Rick Astley is amongst a fantastic line-up of performers confirmed for the Rewind Festival in South Africa. The first South African Rewind Festival will take place on February 25th 2012 at the Kings Park Stadium, Durban.
This weeks theme on X Factor was the performers’ guilty pleasures and musical heroes and after the show, judge Gary Barlow revealed his guilty pleasure.
That Take That star revealed later on Xtra Factor that he loves nothing better than to sing along to Rick’s hit Never Gonna Give You Up and to Gary’s delight and surprise, Rick made an appearance via Skype to say a few things about the show.
Rick joked: ‘Giving Gary pleasure is what I live for!’ before adding that being the judge’s Guilty Pleasure was ‘quite and honour.’ He also said that all five acts had performed really great with their double performances and singled out Marcus Collin’s performance of the Stevie Wonder song Lately as the performance of the night.
Rick then turned judge himself mentioning that he thought that many of the song choices were ‘no perfect’ and went on to back Amelia Lily to win the contest.
O’CHI BROWN – O’CHI (DELUXE EDITION)
Cherry Pop CRPOPD 93
2CD set released 28th November 2011
O’chi Brown’s classic album “O’chi”, possibly the most sought-after of all Stock Aitken Waterman/PWL-produced CDs, is given a long-awaited Deluxe Edition reissue on Cherry Pop, exactly 25 years after its original 1986 release.
“O’chi” features the classic 1985 single, “Whenever You Need Somebody”, a US Billboard dance chart #1 for O’chi and a #3 hit in the UK when covered by Rick Astley two years later. A duet with Rick, “Learning To Live (Without Your Love)”, also features – one of three further UK singles together with the #23 US club hit “100% Pure Pain” and “Two Hearts Beating As One”.
November 14th will see the release of a really exciting Double CD from remixer and producer, Phil Harding. Titled ‘Phil Harding Club Mixes of the 80s’, this long awaited package contains a whole host of PWL mixes and rarities including 4 previously unreleased tracks of Rick Astley! Both PWL fans and Rick fans alike are ecstatic at finally being able to hear Rick’s ‘Stay With Me Tonight’ and ‘Til The Day That I Die’, two tracks we never believed would see the light of day! We’ve also got a previously unheard mix of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and ‘She Wants To Dance With Me’, as well as all the other PWL gems in between.
Rick will once again be supporting Peter Kay on his Tour That Doesn’t Tour Tour. He will warm up the audience for the Manchester shows on 18th to 22nd October.
Formula 1 race organizers in Singapore have announced a billing of acts set to perform in different venues over the course of September’s Marina Bay round. Linkin Park, Glee star Charice, Grammy-winning reggae artist Shaggy, trip hop producers Massive Attack and 1980s legend Rick Astley grabbing the headlines.
From Formula 1 Offical website:
Headliners Linkin Park will perform songs from album A Thousand Suns on race day, September 25, on the Padang main stage. Massive Attack will wow the crowds with a DJ set on Friday night, whilst Glee starlet Charice will be in action on Friday and Saturday nights. Shaggy and Rick Astley will both perform on Saturday and Sunday.
As well as pop acts, race goers can watch two fully-fledged musicals – Bollywood Express and Forbidden Broadway as part of the off-track entertainment. They will also be able to take a surreal walk through the Milky Way courtesy of visual spectacle La Terra Al Centro Dell’universo, catch classical Baroque-era theatre at the Venetian Festival and enjoy Studio Festi’s acrobatic dance act Ocean Symphony.
Rick will be supporting Lulu and her band and other guests at the opening night of the three day event to be held in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds.
Gates open at 17:00hrs on Friday 22nd July
Tickets Adult £33.50 Children under 14 – £10.00 Children under 5 – FREE
Box Office – Tel: 01603 508050 Email: www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk
Collect tickets in person (no booking fee): Balaam’s Music Shop, 103 Risbygate Street, Bury St Edmunds – Tel: 01284 766933
Ticket Terms and Conditions see www.abbeygardensfestival.co.uk
Rick’s fan Alana captures the moment Rick poured water over himself at Skovrock in Denmark.
Sorry for the short notice of this folks. Rick will be appearing on ITV’s Loose Women on Wednesday 6th July 2011. The show airs between 12.30 and 13:30hrs.
