Tom Jones, Sting, Bryan Adams and Madness to headline Plymouth festival
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Plymouth Summer Sessions, run by the firm Live Nation, could attract up to 20,000 people a day
Sir Tom Jones, Sting, Bryan Adams and Madness have been announced as headlines acts at a new Plymouth festival.
Summer Sessions, run by the firm Live Nation, could attract up to 20,000 people a day from 13 to 16 June 2024.
The city council has already said it will not "make any financial investment or take any financial risk" to fund the event.
It says the festival could require about £1.2m of investment.
It follows the cancellation of the 1 Big Summer music event in Plymouth in 2023, which was scrapped by the promoter due to "rising costs and a lack of early ticket sales".
The event will take place next summer on Plymouth Hoe seafront
'World-class music'
The city council says it hopes to generate some income from the festival from its second year.
Peter Taylor, co-founder of events promoter Cuffe & Taylor, said the festival was "more than just a series of concerts".
He said: "We are thrilled to bring together an extraordinary line-up of legendary artists for the first-ever Plymouth Summer Sessions.
"We can't wait to enliven the spectacular location that is The Hoe, with the magic of world-class music."
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