Smash-hit mob Madness will grace the Franklin’s Gardens turf for an open-air concert on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary with a huge summer tour, Madness are one of the top-20 selling UK groups of all time and will perform hits from their extensive and much-loved repertoire in front of up to 18,000 people at the home of Northampton Saints.
Their 2019 tour will see Madness visit iconic venues across the UK, with fans able to sing along to classic hits such as ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘It Must Be Love’, ‘Driving In My Car’, ‘Our House’, and ‘House of Fun’.
And following the huge success of Franklin’s Gardens’ debut open-air concert last summer, when Lionel Richie performed in front of a capacity crowd, Saints chief executive Mark Darbon cannot wait to roll out the red carpet once again.
“This promises to be another very special night at Franklin’s Gardens and we cannot wait to welcome an act of Madness’ calibre to Northampton,” he said.
“Last summer we showed that Franklin’s Gardens is not just the home of Northampton Saints – it is a superb multi-use facility and we are well suited to hosting events of this scale.
“I’m really excited to be able to watch both our core supporters and non-rugby fans streaming through the Club’s gates again in the summer.”
After forming in Camden Town in 1979, Madness have become one of the music industry’s best-loved and most-successful stalwarts.
Combining the genres of ska, reggae, Motown, rock’n’roll and classic pop, the group’s ability to write songs that sparkle with the stuff of British life saw them spend a whopping 214 weeks on the UK singles charts during the 1980’s – a record for the decade jointly held with UB40.
Madness’ hits have left an indelible mark on British pop culture, with 15 of their singles reaching the UK top ten.
In recent years the band has delivered historic performances at Glastonbury Festival, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert, as well as the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony, and Madness are relishing the prospect of delivering some of that same magic to Northampton.
Tickets for the Franklins Gardens gig will go on general sale at 8am on Friday (December 21) with a pre-sale available tomorrow (Thursday 20th December) at 8am.
Access to pre-sale tickets is available by signing-up to the mailing lists that can be found at northamptonsaints.co.uk and musicplussport.com.
Prices start from £40 and include pitch standing, seating and accessible tickets. Paid car parking is also available at the venue.
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