
Deacon Blue celebrate 40 years with a career-spanning hits show at Southampton Summer Sessions in Guildhall Square. Featuring special guests Lightning Seeds, this unmissable evening features UK Number One classics and melodic indie-pop brilliance in a massive outdoor setting.
Celebrating 40 years since Ross and Dougie Vipond first formed the band, Deacon Blue’s Southampton show will be a career-spanning night of hits including ‘Chocolate Girl’, ‘Wages Day’ and ‘Fergus Sings The Blues’. With more than 7 million albums sold, two UK Number One albums, and a songbook filled with heartfelt, singalong hits, Deacon Blue remain one of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved life acts. Very special guests Liverpudlian indie icons Lightning Seeds first burst onto the music scene in the late ‘80s with their shimmering debut Cloudcuckooland. Fast becoming one of the country’s most cherished indie-pop acts, the band are the masterminds behind timeless favourites like ‘Pure’, ‘Lucky You’ and ‘The Life of Riley’. Renowned for their melodic brilliance and feel-good live shows, Lightning Seeds continue to delight fans across generations — the perfect addition to an unmissable night of music at Southampton Summer Sessions.

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27
Jun
Starts at 18:00
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27
Jun
Starts at 18:00
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Celebrating 40 years since Ross and Dougie Vipond first formed the band, Deacon Blue’s Southampton show will be a career-spanning night of hits including ‘Chocolate Girl’, ‘Wages Day’ and ‘Fergus Sings The Blues’. With more than 7 million albums sold, two UK Number One albums, and a songbook filled with heartfelt, singalong hits, Deacon Blue remain one of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved life acts. Very special guests Liverpudlian indie icons Lightning Seeds first burst onto the music scene in the late ‘80s with their shimmering debut Cloudcuckooland. Fast becoming one of the country’s most cherished indie-pop acts, the band are the masterminds behind timeless favourites like ‘Pure’, ‘Lucky You’ and ‘The Life of Riley’. Renowned for their melodic brilliance and feel-good live shows, Lightning Seeds continue to delight fans across generations — the perfect addition to an unmissable night of music at Southampton Summer Sessions.

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