Eighties artists for Greatest Hits Radio Live are revealed

Headliners Bananarama will be joined by Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul and ABC for Greatest Hits Radio Live!

During his show this morning, Ken Bruce announced the line-up for the event, which takes place on Sunday 24 November at Europe’s biggest indoor arena – Co-op Live in Manchester.

Ken, along with Kate Thornton, Simon Mayo, Jenny Powell and a host of other familiar Greatest Hits Radio faces will also be at the show, with the already announced Martin Kemp – who is bringing his Back to the 80s DJ set to Co-op Live.

Bananarama with original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward have been celebrating the release earlier this year of their compilation album Glorious – The Ultimate Collection. With over 30 million records sold the band still hold a Guinness World Record for the most chart entries by an all-female group with 32 singles reaching the Top 50 between 1982 and 2009.

Kim Wilde is another record holder as the most charted British female solo act of the 1980s, when she had 17 Top 40 singles including her greatest hits Kids in America, You Keep Me Hangin’ On and You Came.

The Grammy award winning Soul II Soul, led by founder and producer Jazzie B, found fame in the late 80s with two massive back-to-back hits – Keep On Movin and Back to Life. Still festival favourites over three decades on, the band also featured in Disney+ music documentary, Camden, earlier this year.

Tickets are on sale now at greatesthitsradio.co.uk.