{"id":895286,"date":"2026-09-17T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895286\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:08:11","slug":"simply-red-to-headline-new-event-at-cricket-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/895286\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply Red to headline new event at cricket ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pop and soul band Simply Red has been booked to headline a summer festival at a cricket ground in Taunton next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:The recently announced Somerset Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yej8nj47zo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The recently announced Somerset Sounds<\/a> event will take place on 22 August 2027 at the Somerset County Cricket Ground in the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Organisers said they hoped the event would put Somerset on the map as a destination for big music acts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They are such a fantastic band, it&#8217;s a real accolade,&#8221; said Caroline Herbert, commercial director at Somerset Cricket Ground. &#8220;It is the start of something much bigger for the county ground, to make Somerset a destination for live music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More from Somerset<img alt=\"A view over the cricket ground in the morning. It is foggy over the houses around the cricket grounds and the sun is shining.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/5cc10773fc05fed68d4eb6c611559af2.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>More acts were due to be announced, organisers of the event said [Somerset Sounds]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She said: &#8220;We want to make sure we&#8217;re on that UK tour circuit for big artists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about Taunton and Somerset, we want to reach Devon and Cornwall, Bristol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Simply Red, what a way to start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oli Bartlam, from Full Fat 360, which is putting on the event, said: &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be one hell of a day with incredible music and back-to-back hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an incredible venue with a rich history of concerts &#8211; it deserves to be back on the touring map.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More acts were due to be announced in the coming months, organisers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Somerset on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bbcsomerset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcsomerset\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>. 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