VE Day 70: A Party to Remember
VE Day 70: A Party To Remember was a 1940s themed concert and party held on Saturday 9 May 2015 on Horse Guards Parade in London. It was hosted by The Royal British Legion, as part of the three-day celebration to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
Performances
The concert was presented by Chris Evans. Performers in order of first appearance:- Diversity – dancing to "Puttin' On the Ritz" and "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"
- Richard E. Grant – Ministry of Information advice
- Colin Salmon – Ministry of Information advice
- Alexander Armstrong – "We Must All Stick Together", "London Pride"
- Collabro - "We Must All Stick Together", "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye"
- Bernard Cribbins – words of Jeffrey Illey, ten year-old evacuee
- Status Quo – "In the Army Now"
- Robert Lindsay – Winston Churchill's May 1940, August 1940 and May 1945 speeches
- Laura Wright – "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye"
- Katherine Jenkins – "He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "We'll Meet Again"
- Pixie Lott – "Sally"
- Chas & Dave – "Run, Rabbit, Run", "Leaning on a Lamp-post", "When I'm Cleaning Windows", "You Are My Sunshine", "We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line", "Roll Out the Barrel"
- Elaine Paige – "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"
- Honeysuckle Weeks – Chotie writing to Dicker
- Laurence Fox – Dicker Writing to Chotie
- Gregory Porter – "As Time Goes By"
- Ian Lavender – words of Bill Miles, Home Guard volunteer
- Laura Wright, Pixie Lott and Rebecca Ferguson – "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
- Blue – "Five Minutes More"
- Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers – "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square", "In the Mood"
- Julia Sawalha – words of Marion Gardner, Land Army girl
- Alfie Boe – "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Run", "We'll Meet Again"
- Jane Horrocks – words of Lt. George. F. Morrison, 7th Battalion of the Royal Highlanders
- Martin Shaw – 'For the Fallen'