Simply Red - Summer Funk '27

Simply Red are playing Singleton Park on Friday 20 August 2027, from 17:00 to 22:30. It's the first headline act announced for Singleton Live, a new series of major outdoor concerts coming to the park.

The show is part of the band's Summer Funk '27 UK and European headline tour, which they're billing as a proper summer spectacle. It's calling at some of the continent's most extraordinary settings, with landmark UK dates including a first-ever show at London's Gunnersbury Park and Halifax's Piece Hall. It's also their first tour since their sold-out 40th anniversary run in 2025, which saw nearly 50 shows across the UK, Europe and Latin America and sparked a full critical reappraisal of their work.

The set is high-energy and stacked with hits drawn from a catalogue spanning more than four decades, including Fairground, Something Got Me Started and Money's Too Tight (To Mention). The band, fronted by Mick Hucknall, have five number one albums, a number one single, nine further UK Top 10 hits, three BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novellos and a MOBO for Outstanding Achievement. Their 1991 album Stars was the best-selling album in Britain and Europe for two consecutive years.

So, Simply Red at Singleton Park, Friday 20 August 2027, 17:00 to 22:30.