Another high profile name has been announced as a headline act for a new series of open-air concerts.
Nile Rodgers and Chic will be heading to Brighton’s Stanmer Park this summer, for a huge headline open-air show as part of the Brighton Valley Concert Series.
The all-day party and celebration of disco will see an unmissable line-up including Hot Chip, Horse Meat Disco, Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy’ and more.
Multiple GRAMMY-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist, Nile Rodgers is co-founder of Chic and the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Rodgers is responsible for chart-topping hits like Le Freak, the biggest-selling single in the history of Atlantic Records, and Good Times.
His unforgettable live performances with Chic have been included in “festival best performances” at both Glastonbury and Coachella resulting in a BBC Music Awards nomination for “Best Live Performance”, and the LA Times stating, “Nile Rodgers influence stretches all over Coachella, beaming the sound of a better future”.
He joins the likes of Tom Jones and N-Dubz who are also set to headline the new series.
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