EXTRA DATE ADDED FOR BILLY OCEAN AT THE FORUM
By Catherine Ming | Dec 06, 2024 | News
The Millennium Forum has just announced that due to phenomenal demand, Billy Ocean will now play an extra date as part of the City of Derry Jazz Festival. The Grammy Award-winner will perform on Sat 3rd and Sun 4th May 2025 as the headline act of the popular music festival.
In a career spanning decades, Billy has sold over 30 million records, collecting multiple Gold and Platinum discs with hits including ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’, ‘Red Light Spells Danger’, ‘Caribbean Queen’, ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car’, ‘Suddenly’ and, of course, ‘When The Going Gets Tough’.
David McLaughlin, Chief Executive with the Millennium Forum said:
“This is a fantastic coup for the Forum and for the city to secure such a world class artist. We have been working alongside Joe Gallagher for the past few months to bring this Grammy award-winner to our stage as the headline act for the Derry Jazz Festival and we are delighted that Billy has confirmed. Over the years, we have hosted some of the best global acts to headline this fabulous music festival including Van Morrison, Jamie Cullum, Curtis Stigers and Jools Holland, to name a few, and we can’t wait to welcome Billy next year as we head towards our 25th birthday celebrations. Since going on sale last week, tickets for his initial show have been in phenomenal demand, so we are now delighted to announce a second date. I would encourage anyone to get their tickets soon as we are expecting both shows to sell out.”
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Council Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr, said it was a fantastic boost to the festival to have someone of the calibre and talent as Billy Ocean and encouraged the public to snap up tickets.
“This is a perfect Christmas gift and a great gig to look forward to in 2025. Billy Ocean is a very talented singer and a great addition to the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band line-up for 2025. It promises to be a great night of musical entertainment with so many popular tunes for everyone to enjoy.”
Billy Ocean performs at the Millennium Forum on Sat 3rd and Sun 4th May 2025. Tickets for the extra show on Sun 4th May go on sale tomorrow, Sat 7th December at 9.30am. Telephone the Box Office on 71 264455 (option 1) or visit millenniumforum.co.uk for bookings.
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