{"id":48585,"date":"2019-04-02T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=48585"},"modified":"2019-04-02T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T15:15:11","slug":"livewire-festival-announces-ms-lauryn-hill-as-first-headliner-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/livewire-festival-announces-ms-lauryn-hill-as-first-headliner-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVEWIRE Festival Announces Ms. Lauryn Hill As First Headliner For 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>LIVEWIRE Festival to return in 2019 to <\/strong><strong>Tower Headland Arena, Blackpool August 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0&#8211; 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02019. First <\/strong><strong>headliner announced, <\/strong><strong>Ms. Lauryn Hill, performing on <\/strong><strong>Saturday 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August 2019. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th April at 10am through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/event\/1F00567DB3D76EE5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- Random Ad stuff --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>After a massive inaugural year in 2017, which saw unforgettable performances by a host of UK and international acts including Will Smith &amp; DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Jacksons, LIVEWIRE Festival announces it will return to the famous seaside resort for the August bank holiday in 2019. From Thursday August 22nd \u2013 Sunday August 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Blackpool\u2019s Tower Headland Arena will once again welcome some of the world\u2019s biggest stars.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><!-- Random Ad stuff --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first headline artist to be announced is Ms. Lauryn Hill, who will be performing on Saturday August 24<sup>th,<\/sup> joined by other acts yet to be announced. \u00a0Ms. Lauryn Hill established her presence in the musical world as the lone female member of The Fugees, whose record sales would make them the second biggest selling R&amp;B act worldwide since Michael Jackson, with iconic singles including \u2018Killing Me Softly\u2019, \u2018Ready Or Not\u2019 and \u2018No Women No Cry\u2019.\u00a0She launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album \u2018The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill\u2019, which earned a record breaking five Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With an eclectic appreciation and voracious appetite for good music, Ms. Hill would establish herself as a genre spanning star, impossible to pigeon-hole as she effortlessly bounced between soul, R&amp;B, rap, Motown and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After last year\u2019s festival was cancelled\u00a0due to the ill-health of key personnel a spokesperson for\u00a0\u00a0Blackpool Council said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cwe are delighted to see the return of Livewire. It promises to deliver a feast of live entertainment to the Tower Festival Headland and adds yet another dimension to a brilliant programme of events lined up for Blackpool this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyone that purchased tickets to last year\u2019s festival can email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@livewirefestival.co.uk\">info@livewirefestival.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0with their booking reference, name, and address to receive a code that will remove all booking fees for this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information regarding the other headline acts will be released over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_14970\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwUlidSGJKY?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Ms. Lauryn Hill - Ready or Not | Live on Austin City Limits TV\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OwUlidSGJKY\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIVEWIRE Festival to return in 2019 to Tower Headland Arena, Blackpool August 22nd &#8211; 25th 2019. First headliner announced, Ms. Lauryn Hill, performing on Saturday 24th August 2019. Tickets go on sale this Friday 5th April at 10am through Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16518,7],"tags":[2854,394,10486,261,20486,9753,20485,20487,9755,20488,10485],"class_list":["post-48585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festivals","category-music","tag-blackpool","tag-concerts","tag-dj-jazzy-jeff","tag-festival","tag-headline-act","tag-livewire-festival","tag-ms-lauryn-hill","tag-the-fugees","tag-the-jacksons","tag-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill","tag-will-smith"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-cDD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32917,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/livewire-festival-to-return-to-tower-headland-arena-blackpool-23rd-26th-august-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":48585,"position":0},"title":"LIVEWIRE Festival To Return To Tower Headland Arena Blackpool 23rd-26th August 2018","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"12\/02\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"After a massive inaugural year, which saw unforgettable performances by a host of UK and international acts including Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Jacksons, LIVEWIRE Festival announces it will return to the famous seaside resort for the August bank holiday. 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