PICTURE SPECIAL: Bananarama turn a cruel summer into a cool summer with a hit-filled set at AmpRocks

The quietness of Ampthill Park was shattered in great style on Friday night, at the 9th annual AmpRocks Festival.

Pic: Joshua Sherwood


Thousands made the most of the sun-drenched site to enjoy music by Glastonbury rockers Reef, rapper Example and headliners, pop trio Bananarama.

Pic: Joshua Sherwood


The girls treated the lively crowd to chart hits including Robert De Niro's Waiting, I'm Your Venus, I Want You Back and Rough Justice.

Pic: Gordon Tant


Keren, Sara and Siobhan also played material from their time with Fun Boy 3.

Pic: Steph Hammond


“We are already working on next years festival and we promise to work hard to raise the bar even higher,” said AmpRocks chairman Mark Tiana.

Pic: Mark Rider


A proms event was also hosted in the park on Saturday, and a gala day wound up the three days of fun on Sunday.

Pic: Joshua Sherwood


> Next year's event will take place on July 5,6 & 7, 2019.

Pic: Chris Shotton

Pic: Chris Shotton