Preston’s Flag Market will host two huge events on Saturday 5 May, organised by Preston BID with support from city centre businesses.
Catwalk king, Gok Wan, will present ‘Fashion Rocks’ – an afternoon of style fusing high street names, independent brands and new designers with an eclectic soundtrack.
The ‘Fashion Rocks’ event, which is free to attend, is sponsored by the Fishergate Shopping Centre and St George’s Shopping Centre.
Gok said: “I’ve been to Preston before and love the city, it’s got vibrant eclectic mix of clothing brands and people – my team and I can’t wait to ‘rock’ up on May 5th and showcase some awesome looks for guys and girls of Preston this spring”.
The event, which runs from 11.30am – 4.30pm, will see Gok and a team of international models parade ‘must have’ male and female looks for all ages.
From 6.30pm, the Flag Market will turn in to a concert arena for the now-annual ‘Prestfest’ event, celebrating the city’s ‘Purple Flag’ award-winning night time economy sector.
Confirmed acts include Melanie C, from the world’s biggest selling girl-group the Spice Girls, who have sold over 85 million records worldwide. She will perform her exclusive DJ set as part of the event.
Ahead of her appearance in Preston Mel C said: “It’s going to be great to play my 90’s MixTape set in Preston, I’m really looking forward to Prestfest – northern crowds know how to party”.
Alongside Melanie, retro European dance DJ, SASH! will take to the decks to give a different dynamic to the event playing his worldwide hits ‘Encore Une Fois’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Ecuador’. SASH! has amassed more than 65 gold and platinum awards and continues to perform across the globe at dance music events.
The event will also feature a live performance from Café Mambo Ibiza resident DJ Ben Santiago and sax sensation ‘Lovely Laura’. She is creating a storm across the globe with videos of her performances reaching over 70m viewers worldwide.
Laura is renowned for her incredible live shows for Café Mambo, Ocean Beach Ibiza, Hed Kandi, and Ushuaïa. She is one of the world’s most ‘in demand’ musicians – having performed at prestigious international clubs and festivals worldwide, such as Tomorrowland, Cocoon (Frankfurt) and Amnesia-Ibiza.
With more acts yet to be announced – Prestfest is expected to be a sell-out.
Mark Whittle from Preston BID said: “Working with the city’s leisure and retail businesses, we’ve put together two outstanding events to promote our city and its businesses and bring together thousands of people to celebrate our award-winning status”.
