Anne-Marie will take centre stage at Singleton Park this weekend as fans finally get to see the platinum selling star perform live in Swansea after months of anticipation. The popstar, who has more than five billion streams to her name, a platinum debut album and five top 10 UK singles, will perform there on Saturday, July 30 the second of three top gigs at the city beauty spot, the night after Nile Rodgers & Chic, and the night before Paul Weller.
Ahead of the big event, we've put together a guide of all you need to know - from the support acts, the predicted setlists, the road closures and banned items, and all the other essential information you need to make sure your day out goes to plan. Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
The support acts
Opening the show is a new rising star and BRIT Award nominated Gracey, who already has 140 million streams and a top 10 hit under her belt. She will be joined by main support act, the hugely acclaimed Mimi Webb, who has been hailed by BBC Radio 1 as one of the sounds of 2022, having made waves worldwide with her Seven Shades of heartbreak EP and instantly selling out her first UK tour. Already a huge star on TikTok, she can also boast being the first UK female artist, since Dua Lipa in 2017, to land two singles in the UK Top 15 before the release of her debut album.
Stage Times
The box office opens at 2pm on the day of the event and it will be situated inside the entrance to the park off Mumbles Road.
Gates - 4pm.
DJ PressplaywithStacey 5pm - 6pm
Gracey - 6pm - 6.30pm
Mimi Webb - 7.15pm - 8pm
Anne-Marie from 8.45pm
The concert will finish at approximately 10.30pm
Anne-Marie's predicted setlist
The popstar performed the following setlist at the OVO Arena in Wembley in London on May 11, giving a pretty good indication of what we can expect to hear her perform at Singleton Park
Thunderstorm
Ciao Adios
x2
Alarm
Tell Your Girlfriend
Then
Rockabye
Therapy
Our Song
Breathing
Beautiful
Perfect
Better Off
2002
Kiss My (Uh-Oh)
Way Too Long
Don't Play
Encore:
Friends
Birthday
Banned items
Organisers have issued the following instructions on the items you are not to bring with you to the event:
- Do not bring a bag if you can possibly avoid it. If you must, do not bring one larger than an A4 sheet of paper. All bags will be checked upon entry.
- Do not bring anything that could be considered a weapon.
- Do not bring any type of pyrotechnics such as fireworks, flares or smoke bombs. It is illegal for a person over 18 years to let off a firework, flare, smoke bomb in a public place.
- Do not bring aerosols, airhorns, megaphones, gas canisters, psychoactive substances aka ‘legal highs’, paper lanterns or glass items. These will be confiscated upon entry and not returned.
- Do not arrive with any form of professional audio or visual recording equipment.
- Do not bring umbrellas.
- Do not bring animals to the event (with the exception of registered hearing or guide dogs).
- Do not leave valuables if it can be helped.
- Do not bring furniture of any kind.
- Do not bring food and drink into the event. Food and drink will be available to purchase inside.
Road closures
Brynmill Lane will be closed between Oystermouth Road and Gower Road from 3pm until 11.30pm. Mumbles Road will be closed between Sketty Lane and Gorse Lane between 10pm and 11.30pm.
How to get there
From the M4 (Cardiff) - Exit the M4 at junction 42 and follow the A483 to Swansea. Follow the signs for Singleton Hospital on the A4067. Singleton Park is located to the right approximately 500m after St Helens Rugby Ground. From the M4 (Carmarthen) - Exit the M4 at junction 47 and follow the signs for Swansea on the A483. Following the signs for Singleton Hospital, after approximately 2.5 miles turn right at major set of lights following the signs for Gower (there is a pub on the right hand side called The Marquis Arms). Follow the A4216 and turn right at the traffic lights onto Vivian Road. Continue following the signs for Singleton Hospital. By bus - Buses operate from Swansea city centre and various other locations to Singleton Park. Bus stops are located near both the Gower Road, Sketty Lane and Oystermouth Road entrances to Singleton Park. The following bus services operate in the area of the park: 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 8, 10, 20, 20A and 21A. By train: The nearest railway station to Singleton Park is Swansea High Street which is approximately two miles away. A taxi rank can be found outside the station.
Taxi and drop off point
You should aim to be dropped off and collected at Bryn Road if you are arriving or heading home in a taxi. Taxis will not be permitted to enter the park. The concert is scheduled to end at 10.30pm, and those planning to use taxis are advised to allow plenty of time to walk from the concert area to the location where you have booked your taxi.
Where to park?
The closest is Bishop Gore School (blue car park) which is a 700m walking distance. You can park at The Recreation Ground (yellow car park) which is 850m away. Singleton Hospital (red car park) is also available but is a reasonable walk away with a 1400m distance. Each car park costs £10. There are currently no park and ride facilities planned for the event.
Refreshments
You are not allowed to bring food and drink into the event, unless for medical circumstances, although you may bring in a sealed bottle of water. A range of catering, offering a variety of food and drink will be available within the event arena from the time the gates open.
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