Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Razorlight to star at Newmarket Nights
Newmarket Racecourses is delighted to announce that RAZORLIGHT, one of the UK’s leading rock bands will be performing at this year’s Newmarket Nights in association with Heart FM on Friday 23rd July.
The band consisting of Johnny Borrell (vocals/guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass), Bjorn Agren (guitar) and Skully (drums) formed in London in 2002 and quickly became one of the key guitar bands of the following decade. Altogether they have sold 4 million albums, played sold out arena tours, headlined numerous festivals and appeared on the cover of magazines from NME to Vogue.
Their debut album 'Up All Night’ was released in 2004 and reached number three in the UK Album Chart. The album included the single, “Somewhere Else”, which peaked at number two on the UK singles chart.
Razorlight released their self-titled second album in July 2006 and it debuted at number one in the UK. The lead single from the album, "In The Morning”, peaked at number three in the UK and follow up 'America' went straight to number one, while turning the band into an international phenomenon with airplay success across Europe and beyond.
In 2007, Razorlight were nominated for two BRIT Awards including 'Best Song' for “America” They were also nominated for two NME Awards for 'Best Band' and 'Best Album'.
Their third album, Slipway Fires was released in November 2008 with the lead single “Wire to Wire” reaching number five in the UK charts. In 2009, they headlined the O2 Arena and played before The Killers headline slots at some of the summers' major festivals.
The band are currently working on their fourth album, set to keep them up there as one of the most compelling, maverick guitars bands to have emerged from the UK in recent years.
Stephen Wallis, Newmarket Racecourses Managing Director said “We are delighted to be announcing Razorlight as our fifth act for this year’s Newmarket Nights. Razorlight bring a different dimension to the already great line-up and we still have two more exciting acts to announce.”
Stephen continued “Tickets for this year’s Nights are selling phenomenally fast and so I would urge people to book early in order to ensure their ticket.”
Tickets for Razorlight are now on sale and can be booked online at www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk or by calling 0844 579 3010. Tickets are priced at:
Premier Enclosure £36 (Limited Children places at £15)
Grandstand & Paddock Enclosure £28 (Limited Children places at £15)
Garden Enclosure £18 (Limited Children places at £10)
Newmarket Nights are the hottest ticket for a summer Friday night out in the East of England! The racing gets under way early evening and concludes as nights falls, immediately followed by a spectacular open air concert by a top band or artiste. The atmosphere sizzles and the bars remain open until the conclusion of the concert.
Dates for Newmarket Nights 2010:
Friday 18th June – Act TBC
Friday 25th June – Spandau Ballet
Friday 16th July – Simply Red
Friday 23rd July – Razorlight
Friday 30th July – James Morrison
Friday 6th August – Act TBC
Friday 13th August – Westlife
