David Gray & The Corrs in St Annes

David Gray is a British singer-songwriter, born in Sale in 1968 and raised in Wales. He is best known for the album White Ladder and its songs “Babylon,” “This Year’s Love,” “Please Forgive Me” and “Sail Away,” which joined acoustic folk-rock songwriting to understated electronic production. In 2001, he performed at U2’s concerts at Slane Castle during the touring cycle that followed the album. He returned to the record in 2022 for an anniversary tour, playing it in full at theatres and arenas in Britain, Ireland and North America.

The Corrs are an Irish family band formed in Dundalk in 1990 by siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim Corr. Their pop-rock songs incorporate Celtic folk instruments including violin, tin whistle and bodhrán. Albums such as Talk on Corners and In Blue produced signature songs including “Runaway,” “What Can I Do” and “Breathless.” In 1996, The Corrs supported Celine Dion on the Falling into You: Around the World tour. They played a St Patrick’s Day concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1998, then recorded MTV Unplugged at Ardmore Studios in County Wicklow the following year. After a long break from touring, they returned to the road with the White Light Tour in 2016.