Kew The Music Announces first acts for 2023

Kew The Music 2023

Tuesday 11th to Sunday 16th July 2023
Royal Botanic Gardens, kew, Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, TW9 3AB, England MAP
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KEW THE MUSIC 2023

SERIES OF SUMMER PICNIC CONCERTS
SET IN KEW GARDENS, LONDON

13TH JULY - JACK SAVORETTI

14TH JULY - THE HUMAN LEAGUE

15TH JULY - HAÇIENDA CLASSIÇAL

16TH JULY - JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA

TICKETS ON-SALE:
Pre-Sale – Wednesday 25th January, 10am
General Sale – Thursday 26th January, 10am

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
KewTheMusic.org

Kew The Music has announced its first shows for 2023, which will feature headline performances from Jack Savoretti, The Human League, Haçienda Classiçal, and Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

Further acts will be announced in due course for the renowned annual week-long festival of picnic concerts set in the stunning Kew Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage site in South West London.

Having established itself as one of the most spectacular summer concert venues in the UK, the shows have proved to be a hit amongst all generations of music lovers, hosting the perfect evening out for all the family to enjoy. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and drink, or to enjoy the open-air bars and street food stalls.

English-Italian singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti will headline Kew the Music on 13th July, performing songs from his consecutive No.1 albums ‘Singing to Strangers’, and the summer-soundtracking ‘Europiana’.

One of the most influential avant-garde pop groups of all time, The Human League, bring their musical and cultural explosion to London as they headline on 14th July, performing hits to Kew such as ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Love Action (I Believe In Love)’, and ‘Together In Electric Dreams’, culture-defining songs that saw them become Synth-Pop’s first international superstars.

Haçienda Classical will bring to life the sounds of the legendary Manchester Haçienda Club, with an orchestrated twist on 15th July, revisiting the biggest tracks of the era with new arrangements. The show features a set played as a continuous live DJ mix, where vocalists, choir, orchestra and guests all combine to create a vibrant, exciting performance.

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra perform on 16th July, featuring Jools’ long-time drummer with Squeeze & others, Gilson Lavis, and starring special guests Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ from The Selecter. The show will also feature guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall, and Sumudu Jayatilaka.

Tickets & Booking Info:

Tickets Available from: KewTheMusic.org
Hospitality tickets including hamper and BBQ packages available from: KewTheMusic.org/VIP-Packages

THURSDAY 13TH JULY – JACK SAVORETTI

FRIDAY 14TH JULY – THE HUMAN LEAGUE

SATURDAY 15TH JULY – HAÇIENDA CLASSIÇAL

SUNDAY 16TH JULY – JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA

Note To Editors:

Address: Kew Gardens, Richmond, TW9 3AE, UK
Gates open at 6.00pm.
Nearest tube station: Kew Gardens – District Line.
No seating is provided, but guests are welcome to bring blankets, folding chairs and picnics.

Kew the Music is a collaboration between Kilimanjaro Live Ltd, Raymond Gubbay Ltd, Senbla Ltd, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

About Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections and scientific expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation, and sustainable development in the UK and around the globe. Kew’s scientists and partners lead the way in the fight against biodiversity loss and finding nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, aided by five key scientific priorities outlined in Kew’s Science Strategy 2021-2025. Kew Gardens is also a major international and top London visitor attraction.

Kew’s 132 hectares of historic, landscaped gardens, and Wakehurst, Kew’s Wild Botanic Garden and ‘living laboratory’, attract over 2.5 million visits every year. Kew Gardens was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2003 and celebrated its 260th anniversary in 2019. Wakehurst is home to the Millennium Seed Bank, the largest wild plant seed bank in the world and a safeguard against the disastrous effects of climate change and biodiversity loss. RBG Kew received approximately one third of its funding from Government through the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and research councils. Further funding needs to support RBG Kew’s vital scientific and educational work comes from donors, memberships and commercial activity including ticket sales. For tickets, please visit www.kew.org/kew-gardens/visit-kew-gardens/tickets. In the first six months since implementing a new accessibility scheme for those in receipt of Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Legacy Benefits, Kew has welcomed over 18,000 visitors with £1 tickets.

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