Rewind 80s for Lets rock virtual event
With a series of postponed events organisers behind Let’s Rock - The Retro Festival have coordinated an 80s LockdownFest to take place this weekend on Saturday May 16 with Tony Hadley, Wet Wet, Wet with Kevin Simms, ABC, Jason Donovan Toyah and Chesney Hawkes on the bill.
The live stream event will be hosted by tv personality and regular Lytham Festival DJ Pat Sharpe and also Dave Benson Phillips
The fun kicks off at 7pm on YouTube and across all the Let’s Rock locations Facebook pages and will be held in aid of Child Bereavement UK.
Other acts appearing on Saturday incude ABC, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, Hue & Cry, Brother Beyond, Five Star, Then Jerico and many more.
A spokesperson for the festival said: “We would really like to thank both our audience and the artists for their amazing support and loyalty, and we really can’t wait to come back bigger and better next year.
However, we couldn’t just leave it until then
“We all need a little pick-me-up so we thought why can’t we do a festival ‘off the field’ (taking into consideration self-distancing of course)?
"Okay, we’re not all together in a field with a drink in hand enjoying the atmosphere, but we can all live through it together on our screens, and hopefully we can also raise some much-needed funds for the incredible charity Child Bereavement UK.”
The 80s Lockdownfest online festival is completely free and can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvojhiaNQeo&feature=youtu.be