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BBC to run Rocks the 80s concert in support of Children in Need

on Thursday 19th October at Wembley Arena

By Mike Marshall | Published:

BBC Children in Need Rocks the 80s 2017 - Boy George (2)
Photo credit: Chris Mathews


BBC Children in Need Rocks the 80s is a concert arranged in support of Children in Need on Thursday 19th October at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London. The show celebrates the decade where the BBC first broadcast major Children in Need appeals. The event will be hosted by Fearne Cotton and Sara Cox, and includes performances from Bananarama, Boy George, Erasure, Europe, Imagination... (feat...Leee John), Jason Donovan, Katrina Leskanich, Louisa Johnson, Nick Heyward, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and UB40

Tickets are now on sale, priced at £25 or £35 depending upon the location of the seats. All standing tickets are £35. All proceeds from the event will go towards Children in Need.

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Children in Need is a charity run by the BBC in aid of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK, registered charity number 802052.