Rock band The Coral will headline the Rochdale Feel Good Festival this summer, taking to the main stage for a free show in Rochdale Town Hall Square on Saturday, 10 August 2019.
The Wirral 5-piece have sold well over a million albums since their debut EP release in 2001, accumulating 6 top 10s – including the chart topping ‘Magic and Medicine’, which was also nominated for 2003’s Mercury Music Prize. They’ve amassed 8 top 40 singles, plus one platinum and 2 gold albums.
The band have played sold-out tours and the main stage at some of the UK’s biggest festivals, including the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury as well as supporting acts including Oasis, The Manic Street Preachers and Blur, with their upbeat indie rock hits resonating across the generations.
With a string of well-known hits including ‘Dreaming of You’, ‘Pass it On’, ‘In the Morning’, and ‘Don’t think you’re the first,’ The Coral were hailed as the first English band of the 21st century’s guitar group revival. Their most recent critically acclaimed album ‘Move through the Dawn’ hit the top 20 last year and they followed up their sell-out UK tour with a stunning televised set at the BBC 6 Music Festival in their home city of Liverpool last month.
Joining The Coral will be pop-rock trio The Hoosiers. Formed in Indianapolis, Indiana, by Irwin Sparkes (lead singer and guitarist) and Alan Sharland (drummer) their debut single ‘Worried about Ray’ shot to number 5 in 2007, with their follow up debut album ‘The Trick to Life’ hitting the top spot and single ‘Goodbye Mr A’ making number 4. Their follow up album in 2010 ‘The Illusion of Safety’ made the top 10 and their wide ranging upbeat tunes are guaranteed to get the crowds feeling good.
