Manchester singer and song writer Phoebe Green and pop band Lottery Winners from Leigh have been unveiled as the acts who will take the stage at Emirates Old Trafford for The Hundred - a 100-ball cricket team that plays at the cricket ground for a month each summer.
Announced today, August 1, the line-up sees Emirates Old Trafford set to host both these acts along with other up-and-coming Manchester based artists. The line-up is topped by multi-platinum selling English pop-rock band Bastille, who will take to the stage at The Hundred men’s and women’s final at Lord’s on Saturday 3 September.
For the second year running, the live music at all 34 games of The Hundred has been curated in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing. The partnership connects sports fans with both new and established artists who began their career on the BBC platform.
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As well as the performances taking place at Emirates Old Trafford, other artists will perform in front of large audiences at some of the UK’s biggest cricket grounds, including Lord’s in London and in the North, Headingley in Leeds.
Kicking off on 3 August, The Hundred is cricket’s high-octane competition giving fans the chance to watch some of the best players in the world compete alongside music performances in a high energy, family-friendly environment.
Lottery Winners, who will perform at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester on 13 August, said: “Manchester is where we started out and there is something very special about coming back to play shows here. To be performing at such an iconic venue as part of this unique sporting entertainment event is just so exciting – we’re thrilled to be involved.”
In its first year in 2021, The Hundred attracted some of the biggest names in UK music including Becky Hill, Everything Everything, and Self Esteem, plus breakthrough acts such as Sports Team and Lauran Hibberd. The 2022 line up is set to be an equally big hit with new and existing fans of the game.
Sophie Ecclestone, Manchester Originals star said, “The music last year was amazing, Lizelle and myself even had time for a little dance to Becky Hill during the opening game. It added so much to the competition and showed The Hundred is all about unmissable action on and off the pitch. I can’t wait to get a front row seat this summer and hopefully we can be dancing to Bastille after winning the competition.”
More information on The Hundred’s 2022 music line-up is available at www.thehundred.com/music/live-acts where fans will also be able to receive updates on additional artists confirmed for this summer’s competition in the coming weeks.
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