Pop favourites to perform at Lincolnshire Showground

There will be two days of great music at Lincolnshire Showground this weekend with a host of big-name acts lined-up to perform at the outdoor venue.

It kicks off on Friday night with headline act Razorlight.

Since forming in 2002 the band has sold more than four million albums, played sold-out arena tours and headlined festivals.

Their debut album, Up All Night, which included the single Somewhere Else, reached number three in the UK album charts.

Its follow-up, Razorlight, debuted at number one and spawned the hit singles In The Morning and America.

After the release of their third album, Slipway Fires, the band members went their separate ways.

However, earlier this year lead singer Johnny Borrell tried some songs with guitarist David Ellis and the band, with a new line-up, started work on a fourth album.

Completing the line-up is David Sullivan-Kaplan on drums.

Support is provided by Feeder and Reverend And The Makers.

It is back to the 1980s at the showground on Saturday.

The night is headlined by The Human League who are just as popular now as when they released their album, Dare, in 1981.

The Sheffield band, headed by Philip Oakey, have had four top ten albums and eight top ten singles in the UK charts and have sold more than eight million records worldwide.

Their hits include Fascination, Love Action, Mirror Man, One Man In My Heart and, of course, Don’t You Want Me.

Supporting The Human League is Marc Almond.

He was a founder member of electro duo Soft Cell from 1979 to 1984. Their biggest hit was Tainted Love, which broke many records, including the longest stay in the US Billboard chart.

He has since had solo hits, including Tears Run Rings, Stories Of Johnny, A Lover Spurned, Adored And Explored, Jacky and The Days of Pearly Spencer and Child Star. In 1989 he had another number one, a duet with the late Gene Pitney, a cover of one of Gene’s hits, Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart.

Joining them on the bill is Hue And Cry, made up of brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane.

They enjoyed great success in the 1980s with singles such as Labour Of Love, Ordinary Angel and Looking For Linda.

Completing the line-up is British electronic band Blancmange.

Their mix of synthesizers and surrealism created the singles I Can’t Explain, Feel Me, Living On The Ceiling, Blind Vision and Don’t Tell Me, and a witty cover of Abba’s The Day Before You Came.

Gates open at 5pm on Saturday.