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Jockey Club Live firm adds cricket grounds to concert network
By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 20 April 2015
The company behind the Jockey Club Live series of concerts at racecourses around the UK has announced the launch of Cricket Live which – well, you can probably work it out – but basically they’ll stage music events at county cricket grounds, the first being Ageas Bowl, home of Hampshire Cricket, which will host a show from bloody Boyzone on 1 Aug.
Confirming the new venture, Andrew Wilkinson, CEO of Jockey Club Live – or now Music + Sport – told reporters: “Following the ongoing success of our Jockey Club Live division, which we launched in 2014 and which goes from strength to strength, we believe that we have created a strong template that will allow us to combine major music events with other sports. Our new partnership with the Ageas Bowl, which will see Music+ Sport launch Cricket Live, is the first step in our ambitious plans to engage with the sport”.
Hampshire Cricket CEO David Mann added: “The Ageas Bowl has been designed specifically to host a range of entertainment formats in addition to world-class cricket. We have a history of staging some great concerts and are now delighted to have partnered with Music + Sport to build on this”.
