By Warren
Exhausted organisers of the Midlands Music Festival have declared the event a huge success with almost 30,000 descending on the festival in the Castle Grounds.
The two day event which was held in aid of the Just 1 Life charity saw chart superstars from the 80¢s right through to the modern day descend on the huge stage erected on the grounds, in front of Tamworth Castle, with pop megastars, Westlife closing the gig on Sunday evening to a capacity crowd.
Sunday saw press from all over the country descend on Tamworth, which fortunately stayed sunny for the duration of the festival, in hopes of capturing the perfect moment from the superstars that were around. They weren¢t disappointed, with Alexandra Burke making most of the tabloids on Monday morning with her risky outfit.
Whilst last years lineup was great, this years was a lot stronger. Throughout the Saturday, 80¢s legends like Level 42, Sister Sledge, Hot Chocolate and Billy Ocean played to a crowd, reliving their younger years (me included). Even with the wait for Billy Ocean (caused by equipment issues), they were in good spirit, chanting the names of the stars. Whilst Saturday was a late night for many in Tamworth, many of the people I spoke too, didn¢t mind hearing Billy Ocean late into the evening.
Sunday was a whole different affair. Over 20,000 descended on the Castle Grounds to take in the A List lineup including, The Saturdays, Alexandra Burke, Peter Andre, Scouting for Girls and Westlife. You could hearing the screaming fans walking through the town centre. The lineup didn¢t disappoint. The arena was heaving, as was the press area and back stage.
Hopefully Tamworth sold it¢s self to the crowd. Many of whom travelled across the country to come to Tamworth. Speaking to the crowd, some had spent the entire evening camping on Saturday night, to get front row for Westlife.
Director of Communications Damien Sanders was exhausted and delighted at the end of Westlife¢s barn-storming performance as top of the bill on Sunday:
“Not only was the Festival a musical inspiration but to see almost 30,000 people over 2 days having such a fantastic time was an exciting and exhilarating experience. The artists on both days could not have been more accommodating and working with them was a dream!
“Every performer was committed to the show. On Saturday Level 42 put on a storming set while Sister Sledge and Alexander O¢Neal added that funky twist. Billy Ocean, in the end, delivered a sensational set providing exactly what you expect from such a seasoned performer.
“Sunday just went from strength to strength with every artist getting a tremendous response. Scouting For Girls have that contemporary, across the board appeal, while Peter Andre is a legend in his own reality show – and his involvement in the Tamworth event was filmed for the forthcoming TV series!
“Westlife stormed away with the climax of the Festival and the audience didn¢t want them to leave - it was standing room only for just over 22,000.”
Of course, this wasn¢t just about the music. The serious underlying reason for the festival was raising money for
Just 1 Life, the Tamworth based charity that raise money to help babies born prematurely. Jem Sanders, founder of Just 1 Life said:
“I started the charity to raise funds for premature babies after my personal experience. I never thought we¢d get to this level – giving people a great deal of joy and pleasure while helping tiny babies in need! Who knows what we can do next after this storming success?”
Credit/Source: www.tamworthblog.co.uk
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