Blackpool Illuminations
31st August - 4th November 2012
Blackpool Illuminations 2012 Details
Switch on Celebrity
Who will switch on the 2012 Illuminations?
As always the Switch on Star for 2012 wont be announced till close to the actual 2012 Switch On Show. But what we can say is that the Switch on Concert will be bigger and better than previous years! How is this possible? Well as the switch on concert gets more and more popular Blackpool Council work very hard to make it much more than just a switch on show. Each year they expend and expand on the entertainment to cover the whole weekend.
Each year Blackpool and Real/Smooth Radio announce the name of the mystery celebrity who will be flicking the famous switch to mark the start of the 2012 Blackpool Illuminations.
So who will be switching on what will be a truly historic 2012 switch on?
In 2011 it was Keith Lemon, in 2009 it was ´The Chatty Man´ Alan Carr, in 2010 it was Robbie Williams, in 2011 it was a great star, so who will it be for 2012?
Previous celebrity switch on stars have included:
- 2000 Westlife & Radio Two
- 2001 Steps & Radio Two
- 2002 Ronan Keating & Radio Two
- 2003 Blue & Radio Two
- 2004 Geri Halliwell & Radio Two
- 2005 Chris Evans & Radio Two
- 2006 Dale Winton & Radio Two
- 2007 BBC Dr Who - David Tennant & Radio Two
- 2008 BBC Top Gear Team & Radio Two
- 2009 Alan Carr & Radio Two
- 2010 Robbie Williams & Smooth/Real Radio
- 2011 Alan Carr & Smooth/Real Radio
- 2012 to be announced
The free concert during which the guest will throw the switch marks the start of Blackpool's Big Switch On Weekend. We hope that thousands of fans of the celebrity, and of Blackpool, will join us in the celebrations and that they stay to enjoy all the free events Blackpool will be hosting throughout the weekend and indeed during the Illuminations Season.
