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Lytham Festival

The Lytham Festival (formerly and colloquially Lytham Proms) is an annual five-day music festival held in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. The festival takes place adjacent to Lytham Windmill on Lytham Green, a strip of grass between the town's coastal road and the River Ribble estuary. In promotion and ticketing, festival organisers refer to the venue as "The Proms Arena". It is usually held in mid-July, with the final night often featuring an evening of orchestral classical music, in the style of a traditional promenade concert. Lytham Festival first took place in 2009, and is operated by Lancashire-based promoter Cuffe & Taylor, owned by Live Nation UK. The festival typically has a capacity of 20,000.[1][2]

Lytham Festival
Encircled black windmill icon at top, with "Lytham Festival" in black text underneath
GenreMusic festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Lytham St Annes, England
Coordinates53°44′07″N 2°57′27″W / 53.735357°N 2.957525°W / 53.735357; -2.957525
Years active2009 – present
InauguratedAugust 2009 (2009-08)
FounderDaniel Cuffe
Peter Taylor
Most recent10 July 2022 (2022-07-10)
Next event28 June 2023 (2023-06-28)
Capacity20,000
Organised byCuffe & Taylor
Websitelythamfestival.com
Lytham Green, venue of Lytham Festival, pictured in 2008. Lytham Windmill is pictured in the background

Festivals edit

2010 edit

Lytham Proms 2010 was a one-day picnic event held on 21 August 2010, and featured Lesley Garrett accompanied by the Manchester Camerata.[3]

2011 edit

Lytham Proms 2011 took place between 5 August 2012 and 7 August 2012. The event featured headline acts Status Quo, Katherine Jenkins and Boyzone. Unlike previous years, the 2011 festival was held over three nights instead of being a one-day event.[4]

2012 edit

Lytham Proms 2012 took place between 3 August 2012 and 5 August 2012.[5][6][7]

3 August 2012 4 August 2012 5 August 2012
Alfie Boe

2013 edit

Lytham Proms 2013 took place between 2 August 2013 and 4 August 2013.[8][9]

2 August 2013 3 August 2013 4 August 2013

2014 edit

Lytham Proms 2014 took place between 1 August 2014 and 3 August 2014.[10][11][12]

1 August 2014 2 August 2014 3 August 2014

2015 edit

Lytham Festival 2015 took place between 6 August 2015 and 9 August 2015. It was the first festival to be branded under the "Lytham Festival" name, as Cuffe & Taylor wanted to depart from the promenade concert theme and incorporate acts other than classical artists.[13][14]

6 August 2015 7 August 2015 8 August 2015 9 August 2015

2016 edit

Lytham Festival 2016 took place between 4 August 2017 and 7 August 2017.[15] American band Earth, Wind & Fire were originally set to perform alongside The Village People, however their appearance was cancelled. Group Sister Sledge were chosen to replace Earth, Wind & Fire.[16]

4 August 2016 5 August 2016 6 August 2016 7 August 2016

2017 edit

Lytham Festival 2017 took place between 2 August 2017 and 6 August 2017.[17]

2 August 2017 3 August 2017 4 August 2017 5 August 2017 6 August 2017
  • Madness
  • The Tailormade
  • The Soul Convicts

2018 edit

Lytham Festival 2018 took place between 18 July 2018 and 22 July 2018.[18]

18 July 2018 19 July 2018 20 July 2018 21 July 2018 22 July 2018

2019 edit

Lytham Festival 2019 took place between 10 July 2019 and 14 July 2019, and was the 10th anniversary of the festival.[19]

10 July 2019 11 July 2019 12 July 2019 13 July 2019 14 July 2019

2020 and 2021 edit

Lytham Festival 2020 was originally announced in late 2019, with the headline acts being Westlife, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Lionel Richie and Little Mix.[20] In April 2020, the event was confirmed to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[21]

Lytham Festival 2021 was originally announced in late 2020, with the headline acts being Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, Lionel Richie and Duran Duran. On March 26, 2021, the festival was announced to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with organisers confirming that the headline acts would be rebooked for Lytham Festival 2022.[22]

2022 edit

In July 2021, Fylde Borough Council granted the tournament organisers a "one year only" license to run Lytham Festival for ten nights in 2022, rather than the usual five nights. This was due to the 2020 and 2021 festivals being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The full lineup for Lytham Festival 2022 was confirmed in March 2022. The festival ran from 28 June 2022 to 10 July 2022.[24]

In February 2022, Lionel Richie pulled out of the festival, and was replaced with Nile Rodgers & Chic.[25] On 29 June, Lytham Festival announced that Kodaline had withdrawn from supporting Snow Patrol and were to be replaced by Maxïmo Park.[26] On 9 July 2022, a few hours before their performance, headliners Tears for Fears withdrew from the festival due to Curt Smith "injuring his rib". Opening acts Natalie Imbruglia and Alison Moyet still performed.[27]

Part 1
28 June 2022 29 June 2022 30 June 2022 1 July 2022 2 July 2022
Part 2
6 July 2022 7 July 2022 8 July 2022 9 July 2022 10 July 2022

2023 edit

Lytham Festival 2023 took place between 28 June 2023 and 2 July 2023. The first acts were announced on 20 October 2022, a co-headlining performance by rock bands Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard on the final night of the festival.[28][29]

28 June 2023 29 June 2023 30 June 2023 1 July 2023 2 July 2023

2024 edit

Lytham Festival 2024 is scheduled to occur between the dates of 3 July and 7 July 2024. The first headliner, Manchester-based band Courteeners, was announced in November 2023.[30]

3 July 2024 4 July 2024 5 July 2024 6 July 2024 7 July 2024

Notes edit

  1. ^ Replaced one of Snow Patrol's original opening acts, Kodaline.[26]
  2. ^ Replaced original headline act, Lionel Richie, due to Richie having concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
  3. ^ Pulled out hours before their performance due to Curt Smith "injuring his rib".[27]

References edit

  1. ^ "Meet the team who revived the Lytham Proms". Lancashire Life. Archant Life Ltd. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "More about Lytham Festival". VisitLytham.info. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Win tickets to see Lesley Garrett at Lytham Proms 2010". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Band star joins in praise for Proms". Blackpool Gazette. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "80s pop stars to perform at Lytham Proms". ITV News. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. ^ Stickler, Jon (23 February 2012). "Olly Murs Confirmed For 2012 Lytham Proms Event". Stereoboard. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ Stickler, Jon (12 October 2011). "Alfie Boe To Headline "Last Night Of The Proms" Concert At Lytham Proms Festival". Stereoboard. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ^ Vickers, Gareth (20 February 2013). "Rita revealed for Proms". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Russell Watson to headline Lytham Proms". BBC News. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ Lovell, Sarah (5 August 2014). "All Halle Lytham Proms!". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Lytham Proms – battle of the '80s and '90s!". Blackpool Gazette. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. ^ Lindsay, Helen (4 August 2014). "Sir Tom rocks the green, green grass of Lytham". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Billy Ocean to headline Lytham Festival". BBC News. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ^ Sims, Vanessa (12 August 2015). "REVIEW: Lytham Festival 2015". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ^ Goacher, Rebecca. "Lytham Festival 2016 August 1-7 Full Line-up Revealed". Cuffe and Taylor. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Sisters set for festival as group drops out". Blackpool Gazette. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. ^ Goacher, Rebecca (December 2016). "Full Line-up Revealed for Lytham Festival 2017". Cuffe and Taylor. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  18. ^ Tipple, Ben (2 February 2018). "Full line-up confirmed for Lytham Festival". Ticketmaster Discover. Ticketmaster. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  19. ^ Jacques, Nicola (26 March 2019). "Lytham Festival 2019: here is the full line up for Lytham Festival's 10th anniversary". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Westlife, Snow Patrol and Lionel Richie to headline Lytham Festival 2020". Daily Express. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  21. ^ Clark, Graham (10 April 2020). "Lytham Festival 2020 Cancelled". The Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  22. ^ Jacques, Nicola (26 March 2021). "Lytham Festival 2021 officially cancelled, bosses promise a 'triumphant return' in 2022". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  23. ^ Bennett, Julia (14 July 2021). "Lytham Festival announces bold plans to double in size to 10 epic nights of live music". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  24. ^ Bennett, Julia (14 March 2022). "Full line-up for 10-day Lytham Festival confirmed including Paul Weller, Diana Ross, The Strokes, Elbow and Simply Red". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  25. ^ a b Heeds, Chantelle (1 February 2022). "Lytham Festival 2022 line-up updated as Lionel Richie pulls out". LancsLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  26. ^ a b McGee, Sarah (30 June 2022). "Anger as Lytham Festival replace Kodaline with Maximo Park". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  27. ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (9 July 2022). "Tears For Fears pull out of headline performance at Lytham Festival". NME. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  28. ^ Anson, John (20 October 2022). "Motley Crue and Def Leppard to headline Lytham Festival 2023". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  29. ^ Gleaves, Sean (20 October 2022). "Rock legends Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard have been announced as joint headliners for the closing show of next year's Lytham Festival". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  30. ^ Anson, John (20 November 2023). "Courteeners revealed as headliners Lytham Festival 2024". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  31. ^ "Shania Twain to headline Lytham Festival 2024". Yahoo News. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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