1st September 2023 - 7th January 2024
Blackpool Illuminations 2019 Switch On Show
The full details of the 2019 Switch On performers will be listed here as soon as they are announced. It is sure to be an amazing show.
The first details of who will perform at the 2019 Switch On Show have been announced.
The Brit award winning group Busted will headline the Switch On night concert. Supported by the singer songwriter Nina Nesbitt and Sigma, the British Drum and Bass DJ and record production duo who have twice topped the UK singles chart. In addition British Dance group Diversity will be returning to Blackpool for the switch on. To end the night Club MTV DJs R3wire and Varski will perform.
New for 2018, was the Switch-On Golden Circle where a limited number of people will be able to get a close-up view of the show in an exclusive Golden Circle section on the Tower Festival Headland Arena. Tickets for the enclosure, which will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, were available.
As the Golden Circle was such a great success it is set to return for 2019. Keep checking back for details.
For those who want to see the Switch On in style, VIP tickets are available. VIP Tickets include access to the Marquee, Welcome Drink, Picnic Bag in the Arena, Notaranii Ice Cream, and After Party Access. These tickets are limited due to marquee limitations so book quick to avoid missing out.
The 2018 running order.
Gates normally open on Tower Headland from 4pm on Switch On Night
- Blackpool Introducing - Top up and coming local acts.
- The Sound
- Tiger S
- The soulful singer-songwriter Kyle Passmore
- X-Factor contestant Chloe Rose Moyle
- The Main Show
- Ella Eyre
- DJ Producer Jonas Blue
- DVJ (Diversity Juniors)
- Diversity
- Club MTV DJs Rewire
- Varski
- Illuminations Switch On by Alfie Boe
- Finish at approximately 10pm
Tickets for the Switch On concert were by a draw. The 2019 wristband ballot is open. To register, go to: https://www.visitblackpool.com/things-to-do/blackpool-illuminations-and-lightpool/blackpool-illuminations-switch-on/. If you did not win tickets to the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On you may be able to buy tickets for the Golden Circle. This is an area on the Tower Festival Headland where you can still guarantee your place at this amazing outdoor show. Tickets start at £11.25 including a booking fee.
Please note that all donations received via either the street collections, donations from local businesses and from collecting containers in hotels is not used to pay for the concert or any losses incurred. It is used to create new features for the illuminations. So please please be generous in your donations to make the illuminations the best they can be. The Illuminations team are a very dedicated bunch of people who do their best to stretch their budget as far as humanly possible to bring you the greatest FREE show on earth for 66 nights a year.
