Crowds flock to Telford Town Park for rockin' weekend of gigs

Superstar Bryan Adams brought the weekend to a rocking finale after Telford Town Park was gripped by festival fever with three nights of open-air music.

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Tom Grennan went down a storm on Saturday

Crowds flocked to Telford QEII arena in Telford Town Park for a triple header of gigs this weekend.

Kicking off on Friday evening were 80s legends Tears For Fears, who were supported by the Brand New Heavies after Alison Moyet was unable to perform due to testing positive for Covid.

Tears for Fears in Telford Town Park on Friday night

After spending six weeks touring the US, Tears for Fears brought their smash hits to Shropshire from albums such as Songs From the Big Chair and Seeds of Love.

There were good crowds on all three days

Singer-songwriter Tom Grennan performed to a crowd of fans on Saturday evening in a 'relaxing atmosphere' in which he got five fans in Tom Grennan masks up on stage.

Multi million selling artist Bryan Adams and Canadian was the big finale act on Sunday night after performing to a huge crowd in Widnes just the evening before.

Feeder on stage supporting Bryan Adams

It is thought that Bryan Adams had the biggest crowd with many also turning out to see supporting act – Feeder.

Adams' tour, So Happy It Hurts, has seen him perform decades of hits including Shine a Light, Summer of 69, Can't Stop This Thing We Started and Cuts Like a Knife.

It was a festival atmosphere over the weekend

Connor Cupples, promoter for the weekend concerts, said: "The concerts were really good and the sun came out at the right time.

"It's great to be back here and have successful shows. It was a really nice atmosphere."