Roland Gift & The Blacks
Soulful Voice of The Fine Young Cannibals At Blackmore Gardens
Roland Gift & The Blacks perform on the outdoor community stage in Blackmore Gardens on Sunday 28 May from 3.15pm - 4.00pm
We welcome Roland Gift the soulful and distinctive voice of the Fine Young Cannibals who performs a special stripped back set on the festival’s outdoor stage.
Roland is renowned for the vocals on the Fine Young Cannibals hits "Good Thing" and "Suspicious Minds", and he also appeared on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on 31 December 2022.
The band’s self-titled 1985 debut album featured the hits 'Johnny Come Home' and a cover of 'Suspicious Minds'. Their 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked, topped the UK and US album charts, and contained their two US number one singles: 'She Drives Me Crazy' and 'Good Thing'.
They also scored a UK top ten hit with a cover of 'Ever Fallen in Love', taken from the Something Wild film soundtrack. Thanks to their collection of catchy brand of alternative pop-rock, they scored several massive hits around the world, including two number ones in the USA
Roland has performed as a solo artist, appearing at many well-known festivals both here in the UK and aboard and was the guest vocalist with the Jools Holland tour in 2013.
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COMMUNITY STAGE SUNDAY
28 May 2023 12:00 - 17:30