Just when you thought Cruise ‘n Groove 2017 couldn’t get any more exciting, joining Australia’s biggest retro music festival at sea are pop heavyweights KC and The Sunshine Band, known as one of the biggest hit-makers of the disco era and credited with changing the sound of modern pop music.
But wait, there’s more! The addition of Paul Young has also been announced to make the Cruise ‘n Groove party even bigger when it sets sail from Sydney to the South Pacific in October 2017. The 1980’s English ‘blue-eyed soul’ singer, popular for hits including Everytime You Go Away, Love of the Common People, Wherever I Lay My Hat and Come Back and Stay, will perform his dreamy multi-platinum classics to adoring fans at sea.
KC expresses his excitement, saying: “To play across the South Pacific will be an absolute blast, I can’t wait to perform with some of the other incredible acts on the bill and reunite with my Australian fans. It will be truly special.”
Pull out your flares and don’t forget your dancing shoes as we welcome even more international superstars to the sensational jaw-dropping line up of 30 acts including:
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (US)
BONEY M (DE)
MARCIA HINES * PAUL YOUNG (UK) * GO WEST (UK)
CUTTING CREW (UK) * MI-SEX (NZ) * SONGS IN THE KEY OF MOTOWN (USA)
PAUL GRAY (WA WA NEE) * THE TINA TURNER SHOW FEATURING REBECCA O’CONNOR
….PLUS 18 MORE INCREDIBLE ACTS.
KC and The Sunshine Band have an unrivalled following and career achievements unmatched by their contemporaries, including multiple platinum records, sales of over 100 million records, three Grammy Awards, airplay and performances at every major sporting event in the world plus music on over 200 motion picture soundtracks. It’s no wonder songwriter Harry “K.C.” Wayne Casey has been penned as the founder of the dance revolution creating the ultimate ‘magnum opus’ pop jewels of the disco era.
Few bands tour as fervently or remain as popular today as in 1973, but the 15 piece still captivates audience’s 40 years later, with show-stopping performances that revive the quintessential essence of the pop-disco magic that made them one of the biggest acts of the 1970’s.
International stardom quickly followed KC and The Sunshine Band for the glorious booty-shaking disco classic Get Down Tonight among other chart exploding phenomena including That’s the Way [aha aha] (I Like It), (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty and Please Don’t Go; which continue to be discovered and loved by new audiences the world over.
Cruise ‘n Groove, hosted on the luxurious cruise liner Radiance of the Seas, begins its musical journey from Sydney and sets sail to the tropical beauty of prominent South Pacific island holiday destinations including Isle of Pines (New Caledonia), Mystery Island (Vanuatu) and Noumea (New Caledonia).
With live music pumping in the impressive Aurora Theatre, The Colony Club, Quill & Compass, Starquest Club, Schooner Bar, Centrum and Poolside, plus incredible panoramic views of the South Pacific, audiences will enjoy a personal and relaxed encounter with the world-class talent on board. Choose Your Cruise guarantees a dazzling at-sea experience for memories audiences will never forget.
Cruise N Groove sets sail for 8 nights from 23rd to 31st October.
Prices start at $2,649 pp twin share.
For more information including how to book your cabin go to www.chooseyourcruise.com.au OR call 1300 247 371.
SOURCE: Choose Your Cruise