Funk legend Nile Rodgers will return to Belfast with his legendary band CHIC to headline a huge outdoor gig this summer.
The multiple Grammy-winning composer, producer and guitarist will perform at Custom House Square (CHSq) on August 24, 2021.
As the co-founder of CHIC and the newly elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rodgers pioneered a musical language that generated chart-topping hits like “Le Freak,” (the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records!) and sparked the advent of hip-hop with “Good Times”.
Most recently, he was appointed as the first-ever Chief Creative Advisor for the legendary Abbey Road Studios and was included in “festival best” performances at both Glastonbury and Coachella that resulted in the BBC nominating the band for the BBC Music Awards as “Best Live Performance” and the LA Times stating “Nile Rodgers influence stretches all over Coachella, beaming the sound of a better future”.
His work in the CHIC Organization and his productions for artists like David Bowie, Diana Ross, and Madonna have sold over 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide while his innovative, trendsetting collaborations with Daft Punk, Avicii, Sigala, Disclosure, and Sam Smith reflect the vanguard of contemporary music.
Tickets for the Belfast gig will go on sale this Friday June 18th at 9am from www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
