“They have been top of our wishlist for years” say organisers
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Organisers of a festival event in a small town near Bristol have announced next year’s headliners will be 1980s ‘Nutty Boys’ Madness. The band will be topping the bill on the Saturday night of the Good Times Live event in Chipping Sodbury.
The festival has previously seen the likes of Chesney Hawkes, Billy Ocean, Craig David and Will Young entertain the playing fields on the edge of the South Gloucestershire town. Organisers have said Madness have long been top of their wish list.
The production manager for Pepsi Presents Good Times Live said they would be making their stage even bigger to accommodate the famously anarchic band, who burst out of Holloway in North London in the late 1970s to become a leading light of the new wave of ska, pop and punk in the early 80s with hits like One Step Beyond, Our House and Baggy Trousers.
“This is one we’ve been waiting a long time to announce,” festival director James Murden said. “Madness have been top of our wishlist for years, and we’re beyond excited to finally welcome them to Good Times Live,” he added.
Next year’s event, which takes place across the Spring Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May, will also include a comedy night, with a host of local comedians who have made it big nationally and internationally, headlined by Russell Howard. And Sunday’s headliner has already been revealed to be Emeli Sandé. But now Chipping Sodbury is preparing for the arrival of Madness.
“The production is so big, we’re upgrading our stage to make it even bigger,” said production manager Tom Campbell. “Get ready, Chipping Sodbury – Madness are bringing a huge show to our little town!”