Next great acts announced for this year’s FREE Dartford Festival

by | Mar 10, 2017 | Dartford Entertainment

Space, Queen II and L E I O are the next great acts to be announced for this year’s FREE Dartford Festival

Space have sold over 2 million albums worldwide while achieving ten Top 40 singles to-date. Female of the Species, easily the bands most recognisable song was an instant classic staying in the UK Top 40 for three months, with additional success with, amongst others, Me and You Versus the World and Neighbourhood. The new studio album “Give Me Your Future” has been recorded and produced by Grammy and Brit award winning producer Steve Levine, as the band continue to write gritty, edgy pop songs that captivate the imagination of the listener. The band continue on the Give Me Your Future Tour with festival performances throughout this year

Queen II faithfully recreates the energy, excitement, and emotion of a classic Queen concert!  An authentic tribute, the four-piece band delivers powerful vocals, driving rock anthems and flamboyant showmanship, the band have been touring Britain and Europe captivating audiences with their nostalgic tribute show!
Performing hits from every decade of Queen’s musical legacy including Bohemian Rhapsody, It’s A Kind Of Magic & We Will Rock You – Queen II truly are the Champions Of Tributes!

L E I O is a British singer songwriter originally from the south of England. In the beginning, she was influenced by everything from country and western to 80’s soul. Her sound began to diversify through collaborations with Grammy award-winning writers and producers breaking into soul, hip hop and RnB, whilst continuing to stay true to her story-telling roots. https://www.facebook.com/leiomusic/

More announcements to follow soon.

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