Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Natasha Bedingfield : A brace of London pop acts bound for York Racecourse
SOPHIE Ellis-Bextor and a special guest appearance by Natasha Bedingfield will form the dancefloor-filling double bill for the York Racecourse Music Showcase Weekend on July 25.
At the only evening meeting of the Knavesmire racing calendar, they each will play a set after the seven-race sporting action.
Kitchen Disco queen Ellis-Bextor, 45, will draw on her five top ten albums and eight top ten singles from a pop career now stretching beyond 25 years. Expect Murder On The Dancefloor, Take Me Home, Get Over You, Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) and latest single Freedom Of The Night.
After featuring in the epic final scene of Emerald Fennell’s November 2023 dark comedy Saltburn, Ellis’s 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor enjoyed a resurgence, charting at number two for a second time in the UK Singles Chart and at number 58 in the Billboard Top 100, while reaching more than 11 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Last played York in December 2023 on her Christmas Kitchen Disco tour at York Barbican.
Natasha Bedingfield, 43, has sold more than ten million albums and received multiple award nominations, including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her 2004 hit Unwritten re-entered the UK Top 20 last years and was inducted into the Spotify Billions Club.
Bedingfield also made the top ten with Single, the chart-topping These Words, I Wanna Have Your Babies, Soulmate and Alibi (The Other Girl Version) with Ella Henderson and Rudimental last year.
Racing and music fans can take advantage of a range of deals on General Admission, meaning entrance to the main Grandstand and Paddock enclosure starts at £40 per person for a group of six. As well as free car parking, there are no booking fees. To book, visit yorkracecourse.co.uk.
On the track, the seven thoroughbred contests will include the Listed EBF Lyric Stakes, worth £70,000 in prize money.
Ronan Keating: Boyzone singer to play solo show at York Racecourse on July 26
Post-racing on the next day (July 26), Ronan Keating will take to the Music Showcase Weekend stage. Earlier in the season, on a new race day on Saturday, June 28, Olly Murs will perform.
James Brennan, head of marketing and sponsorship, says: “A summer evening on the Knavesmire is all about having fun and enjoying yourself, and you can’t get better sounds of the summer than those performed by Sophie and Natasha. I’m looking forward to an event that music and racing fans will remember with real fondness.”
Please note, these race days are integrated racing and music events and admission is not available on a “concert only” basis. At each meeting, the gates will be closed at the time of the last race.
Olly Murs: On track for York Racecourse on June 28