Tears For Fears And Kylie Minogue Lead Line-Up For Leicester's BBC Radio 2 In The Park
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Frank Ockenfels
The line-up has been revealed for this year's BBC Radio 2 In The Park.
The event will take over Leicester's Victoria Park on September 16 and 17, with tickets on general sale at 8.15am on Wednesday (June 14).
Tears For Fears (pictured) will headline the first day, in what will be their only UK festival appearance of 2023. They'll be joined by Bananarama, Texas, Deacon Blue, Beverley Knight, Busted, Soft Cell and James Blunt, for which is will also be his only UK festival performance of the year. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears For Fears said:
"We love playing live and can’t wait to bring some of our favourite songs, old and new, to thousands of Radio 2 listeners."
Kylie Minogue will top the bill on day two, playing her first UK concert in four years, following sets from Pretenders, Shalamar, Rick Astley, Jessie Ware, Lemar, Sam Ryder and Simply Red, with the latter being another UK festival exclusive.
Kylie commented: "Over the years I’ve done many unique and varied performances for BBC Radio 2. I’m so excited to be headlining Radio 2 in the Park in Leicester later this year! I can’t wait to celebrate with you all, see you September 17th!"
Photo: BBC
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