The 10-time Grammy-winning Chaka Khan (celebrating 50 years in music), legendary disco group Sister Sledge and the ‘70s funk outfit The Fatback Band will perform a triple bill on Thursday June 13th as part of the Nocturne Live at Blenheim Palace.
They join Crowded House, Sheryl Crow and Turn Brakes on the line-up with more acts to be announced at the annual event in Oxfordshire June 12th – 16th 2024.
Tickets for Chaka Khan go on sale at 9am today (December 1st).
Nocturne Live 2024 Line-up
Confirmed so far for 2024 is:
Wednesday June 12th
TBA
Thursday June 13th
Chaka Khan
Sister Sledge
FatBack Band
Friday June 14th
TBA
Saturday June 15th
TBA
Sunday June 16th
Crowded House
Sheryl Crow
Turin Brakes
Music legend and pop culture icon Chaka Khan is headlining a hugely anticipated triple bill for next summer’s Nocturne Live concert series. The 10-time Grammy winner, who is touring in celebration of both her 70th birthday and 50th year in music, will perform at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Thursday June 13th alongside disco legends Sister Sledge and party-starting funk group The Fatback Band.
For over five decades, Chaka Khan has remained one of music’s most influential voices. Alongside releasing 23 albums and enjoying a string of hits including Ain’t Nobody, I’m Every Woman, I Feel For You and Tell Me Something Good, Khan has collaborated with the likes of Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Mary J. Blige, and was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
Joining Khan on the line-up on Thursday June 13th will be disco queens Sister Sledge, the multi-million-selling vocal group behind the classic anthems We Are Family, Thinking Of You, He’s The Greatest Dancer and Lost In Music, and funk and soul outfit The Fatback Band who revolutionised the foundations of dance, funk, soul, rap and R&B in the ‘70s and ‘80s and continue to wow crowds around the world over fifty years after their inception.
What is Nocturne Live?
Nocturne Live transforms Blenheim Palace’s Great Court into a spectacular 10,000-capacity open-air concert venue and since its inception in 2015 has gone on to become one of the UK’s most popular stately home concert experiences. Over the years the series has presented shows from a host of huge international stars including the likes of Lionel Ritchie, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Nile Rodgers, Lauryn Hill, Noel Gallagher, Gregory Porter, Van Morrison, Tears for Fears, Gladys Knight, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds and Ennio Morricone amongst many others.
Next summer’s Nocturne Live runs from June 12th – 16th 2024. Tickets for Chaka Khan, Sister Sledge and The Fatback Band start at £54 and go on sale at 9am on Friday December 1st. Pre-sale is available to those signed up to the Nocturne Live mailing list and begins at 9am on Tuesday November 28th. Tickets, along with a limited number of VIP packages – which provide an exclusive opportunity to dine in the State Rooms of Blenheim Palace – are available from www.nocturnelive.com.
Who else is announced?
The first acts for Nocturne Live 2024 announced in November, with Crowded House, Sheryl Crow And Turin Brakes taking to the Blenheim Palace stage next June.
Crowded House and Sheryl Crow were two of the biggest artists of the 90s and have collectively sold over 60 million albums over the course of their careers to date. With support from Mercury and Brit-nominated duo Turin Brakes, who had a top 5 hit with their song Pain Killer.
Fronted by singer and guitarist Neil Finn, Crowded House became one of Australia’s most successful exports thanks to huge international hits including Don’t Dream It’s Over, Weather With You, Fall At Your Feet, Four Seasons In One Day and many more, and Sheryl Crow, who was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, recently celebrated 30 years since the release of her hit-filled, multi-Grammy-winning debut album Tuesday Night Music Club.
The three acts will bring the five-night series to a close on Sunday June 16. Tickets start at £54 and will be available for pre-sale from 9am on Tuesday, November 7, for those signed up to the Nocturne Live mailing list, and on general sale from 9am on Friday, November 10.
Neil Finn said: “The band are excited to be playing shows in the UK again next summer. To be performing our songs in front of the magnificent Blenheim Palace and to have our friend and gifted songwriter Sheryl Crow playing on the same bill will make it a special night for band and audience alike. I can’t wait.”
Nocturne Live 2024 returns to Oxfordshire from Wednesday, June 12 to Sunday, June 16, 2024. More acts for the series will be announced in due course.
For more information or to book tickets view www.nocturnelive.com
