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- Duran Duran to Headline Saturday 5th July at Chelmsford City Live
Duran Duran to Headline Saturday 5th July at Chelmsford City Live
British music icons Duran Duran are set to delight fans next summer when they head to Essex’s newest live music festival for one of only two UK headline shows in 2025.
The multi-award winners will headline Chelmsford City Live on Saturday July 5 and joining them as special guests will be disco legends Nile Rodgers & CHIC – who they collaborated with on smash hit UK number one The Reflex.
It has already been revealed Justin Timberlake will headline the festival on Friday July 4 while Olly Murs has his biggest homecoming show there on Sunday July 6.
Tickets for Duran Duran go on sale at 9am Friday from chelmsfordcitylive.com
Tickets for Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs are on sale now.
The announcement is the latest reveal for the brand-new Chelmsford City Live which takes place at Chelmsford City Racecourse next July with a capacity of up to 30,000 people each day.
Duran Duran have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, scored 18 American hit singles and 21 UK Top 20 tunes, cementing them as one of the most successful and influential bands of all time.
Meanwhile, iconic music pioneer Nile Rodgers will bring the ultimate party atmosphere to Chelmsford City Live as he performs hit after hit with CHIC.
Nile Rodgers is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and a multiple GRAMMY Award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist. In 2023 he became the first creator to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his legacy in the same year as being awarded a Grammy for his new work with Beyoncé on the smash hit Cuff It.
Cuffe and Taylor promoter Ben Hatton said: “Duran Duran are global icons, so we are delighted to be adding them to the bill for the first ever Chelmsford City Live. Their music crosses generations and it is quite the coup to be able to welcome them to Essex for one of only two shows they are headlining in the UK next summer. Having Duran Duran and their special guests Nile Rodgers & CHIC join our already announced headliners Justin Timberlake and Olly Murs will put Chelmsford City Live well and truly on the map as Essex’s largest live music festival.”
Chelmsford City Racecourse representative Anthony Coleridge said: “We are absolutely thrilled to present this superlative line-up for our Saturday night at Chelmsford City Live. The inimitable music of CHIC & Nile Rogers, who has featured on so many of the most iconic songs ever recorded, crossing decades and genres effortlessly and remaining iconic both in the studio and on-stage. To have them here at the festival is a guaranteed good time. Duran Duran clearly speak for themselves, with such a phenomenal back catalogue of hit after hit. It’s also brilliant that the two acts have such a close working relationship and the synergy of having both on-stage is such a great evening of music. We are counting down the days to next summer to celebrate with everyone at our beautiful venue!”
