THE Phoenix Festival has joined forces with the Kings Head Hotel in Cirencester to bring music back to the Corn Hall with leading Blondie tribute band, Atomic Blondie.

The concert, on Saturday, May 7, will be the first in the refurbished Corn Hall, with its vaulted Victorian ceilings, since it reopened in 2008.

Atomic Blondie, the headline act, has been described as ‘Electric’ by Kiss FM.

Covering all our old favourites from Picture this to Sunday Girl, this exciting tribute band will also be supported by the Phoenix All Stars - a group of well-known Cirencester musicians including Cirencester’s mayor, Mark Harris.

The concert is already shaping up to be a sell-out with tickets playing an important role in helping raise funds for the fourth Phoenix festival taking place in the Abbey Grounds, Cirencester on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.

Glen Moreman, Phoenix festival organiser said: “The events running up to this year’s Brit pop themed Phoenix festival serve as important reminder of the sheer pleasure we get from live music, as well as delivering on the more serious objective of fund raising.

"The money from the pre-festival build-up events will make all the difference to ensuring Cirencester keeps its free music festival and ensuring that it is even better at meeting the needs of our local community.”

Sally Russell, general manager, Kings Head Hotel said: “The Kings Head team are really excited to be able to host such a great event and really help raise some cash for this year’s Phoenix Festival."

  • Tickets £8 (£10 on the door) from ticketsource.co.uk/date/FHGEKF, kingshead-hotel.co.uk/events/phoenix-festival-charity-event or from the King’s Head Hotel .