Legendary singer-songwriter Gabrielle will top the bill this year. The 2-time BRIT award winner and pop-soul star’s 1999 number one album ‘Rise’ was one of the most successful of the era, certified 4 x platinum, a status matched by her greatest hits compilation ‘Dreams Can Come True.’ 6 of her albums have reached the top 10, including 2018’s ‘Under My Skin’ and 2021’s ‘Do It Again.’ With 16 top 40 singles including 2 number ones, she’ll be bringing sing along anthems to Rochdale including ‘Rise’, ‘Out Of Reach’, ‘Sunshine’, ‘Give Me a Little More Time’, ‘When A Woman’, ‘Don’t Need The Sun To Shine’ and of course, ‘Dreams.’
One of the UK’s most iconic stars, Gabrielle continues to captivate audiences of all ages. On top of her BRIT awards, she’s achieved 2 Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards and an Ivor Novello. After earning a new generation of fans during performances on ‘The Masked Singer’ she’s performed with some of the world’s biggest artists including joining Adele at 2 sold-out BST Hyde Park shows. In 2025 Gabrielle embarked on her biggest UK tour, with incredible shows at Manchester’s AO Arena and London’s O2 Arena. Later this year she joins Rick Astley and Michael Bublé on their live tours. Her latest release ‘Dreams - The Remixes’ EP features reworkings of her classic debut track by international dance producers and this year she collaborated on the single ‘Sad Song’ by Middleton-born singer/songwriter JP Cooper.