Manchester rock lords the Courteeners headlined Lytham Festival’s biggest ever night as they performed to a sold-out crowd.
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00:00I'm most excited about the Cortinas because they were like one of the probably second
00:22or third bands that I ever promoted. So I did a concert with them in Hay Hall in Wigan
00:30many years ago and they were just kind of on their way up and we tried to get them here
00:35every year and then they'd be like oh no we're doing Heaton Park or we're doing the Stadium
00:40or it just kind of never worked out. So this year the stars aligned because I've been asking
00:46them to come every year since we started.
00:59Right well the main bands, the Corks and Cortinas, two great bands. Cortinas, it's their anniversary
01:07of St Jude, I think it's about 15, 20 years since it was first released so yeah I'm looking
01:13forward to seeing them. It's about our fifth year, we choose a night and we get on it.
01:19It's great, it's always a great atmosphere, plenty of people. I like the way they cater
01:29for loads of different, you know you went Shani and Twain the other night and then you
01:34get tonight a couple of indie bands, tomorrow Rick Astley and Madness. It's great, I love it.
01:43It's really good, really good. And how many years have you been? About three years on
01:56the props. And are you excited for tonight? Yeah, really, really good.
02:13I don't know if each day I'll ever be the honest, let alone the old, the crafty, the