Kev
05-08-2007, 12:22 PM
SOME of the music industry’s biggest names will be wooed to perform at a Winter Pops festival in the new Liverpool arena.
The week-long event will run from January 13 next year, the day after the Capital of Culture launch party officially opens the Kings Dock venue.
Promoters are promising to secure a line-up of headlining talent for the winter gigs.
Next year’s Summer Pops will also be held at the 10,600 seater arena.
Bob Prattey, chief executive of the Arena and Conference Centre (ACC) Liverpool, said today: “It’s great to be able to make our first announcement about a major musical event in the arena.
“The Winter Pops will be an entirely new entertainment offering for the city while the Summer Pops, taking place for the first time in this fantastic purpose-built venue, promises to be a very special event.
“We expect today’s announcements to be just the first in a series of exciting developments over coming months about the kind of events ACC Liverpool is bringing to the city.”
The deal to stage the pops events has been struck between promoter CMP and ACC Liverpool.
No public subsidy is involved.
CMP boss Chas Cole said: “We’re delighted to announce the new Winter Pops event which we think will be a major highlight on the city’s entertainment calendar.
“It’s too early to say who will be appearing but we expect to be able to announce one very exciting element of the event very soon.
“January isn’t a traditional touring month in the UK for stars but Liverpool’s Capital of Culture status should help us to attract some great names.
“We’ll begin work on confirming the line-up as soon as this year’s Summer Pops are over.”
Music legends who have previously played at the Summer Pops include the Who, Sir Elton John, Paul Simon and Brian Wilson.
The 2007 Summer Pops line-up – due to appear at Aintree racecourse – already includes Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Girls Aloud and Steely Dan.
catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk
The week-long event will run from January 13 next year, the day after the Capital of Culture launch party officially opens the Kings Dock venue.
Promoters are promising to secure a line-up of headlining talent for the winter gigs.
Next year’s Summer Pops will also be held at the 10,600 seater arena.
Bob Prattey, chief executive of the Arena and Conference Centre (ACC) Liverpool, said today: “It’s great to be able to make our first announcement about a major musical event in the arena.
“The Winter Pops will be an entirely new entertainment offering for the city while the Summer Pops, taking place for the first time in this fantastic purpose-built venue, promises to be a very special event.
“We expect today’s announcements to be just the first in a series of exciting developments over coming months about the kind of events ACC Liverpool is bringing to the city.”
The deal to stage the pops events has been struck between promoter CMP and ACC Liverpool.
No public subsidy is involved.
CMP boss Chas Cole said: “We’re delighted to announce the new Winter Pops event which we think will be a major highlight on the city’s entertainment calendar.
“It’s too early to say who will be appearing but we expect to be able to announce one very exciting element of the event very soon.
“January isn’t a traditional touring month in the UK for stars but Liverpool’s Capital of Culture status should help us to attract some great names.
“We’ll begin work on confirming the line-up as soon as this year’s Summer Pops are over.”
Music legends who have previously played at the Summer Pops include the Who, Sir Elton John, Paul Simon and Brian Wilson.
The 2007 Summer Pops line-up – due to appear at Aintree racecourse – already includes Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Girls Aloud and Steely Dan.
catherinejones@liverpoolecho.co.uk