Chart-topping boyband Blue added to Got the Love Festival line-up in Quex Park, Birchington-on-Sea
Published: 14:21, 26 March 2024
Noughties boyband Blue are the latest name to be announced for a throwback summer festival.
Got the Love Festival is making its debut at Quex Park in Birchington-on-Sea this May, bringing with it a line-up of nostalgic pop acts.
Blue, best known for singles such as All Rise and One Love, have been added to the bill and are set to perform a selection of their best-known hits for fans.
The band, including singer Lee Ryan from Chatham, are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.
They join previously announced American rapper and singer Eve.
The RnB star won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy Award in 2001 for her single Let Me Blow Ya Mind with No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani and topped the charts with her debut album, Let There Be Eve Ruff Ryders' First Lady.
Also appearing at the festival is Mysterious Girl singer Peter Andre, Swedish DJ Basshunter and ‘90s Eurodance group Vengaboys.
There will also be a performance from Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe Diversity, who won the TV talent competition in 2009.
To kick off the festival, there will be a launch party featuring Abba tribute band Björn Again and a live sing-along hosted by Massaoke.
The event also boasts a number of other activities, including a fairground, vintage stalls, virtual reality gaming, street food vendors and bars selling ‘retro’ drinks.
Got the Love Festival takes place at Quex Park in Birchington-on-Sea on Saturday, May 25. You can book tickets online here.
The Björn Again tribute night will launch the festival on Friday, May 24 from 5pm. Tickets for this concert need to be purchased separately.
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