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The Jockey Club Live is a live music promoter company, who work alongside The Jockey Club (the largest racecourse group in the UK) to produce large scale outdoor concerts at major racecourses.
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The Jockey Club Live was founded by Andrew Wilkinson and Simon Halden, who previously worked on tours for acts such as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue.
2014
In 2014 Music Week revealed that The Jockey Club Live was the sixth largest live music promoter in the UK based on attendances, having staged live music after racing for nearly 300,000 people in its first year of operation.
Between 31 May and 6 September 2014, the company staged 29 events across 9 racecourses, including performances from:
2015
In February 2015 The Jockey Club Live announced that Kylie Minogue would be performing at Newmarket Racecourse and Haydock Park Racecourse.
Tickets for these shows went on sale on 6 February 2014, with Kylie Minogue’s Newmarket concert selling out 30 minutes after tickets were released.
Between 19 June and 29 August 2015, the company staged 16 events across 6 racecourses, including performances from:
In September 2015 The Jockey Club Live announced a new partnership with promoter Live Nation UK.
Under the new agreement Live Nation UK provides live music promotion expertise to Jockey Club Live and assumes responsibility for booking artists to appear at the company’s shows.
2016
Between 13 May and 27 August 2016, the company staged 19 events across 7 racecourses, including performances from: