BT London Live Confirm Full Line-up For Hyde Park & Victoria Park Olympics Shows
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
BT London Live is creeping up on you lucky Londoners, and will be taking over Hyde Park & Victoria Park later this month for two weeks of fun, music, and, of course, the Olympics. So, what exactly will be on offer at this absolutely free event? Why don’t you take a look below and find out.
BT London Live will host two Live Sites throughout the Olympic Games in Hyde Park & Victoria Park. The parties are a series of events which are free, fun, and family-friendly days out. It is an opportunity for thousands of Londoners and visitors to enjoy a wonderful day out, with fun for all the family - including Have-A-Go-sports, watching every medal and all the Olympic sporting action beamed in live (courtesy of the BBC on giant, state-of-the-art screens) and enjoying amazing live music performed by some of the best of Britain’s musical acts - all absolutely nothing! Hyde Park will open from 28 July - 11 August and Victoria Park from, 27 July – 12 August.
At Hyde Park, visitors will enjoy various sports participation activities (Badminton, Netball, Tennis, Modern Pentathlon among others) as well as cultural and musical performances on the BT Vision Stage - attractions including face-painting at The Sun Bus, or moving into the Great Games Zone in Cadbury House to get a taste of what it’s like to be in the shoes of an Olympic athlete, head to head in a virtual race with Rebecca Adlington before receiving a celebratory chocolate medal. There will also be other music and retail opportunities around the Serpentine Bar and Bandstand. The Main Stage in Hyde Park will feature a host of great musical artists including Tom Jones, Rebecca Ferguson, Alexandra Burke, Amy MacDonald, McFly, Saint Etienne, The Overtones and The Temper Trap. BT London Live is proud to announce that Ocean Colour Scene, Ren Harvieu, Cover Drive, The Enemy, Lemar and The View have all been added to the main stage line up presented by Absolute Radio (Official national radio station of BT London Live) and Magic FM (Official London radio station of BT London Live)
In Victoria Park, visitors will be able to enjoy an amazing array of family-friendly Have-A-Go sports and cultural entertainment with a 55m high BT Observation Wheel (giving amazing views of the Olympic Park), amazing outdoor spectacles, Bungee Trampolines, Zip Lines and land and water Zorbing. On the main stage, visitors will enjoy performances by top UK acts including Norman Jay and Friends, Club De Fromage, Alexandra Burke, Alyssa Reid, Jazzie B and Friends - plus, BT London Live is proud to announce new additions to the calendar presented by Kiss FM (Official London radio station of BT London Live) - Sway, Skepta, Yasmin, Misha B, Conor Maynard, Soul II Soul and Brand New Heavies. For BT London Live sites book your Guaranteed Entry Ticket in advance (there is a transaction fee of £3.50 for a maximum of 4 tickets per booking) or just walk up on the day for free entry (subject to capacity).
So, who’s performing?
You’ll be able to watch some of the best acts in the UK perform free in Hyde Park and Victoria Park this summer.
Hyde Park
· Saturday 28 July - Sir Tom Jones, Newton Faulkner
· Sunday 29 July –, Nell Bryden, We Will Rock You
· Monday 30 July - Ren Harvieu, The Feeling
· Tuesday 31 July - Rebecca Ferguson, Cover Drive
· Wednesday 1 August – The Levellers The Beat
· Thursday 2 August - Alexandra Burke, Lawson
· Friday 3 August - Amy MacDonald, Dodgy, Cast
· Saturday 4 August – McFly, Saint Etienne
· Sunday 5 August - Alyssa Reid
· Monday 6 August - Lemar
· Tuesday 7 August - Kenny Thomas
· Wednesday 8 August – Nik Kershaw
· Thursday 9 August – The Overtones, The Enemy
· Friday 10 August – The Temper Trap, Ocean Colour Scene, Feeder
· Saturday 11 August - Paul Carrack, The View
Victoria Park:
· Friday 27 July – TBA
· Saturday 28 July - Swing Patrol, John Wean, Fat 45, Norman Jay and Friends + Don Letts
· Sunday 29 July - Halfway To New York, Busk Off Pro - Robbie Boyd Band, East London Reggae
· Monday 30 July - Jive Aces, Club De Fromage, Scams, Rising Tide, Jangles, Bigga Fish, Tenors of Rock
· Tuesday 1st August – Scams, Rising Tide, Bow Jangles, Bigga Fish, Theatre Tol.
· Wednesday 1 August - Brassroots, Jazz Umbrella Presents Courtney Pine and Trevor Watkis trio and Loz Speyer Quartet, Goldheart Assembly
· Thursday 2 August - Alexandra Burke, Eliza and the Bear, London Contemporary Orchestra, Talvin Singh, Misha B.
· Friday 3 August - Grande Union Youth Orchestra, Hackney Colliery Band, Sounds From of the Asian Underground from Bobby Friction, Crowns.
· Saturday 4 August - The Asps, Rising Tide, Rhythms of City Samba, Guilty Pleasures
· Sunday 5 August - Alyssa Reid, Hudson Taylor, The Fontannas, Swing Zazou, Electro Swing Club, Sway
· Monday 6 August – Romani Rad, Gypsy Soundclash - Trans Siberian Marching Band, Alejandro and The Magic Tombolinos, Gypsy Hill, The Thirst, Horsemeat Disco
· Tuesday 7 August – KAV , Jive Aces, Katy Carr and The Aviators, Movimientos Sounds of Latin London Remixed - Lokkiterra, Wara, Ska Cubano, Los Chinches
· Wednesday 8 August – Laura Steel, Bikini Beach Band, Grande Union Youth Orchestra, African Routemaster 21st Century London African Sounds
· Thursday 9 August - I Dream In Colour, Natty Bo and Congeroos, Premises Studios and Moshi Moshi Records, The Fabulous Lounge Swingers
· Friday 10 August - Acid Jazz Presents 25th Anniversary Special including Matt Berry and Gino Washington, Colour The Atlas.
· Saturday 11 August - Mount Fabric, Perhaps Contraption, Jazzie B and Friends, Skepta
· Sunday 12 August - Cuttashine Hoedown, Kidnap Alice, Imagined Village Spectacular
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