Rock stars and cars

This summer, music-loving car fans are in for a treat as the British International Motor Show plays host to nightly top-name live concerts at ExCeL London. The ‘Motor Show Music Festival’ tickets give FREE access to the British International Motor Show on the day of the concert, offering car fans two great shows for one great price – a dream ticket!

The Motor Show Music Festival, in partnership with Virgin Radio, takes place from 23 July to 3 August. A host of world-famous acts – including Meatloaf, UB40, Jools Holland, Deep Purple, Status Quo, Squeeze, Alice Cooper and Chicago – will perform live every evening alongside the British International Motor Show in a stunning open-air waterfront arena, making it this summer’s hottest ticket.

Motor Show Music Festival - confirmed line-up:

23 July UB40
24 July Alice Cooper
25 July Status Quo
26 July Squeeze
27 July Here & Now Tour (featuring leading pop acts from the 1980s,including Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Paul Young, Toyah, Kid Creole, Midge Ure and Nick Heyward)

28/29 July To be confirmed soon
30 July Deep Purple
31 July Chicago
1 Aug Jools Holland featuring Marc Almond
2 Aug Meat Loaf supported by Arno Carstens

The Motor Show opens from 10am to 9pm weekdays and 10am to 8pm at weekends, with gates for the Music Festival opening at 8pm and 7.30pm respectively.

Motor Show Music Festival tickets start from just £25 and only 6,000 are being made available for each concert. Tickets can be purchased now from seetickets.com or by calling 0871 230 5593.

The event’s Marketing Director Kirsty Perkinson said, “Motor Show Music Festival combines rock stars and cars within a unique open-air intimate arena in an amazing waterfront setting, giving car lovers even more reasons to visit this year’s British International Motor Show.”

The Motor Show is the UK’s largest consumer exhibition and is expected to attract more than half a million visitors. The event will feature over 60 vehicle marques, 600 new cars and a host of interactive attractions.

National rock and pop station Virgin Radio, and its sister station Virgin Radio Classic Rock, are the official radio partner for the Motor Show Music Festival. The station will be giving away tickets to the hotly anticipated gigs on air and online at virginradio.co.uk as part of the stations summer of live music.

For more information on The British International Motor Show and the Music Festival, visit britishmotorshow.co.uk.