First Acts for Spectacular Summer Wild Live Concerts 2025: Classical Superstar Russell Watson and ABBA Favourite Björn Again
19th December 2024
Award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park Has First Acts for Spectacular Summer Wild Live Concerts 2025: Classical Superstar Russell Watson and ABBA Favourite Björn Again.
The two acts will take to the stage next August on separate Sundays with Bjorn Again leading the way on Sunday 24th August and Russell Watson opening his 25th Anniversary Tour at the Park on Sunday 31st August. Concert tickets will also include entry into the award-winning Wildlife Park during the day of the concert.
Björn Again will perform a string of ABBA classics, including Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, and Knowing Me, Knowing You, along with a few surprises done in Björn Again’s signature rocked-up style.
The internationally acclaimed show was created and founded in 1988 in Melbourne by Rod Stephen, rapidly achieving worldwide status for singlehandedly initiating the ABBA revival in the 1990s.
Björn Again has performed approximately 5,700 shows in 74 countries over 37 years for notable people including Rowan Atkinson, J.K. Rowling, Gordon Ramsay, Russell Crowe, Agnetha Fältskog and the British Royal Family.
Watson, who spent a record breaking 52 weeks at number one in both the UK and the USA, will be singing some of his pop and operatic style covers and originals.
His first album ‘The Voice’ achieved one million sales in the UK alone, featuring Nessun Dorma, Bridge over Troubled Water and other classical masterpieces.
The global star is the country’s most prolific classical recording artiste, who has performed for some of the world’s most notable figures including Her Majesty The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, King Charles, the late Pope John Paul II and Barak Obama.
YWP CEO John Minion remarked: “We are thrilled to announce our first acts for 2025 and can’t wait to welcome them to the park.
“If you enjoy classical music, or perhaps you are an ABBA fan, you won’t be disappointed. We will be announcing more of the line up in the coming months.
“This year was a record-breaking summer for us, and we hosted the busiest bank holiday weekend for the Wild Live concerts.
“We are looking forward to making 2025 even bigger and better!”
Previous acts include popular singers Olly Murs, The Vamps, JLS and Ella Henderson.
Visitors will have the chance to explore the park, before enjoying performances from their favourite artists.
Visitors to the park are guaranteed an unrivalled walk-through experience coming almost face to face with some of the world’s most beautiful and rare animals including Black Rhinos, Polar Bears, Amur Tigers and African Painted Dogs.
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