CRAIG POPS IN; Chart topping idol to play big top.Byline: JOE RILEY HEART-throb Craig David today completed the bill for this year's Liverpool Summer Pops. The 22-year-old teenagers' idol will play the big top at Kings Dock on July 21. His signing finalises the bill for the 2003 Pops - the biggest yet, with 30 shows expected to pull in a record attendance of more than 100,000. Craig David is at number five in the charts with his duet with Sting,Rise And Fall. He has already had number one hit albums Born To Do It and Slick a Than Your Average. With building work on the 4,500-seater big top stadium well advanced,Liverpool is preparing itself for one of the biggest array of stars ever seen in the city. As the city awaits the European Capital of Culture decision,now expected on June 4, the Pops is seen as a shot in the arm for the campaign. None of the other short-listed cities, Newcastle,Birmingham,Cardiff,Bristol or Oxford, can boast an event of such diversity. The bill includes names in every field of music and entertainment, from the godfather of soul James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and " , to the mod father of rock Paul Weller and legendary names such as John Mayall and Eric Clapton. There are also five already sold-out appearances from June 26-30 by Bolton comedian Peter Kay,creator of Channel 4's hugely successfulPhoenix Nights. Some of the latest sounds in music, such as Blue,Busted and Sugababes, are booked in the same month-long programme with a selection of the biggest selling artists of all time such as Julio Iglesias,Simply Red,Deep Purple,TheBeach Boys,Status Quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. and Yes. There is also the classical blockbuster of the traditional Last Night programme, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra based in Liverpool, England, is one of the world's oldest established orchestras. It is part funded by the local authority, and is administered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society (RPLS), a registered charity. Orchestra - this year with an added fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display. Liverpool council leader Mike Storey said: ``It is a world class line-up,and there can be no better place to hold it than the world capital of pop. Southport-based promoter Chas Cole promised: ``Everything is now in place for a fantastic festival.'' CAPTION(S): TOP ACTS: Lesley Garrett and Craig David |
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