Exuberant crowds of 15,000 concert goers filled the grounds of the historic Lincoln Castle for the first three concerts of the much-anticipated Live at Lincoln Castle.
Crowded House kicked off the opening night on Saturday 15 June and fans cheered with delight as the clouds parted and the sunshine filled the historic grounds. A jam-packed set of all the big hits and fan favourites such as ‘Don’t Dream it’s Over’, ‘Weather With You’ and ‘Fall at Your Feet’ set the pace for an electric evening of live music.
Lead singer Neil Finn marvelled on the magnificent, historical setting of Lincoln Castle reinforcing that this is a truly magical venue for live music.
Jess Glynne followed on the Sunday night with an explosive set! Her energy transferred to the crowd who danced and sang along to every word. Glynne sang through her biggest No1 hits such as ‘Hold My Hand’, ‘Don’t be So Hard on Yourself’ and ‘I’ll Be There’ as well as her more recent hits from her brand-new album ‘Jess’, which included ‘Friend of Mine’.
Then on Saturday 22 June, Paloma Faith took to the stage and amazed the crowd, singing new hit 'How You Leave a Man', and the epic 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This'.
The addition of a BSL sign interpreter was praised by concert goers with Charlotte Anderson from The Inclusivity Group signing throughout the entire set for all three nights.
These were the first three of six concerts by promoters Cuffe and Taylor who have committed to bring some of the biggest names in live music to play at the castle, putting Lincoln firmly on the map as one of the most unique venues in the UK to perform. For the final weekend, the castle is gearing up to welcome Kaiser Chiefs on Friday 28 June, Madness on Saturday 29 June and Gregory Porter on Sunday 30 June.
There are a small number of tickets left for Gregory Porter and they can be purchased online, all other shows are sold out.