+ LOCKDOWNFEST RAISES £130,000 FOR THE CHARITY
CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
Having postponed their 2020 summer series due to the current pandemic, Let’s Rock have confirmed the rescheduled dates for summer 2021. The line-ups remain the same, with headliners including Adam Ant, OMD, Wet Wet Wet, and UB40, and other performers including Tony Hadley, The Boomtown Rats, Kim Wilde, Marc Almond, Sister Sledge, The Undertones, Midge Ure’s Electronica, Toyah, T’Pau, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Chesney Hawkes, Betty Boo, and Heaven 17.
Last Saturday’s LockdownFest, organised by Let’s Rock in aid of their official charity partner Child Bereavement UK, raised over £130,000 for the charity. The online event – which featured live-at-home sets from Let’s Rock legends including Tony Hadley, Wet Wet Wet, ABC, Jools Holland, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, and Jason Donovan – was livestreamed on YouTube and drew an estimated audience of 2 million. LockdownFest 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’re humbled by the generosity shown by our audience in raising £130,000 for Child Bereavement UK. We put together LockdownFest because we aren’t able to raise funds for the charity at our events this year, and because we felt we all needed a bit of a pick me up. There were so many great performances on the night, big thanks to all the artists who took part.
“This year really has proved that Let’s Rock is a family, and so finally we’d like to say a huge thank you 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 £500,000 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 the rescheduled dates, and each ticket is transferable to any other of the Lets Rock locations in 2021.
LET’S ROCK 2021 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, SUNDERLAND
OMD, 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, MARC ALMOND, 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, MARC ALMOND, 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
