Ronan Keating has smashed all previous Newmarket Nights' records by selling out across all enclosures nearly two months in advance of the event. The crowd on the Friday 15th July will be a full capacity 19,000 racegoers. All the other Nights are also selling very well, so advance booking is strongly recommended.
A sensational line-up of star acts will be gracing the stage at Newmarket's July Course this summer, taking the heady mix of horseracing and music on a Friday evening to another level.
There are a variety of music tastes from established names like Ronan Keating and Will Young to old favourites such as Jools Holland and Status Quo. Amongst the Newmarket Nights debutantes are some familiar faces like Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem, but there is also a rising star in the form of Lucie Silvas.
The stunning new British singer/songwriter is a real talent to watch for in the future. With her third single, The Game is Won', newly released from her debut album Breathe In', Lucie is the hidden treasure of the 2005 series.
Since her first live appearance singing Endless Love' for Radio 2 listeners with Lionel Richie, she has performed for Elton John, with Daniel Beddingfield, featured on Parkinson' and dueted with the likes of Burt Bacherach. Lucie Silvas is climbing the music ladder at an exciting pace.
"Ronan Keating has taken the box office by storm and we look on course for a sensational summer of Friday Nights this year," enthused Newmarket's Sales & Marketing Manager, Gaynor Haxby. "I really would urge people to plan ahead if they fancy giving the Newmarket Nights a try. There are advance booking discounts and even bigger reductions if you can get a group of 20 or more friends, family or work colleagues to come along."
The official line-up confirmed for 2005 is as follows:
They Will Rock You Concert (Friday 17th June),
Lucie Silvas (Friday 24th June),
Ronan Keating - Sold Out (Friday 15th July),
Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (Friday 22nd July),
Will Young (Friday 29th July),
Status Quo (Friday 5th August),
Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem (Friday 12th August).
Newmarket Nights offer an irresistible, adrenaline-filled cocktail of pulsating racing action followed by the electric atmosphere of an open air concert performed by top artistes in the rustic setting of the July Racecourse. The time of the first horserace generally varies between 5.45pm and 6.30pm, with the concert starting shortly after the last race, usually around 9pm.
Tickets range from £8 - £27 (with 14-day advance booking discounts subject to availability) and are available from the Box Office 08707 200 201 or can be booked online at www.newmarketnights.co.uk or www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk
Booking in advance is essential as tickets are already selling faster than this time last year.
Set on the Suffolk / Cambridgeshire borders, on the outskirts of the town centre but at the heart of the international horseracing world, the Rowley Mile and July Racecourses, which make up Newmarket Racecourses, are just 12 miles from Cambridge and 60 miles from London.
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