Simply Red plus special guests The Brand New Heavies - Nocturne Live at Blenheim Palace
Wednesday 15th June 2022

Simply Red, one of the most successful British bands of all time, will headline the opening night of next summer’s Nocturne Live concert series at Blenheim Palace on Wednesday 15th June 2022. Joining them in the stunning Great Court will be The Brand New Heavies.

Fronted by Mick Hucknall, Simply Red were European best-sellers with the legendary album Stars and have topped the US charts with their massive hits If You Don’t Know Me By Now and Holding Back The Years. Renowned for their live performances and array of timeless hits including Something Got Me Started and Fairground, the multi-Brit Award-winning group will descend on Blenheim Palace next summer.

Simply Red complete the Nocturne Live 2022 line up alongside previously announced headliners Lionel Richie, Simple Minds, UB40 featuring Ali and Astro and David Gray.

The Brand New Heavies are back with a brand new album 'TNBH' (Acid Jazz), which features guest appearances from Beverley Knight, N'Dea Davernport, Angie Stone, Siedah Garret, Laville, Angel Ricci and more. The debut single from the album was a cover of the Kendrick Lamar song 'These Walls' lovingly produced by Mark Ronson. The latest single 'Beautiful' features Beverley Knight.

Pioneers of the London Acid Jazz scene, The Brand New Heavies, have been responsible for some of the UK’s biggest R&B / Soul tracks, scoring sixteen top 40 singles including ‘Dream On Dreamer’, 'Never Stop', 'Dream come true', 'Midnight at the Oasis', 'Brother Sister', 'You are the Universe', 'Sometimes', 'Stay this Way' and ‘You’ve Got A Friend’, as well as over two million album sales.

Nocturne at Blenheim Palace is a series of concerts in the Great Court. This historic event sees music return to Blenheim Palace’s elaborate Great Court with its stunning lake views for the first time in ten years.