Sunday 11 August 2024.

Saturday 10 August 2024. ASCOT RACECOURSE presents a great day of horseracing, followed by live music. DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP Join us for a day of racing & dancing, with a trademark CC lineup of feel-good, party-starting music to round things off. We can’t wait to see you at Ascot for this one! 🙌 With 12 jockeys, 6 races and 4 teams, you can expect a day jam-packed with exhilarating racing at the Shergar Cup – followed by a signature CC lineup featuring Sugababes, Ministry of Sound Ibiza Anthems featuring Ellie Sax, Scouting For Girls and Denise van Outen (DJ set). Tickets are £70 and £55 and £40. www.ascot.com - Visit their website here for more info and to buy tickets for this event and others at Ascot. A lovely sunny day is forecast, mixed in with some quality racing and well known music acts, so well worth popping over there for a great day out. ---------- A massive crowd of around 20,000 are here. The ladies are wearing their best summer outfits , and the men are dressed in their smart attire. We are in the nice King Edward Enclosure so watched three races from their Level 4 balcony seats , then three races down by the finish line. Many of the races finished in very close run-ins. The TV cameras are here . Lots of the staff here in bowler hats . then it was party time... SCOUTING FOR GIRLS arrived on stage at 5.25pm for their 45 mins set. All the acts have use of the big screens. Lots of catchy tracks in their set including, 'This Ain't A Love Song' , 'Posh Girls', a cover of Busted hit 'Year 3000' and their biggest hit 'She's So Lovely' got everyone singing along . DENISE VAN OUTEN was the DJ between the acts . MINISTRY OF SOUND IBIZA ANTHEMS arrived on stage at 6.45pm for their 45 mins set. The female singer sung some well known tracks. SUGABABES on stage at 8pm for their 60 mins set. As headliners they have the full light production. Fireworks and confetti cannons used during their set . They have a full band , with lots of hits in their set, Including' Freak Like Me', ' Red Dress', 'Hole In The Head', ' Overload', ' 'Push The Button' , 'Round Round' and ending with an extended version of 'About You Now'....a really good set that goes down well . The live music finished at 9pm so everyone could get home in good time, if they had travelled a distance . It was a great day out in the sunshine.

Posted 9th August 2024