Hugh Cornwell to headline Rox festival

Hugh Cornwell, the legendary voice of The Stranglers, is appearing at the music and arts festival on August 3.

His set on the main stage, thanks to Butlins' sponsorship of the weekend, is expected to attract a capacity crowd to this year's venue of the Royal Norfolk Hotel and the seafront in front of it.

Hugh's appearance during his current UK tour has been confirmed in advance of the full line-up for the two-day spectacular '“ Bognor's biggest surviving crowd-pulling annual event '“ announced together with a taste of other entertainment and activities for the whole family.

As the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in The Stranglers, Hugh enjoyed massive UK and European success with ten hit albums and 21 top 40 singles in the 17-year period he was in the band.

The Stranglers etched themselves into the UK's musical psyche with hit singles such as Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown and Always The Sun.

Hugh has revelled in his musical freedom ever since he stepped off the stage after a sold out Stranglers gig at London's Alexandra Palace in the summer of 1990, when he announced it was the last time he would be fronting the group.

He has released six solo albums. His book The Stranglers: Song By Song was published in November 2001 and gained massive media coverage.

In the book, he sets the record straight, displaces the myths and explains for the first time the real stories behind the Stranglers' extensive catalogue of songs.

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