The Liverpool Summer Pops Festival have become established as an important part of the European summer music calendar, with some of the greatest names in music having played over the past eight years:

10cc, A-ha, Air, Alice Cooper, Alison Moyet/Radio 2, Amy Winehouse, Anastacia, Andy Williams, Atomic Kitten,

BB King, Beach Boys, Beatles Day, Bill Wyman, Blondie/The Stranglers, Blue, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Bootleg Beatles, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Bryan Ferry, Burt Bacharach, Busted

Charlie Landsborough, Chris Barber, Chris de Burgh, Claire Sweeney, Corinne B Rae, Counting Crows, Craig David, Crowded House, Culture Club

Daniel Bedingfield, David Cassidy, Deacon Blue, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Donny Osmond, Duran Duran

Elton John, Elvis Costello, Evening with the Beatles

Fri Night is Music Night

Gabrielle,, Gary Moore, Girls Aloud

Il Divo

James, James Brown, James Morrison, James Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy, Jethro Tull, John Mayall/Eric Clapton, Jools Holland, Jose Carreras, Julio Iglesias

Kob at the Dock

Last Night at the Pops, Lemar, Lesley Garrett, Lionel Richie, Love Classics, Love with Arthur Lee & the Zutons, Lulu

Macy Gray, McFly, Meatloaf, Mel C / Atomic Kitten, Michael Ball, Michael Bolton, Michael Buble, Mick Hucknall

New Order

OMD, Oscar Peterson

Paul Simon, Paul Weller, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Peter Kay, Pink, Pretenders

Rat Pack, Ray Charles/The Christians, Rock’n Roll 50th Anniversary Concert, Ronan Keating, Roxy Music, Russell Brand

Shirley Bassey, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Status Quo, Steely Dan, Sugababes/Bjorn Again, Summer Night at the Opera, Summer pops party, Supertramp

TAPFS, The Corrs, The Darkness, The Farm, The Irish Tenors, The Mavericks, The Rat Pack, The Who, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett

UB40

Van Morrison, Viva Las Vegas

Westlife, Wet, wet, wet, Whitesnake, Will Young

Yes

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