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Sir Tom Jones is coming back to Colchester. The music legend will headline Lower Castle Park on August 18 as part of the Colchester Summer Series. He joins headliners already announced including The Smashing Pumpkins, Busted and Craig David.
So with the news that the Welsh icon Sir Tom Jones is coming to Colchester, we decided to delve into the archives to look back at his last visit to the city...
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Sir Tom Jones is back in Colchester this summer (Image: Steve Brading) He was joined by support acts Megan O’Neill and The Lottery Winners. His two-hour set included crowd favourite Sex Bomb as well as timeless hits such as It’s Not Unusual, Delilah and What’s New Pussycat? Two smiley Sir Tom fans at the concert in 2019 (Image: Steve Brading) He also told the crowd about how he duetted with Peter Donegan - whose late father Lonnie he had worked with decades before - when he performed completely by chance at one of The Voice's blind auditions. He recreated the moment by performing I’ll Never Fall In Love Again alongside his band.
Sir Tom performed all his greatest hits during his last visit (Image: Steve Brading) Sir Tom also paid tribute to Louis Armstrong and Prince with amazing covers of What A Wonderful World and Kiss. The news that the 84-year-old singer was returning to Colchester was revealed on Friday . Speaking about his upcoming gig in August, Sir Tom said: “Performing live is what I love most, so it’s great to be playing at Colchester Castle as part of their excellent Summer Series.
“It’s been six years since I last performed at Colchester Castle so I’m really looking forward to coming back. “Spending a beautiful summer evening in such a wonderful and uniquely historic setting with an amazing crowd, it's going to be special.”.
