Lytham Festival

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Lytham Festival
Lytham Festival logo.png
GenreMusic festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s) Lytham St Annes, England
Coordinates 53°44′07″N2°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
Website lythamfestival.com
Lytham Green, venue of Lytham Festival, pictured in 2008. Lytham Windmill is pictured in the background The Green, Lytham - geograph.org.uk - 812647.jpg
Lytham Green, venue of Lytham Festival, pictured in 2008. Lytham Windmill is pictured in the background

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]

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Festivals

2010

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

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

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

3 August 20124 August 20125 August 2012
Alfie Boe

2013

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

2 August 20133 August 20134 August 2013

2014

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

1 August 20142 August 20143 August 2014

2015

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 20157 August 20158 August 20159 August 2015

2016

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 20165 August 20166 August 20167 August 2016

2017

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

2 August 20173 August 20174 August 20175 August 20176 August 2017
  • Madness
  • The Tailormade
  • The Soul Convicts

2018

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

18 July 201819 July 201820 July 201821 July 201822 July 2018

2019

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

10 July 201911 July 201912 July 201913 July 201914 July 2019

2020 and 2021

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

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 202229 June 202230 June 20221 July 20222 July 2022
Part 2
6 July 20227 July 20228 July 20229 July 202210 July 2022

2023

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 202329 June 202330 June 20231 July 20232 July 2023

2024

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 20244 July 20245 July 20246 July 20247 July 2024
TBA

Notes

  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]

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