Now being branded as "Liverpool Summer Pops Festival",[1] the event features performances by bands and artists in one venue over consecutive nights, as well as some events in other 'fringe' venues.
The Summer Pops was established in 1993[2] by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society[3] under the Artistic Direction of conductor Carl Davis.
[4] The event was created to give the RLPO somewhere to play in the summers of 1993–1995 while the Philharmonic Hall was being refurbished.
[5] The original venue for the Summer Pops was a green and yellow Big Top tent situated on King's Dock in Liverpool.
[7] A variety of acts are booked to perform each year, including Gloria Estefan, the RLPO, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Corrs, The Who, James Brown, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Bryan Ferry, Westlife, Alice Cooper, Julio Iglesias, Sugababes, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Pet Shop Boys, Corinne Bailey Rae, Bryan Adams, Il Divo and Blink-182