wet Wet, Sister Sledge, The Boomtown Rats, Go West and many, many more.
The first 80s LockdownFest took place on May 16th 2020, which would have been the start of the Let’s Rock summer festival season, drawing an estimated audience of more than 3 million and raising over £140,000 for Let’s Rock’s official charity partner Child Bereavement UK. The online event – which featured live-at-home sets from Let’s Rock stars including Tony Hadley, Wet Wet Wet, ABC, Jools Holland, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, and Jason Donovan – was live-streamed on YouTube and was trending at No.2 during the evening, above Britain’s Got Talent and just below Eurovision 2020: Europe Shine A Light.
Say Let’s Rock organisers UK Live; “We were humbled by the generosity shown by our audience in raising over £140,000 for Child Bereavement UK during LockdownFest. We put the event together because we weren’t able to raise funds for the charity at our festivals this year, and because we felt we all needed a bit of a pick me up. Listening to our Let’s Rock audience we felt strongly that we had to try and do just one more – and the timing for the second event is just perfect with the official lockdown being phased out. We hope you all enjoy 80s Lockdownfest 2 and cannot wait to be back next year, bigger and better!
“This year really has proved that Let’s Rock is a family and so, finally we’d like to say a huge thankyou to the Let’s Rock family for the incredible loyalty and understanding you’ve shown us during these exceptional times. We all deserve one hell of a party next summer!”
A celebration of all things pop and 80s, Let’s Rock offers gloriously unpretentious non-stop fun, with legendary artists performing hit after hit to a crowd of all ages – many of whom embrace the throwback vibe by dressing in their finest retro fashion.
Independently run and owned, UK Live has raised over £640,000 for Child Bereavement UK since the very first Let’s Rock, Let’s Rock The Moor in Cookham, Berkshire, in 2009. Since then Let’s Rock has grown and grown, with 2019 proving the most successful summer series its eleven-year history, with twelve festival locations and a total audience of over 150,000.
Original tickets remain valid for next year’s rescheduled dates, and each ticket is transferable to any other of the Lets Rock locations in 2021.
LET’S ROCK 2021 SUMMER FESTIVAL SERIES
MAY 22 LET’S ROCK THE MOOR, MARSH MEADOW, COOKHAM, BERKS
UB40, TONY HADLEY, ABC, KIM WILDE, HOWARD JONES, TONY HADLEY, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, THE ART OF WHAT?!, TOYAH & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockthemoor.com/
MAY 29 LET’S ROCK NORWICH, EARLHAM PARK, NORWICH
THE BOOMTOWN RATS, WET WET WET, ABC, HOWARD JONES, TONY HADLEY, KIM WILDE, SISTER SLEDGE, BETTY BOO & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrocknorwich.com/
JUNE 5 LET’S ROCK WALES, TREDEGAR PARK, NEWPORT
ADAM ANT, OMD, ABC, HOWARD JONES, KIM WILDE, CHESNEY HAWKES, THE ART OF WHAT!?, T’PAU, BETTY BOO & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockwales.com/
JUNE 12 LET’S ROCK THE NORTH EAST, HERRINGTON COUNTRY PARK, SUNDERLANDOMD, BILLY OCEAN,
ABC, HOWARD JONES, SISTER SLEDGE, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, GO WEST, NIK KERSHAW & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockthenortheast.com/
JUNE 19 LET’S ROCK SCOTLAND, DALKEITH COUNTRY PARK, MIDLOTHIAN
ADAM ANT, OMD, TONY HADLEY, ABC, HOWARD JONES, SISTER SLEDGE, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, GO WEST & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockscotland.com/
JUNE 26 LET’S ROCK LEEDS, TEMPLE NEWSAM, LEEDS
OMD, ABC, HOWARD JONES, TONY HADLEY, KIM WILDE, SISTER SLEDGE, HEAVEN 17, T’PAU, BETTY BOO & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets https://letsrockleeds.com/
JULY 3 LET’S ROCK EXETER, POWDERHAM CASTLE, KENTON, EXETER
ADAM ANT, WET WET WET, ABC, HOWARD JONES, TONY HADLEY, KIM WILDE, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockexeter.com
JULY 10 LET’S ROCK SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON COMMON, SOUTHAMPTON
OMD, WET WET WET, ABC, KIM WILDE, GO WEST, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, T’PAU & MANY MORE
Full line-up and tickets https://letsrocksouthampton.com/
JULY 17 LET’S ROCK SHREWSBURY. THE QUARRY, SHREWSBURY
ADAM ANT, OMD, ABC, HOWARD JONES, TONY HADLEY, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, GO WEST, NIK KERSHAW & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockshrewsbury.com/
JULY 24 LET’S ROCK LIVERPOOL, WAVERTREE PLAYING FIELDS (MYSTERY)
ADAM ANT, WET WET WET, ABC, HOWARD JONES, KIM WILDE, SISTER SLEDGE, HEAVEN 17, BELINDA CARLISLE & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockliverpool.com/
SEPT 4 LET’S ROCK KENT, MOTE PARK, MAIDSTONE
WET WET WET, BANANARAMA, ABC, HOWARD JONES, MIDGE URE’S ELECTRONICA, SISTER SLEDGE, GO WEST, THE REAL THING & MANY MORE Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockkent.com/
SEPT 11 LET’S ROCK ESSEX, KINGS FARM, MARGARETTING ROAD, CHELMSFORD
ADAM ANT, OMD, ABC, HOWARD JONES, KIM WILDE, HEATHER SMALL, LEO SAYER & MANY MORE
Full line-up and tickets: https://letsrockessex.com/
All events open at 10:00am with live music from midday
