Lincoln Castle to host Deacon Blue and OMD in 2026 concert events

Synth-pop icons Orchestral Manoeuvres within the Dark (OMD) and Scottish pop rockers Deacon Blue have joined the line-up for a sequence of concert events at Lincoln Castle subsequent 12 months.

OMD will convey their Summer of Hits Tour to the citadel on 11 June, joined by visitors Peter Hook & The Light and Andrew Cushin.

Deacon Blue will carry out on 26 June alongside Lightning Seeds.

Cuffe & Taylor promoter Mark Harrison stated: “They are the perfect addition to our line-up so far and we still have so much more to come.”

OMD have a profession spanning greater than 40 years, with greater than 40m data offered worldwide and 18 UK Top 40 hits.

Their songs embody Enola Gay, Maid of Orleans, Souvenir and If You Leave.

They might be joined by Peter Hook & The Light, a post-punk band, in addition to rising indie star Andrew Cushin.

Hits from Deacon Blue, who’ve two UK primary albums, embody Chocolate Girl, Wages Day and Fergus Sings The Blues.

Liverpudlian indie band Lightning Seeds will be a part of them as particular visitors.

The concert events are a part of a partnership between Lincolnshire County Council and Live Nation promoters Cuffe & Taylor to convey artists to carry out within the historic location.

Tom Grennan, Billy Ocean, DJ Pete Tong and David Gray will even carry out throughout the medieval partitions of Lincoln Castle subsequent 12 months.

British pop and ska band Madness will even return next year after their earlier sold-out efficiency in 2024.

Tickets go on normal sale at 10:00 GMT on 7 November.