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2021 Gala Ball Entertainment

This year we’re back at our breathtaking venue at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Centre, and we’re set to be bigger and better than ever before. See for yourself – here’s a sneak peak at just some of the spectacular line up awaiting our guests at the 2021 Maggie’s on the Runway Gala Ball.

 
 
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Rick Astley

Rick Astley is enjoying a major career resurgence. He had already sold more than 40 million albums fuelled by hits like the chart-topping Never Gonna Give You Up, Whenever You Need Somebody, Together Forever, When I Fall in Love, She Wants To Dance With Me and Cry For Help.  

In 2016 he returned with new music and released wholly self-penned platinum album ’50’ that has to date sold more than 400,000 copies. In 2018 he followed it up with another self penned & produced top ten album, Beautiful Life, and in 2019 released a career spanning top 5 album ‘The Best of Me’, a best of compilation with eleven additional reimagined tracks and new single ‘Every One Of Us’.  2019 also saw Rick complete a gargantuan 38-date stadium tour as special guest to Take That, during which he played to over 500,000 people. Showing his mass appreciation across genres, he has also graced the main stage of the legendary Reading Festival, performing ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ with one of the worlds biggest rock bands, Foo Fighters. Just before the pandemic Rick toured Australia and New Zealand with a-ha, playing 8 sold out dates in arenas across the region.

Rick has been anything but quiet during the pandemic, and has from his home studio amassed nearly 2 Million YouTube followers with a series of Lockdown Covers and become a major force on TikTok with 1.7 Million followers and selected as one of Louder’s top 10 must follow artists on the platform. He has also used this time to publicly support the NHS and organise free concerts for NHS staff during his UK Arena tour this October. 

 

House of Angels

Let’s Party for Heaven’s Sake!

London's all-female live dance music act, House Of Angels are widely recognised as one of the UK's leading party bands. For over a decade they’ve been wowing audiences worldwide with their unique renditions of club classics and pop anthems, skilfully engineered to raise the roof and fill the floor!

 Comprised of up to five talented artists: DJ, vocalist, sax, violin and percussion, House Of Angels deliver a high end, high energy entertainment concept merging dance beats with world class live musicians and couture costuming. The result is a non-stop celebration spanning poolside chill out vibes to peak-hour, party rocking destruction! No strangers to performing at exclusive events for Swarovski, Mercedes-Benz and Royal Ascot, HOA maintain their reputation as the number one choice for corporate brands, celebrities, nightclubs and private clients across the world seeking the ultimate in luxury entertainment 

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Paul Crone

For more than 30 years, Paul has become one of the most familiar faces and voices across the North West of England. This humorous and affective compere is second to none. He has hosted numerous large scale events often with more than a thousand guests, and brings his own unique style to proceedings.His many broadcasting skills lie in his diversity to adapt to the versatile range of stories the popular nightly regional news programme Granada Reports covers.

Paul is a reporter, presenter, producer, director and in the last five years has become an accomplished broadcast cameraman and digital editor.

From a man who has slammed a piano lid down on Gary Barlow’s hands, babysat for Phil Collins sons, and has frequently trod the boards in theatres across the North.

 

Monica Ward

Get ready to be blown away by our Musical Director and Glasweigan songstress’s powerful voice.

Monica’s skills as a vocalist are constantly in demand from some of the best artists and bands in the UK.

Monica is now on the brink of releasing her first album!

Listen

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Rocket MAX

Rocket MAX is the ultimate Elton John tribute show, as performed worldwide by pianist and vocalist Max Anthony. Clients include Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, Warner Leisure Hotels, Boisdale Group and many more. 

There is simply nothing closer to an actual Elton concert. Prepare for a wild ride as the magic of the Rocket Man is brought to life live on stage.

 The show features a hand picked selection of Elton's most well known songs performed with all the flamboyance and virtuosity of the much-loved star. 

 

Dave Pemberton

Making sure all of this fabulous entertainment sounds it’s best is Dave Pemberton.

Dave is a music producer/sound engineer with many years of experience in the industry. Dave has been in the studio with everyone from M People and the Spice Girls, to The Prodigy and Groove Armada, working out of some of the top studios in the world. He has even recorded Rick Astley at The Strongroom Studios in London in the early 90’s. Now based in Manchester with his own studio in media city, Dave is currently writing and producing an album with our very own Monica Ward.

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