Mayor Graham Warke hails return of Nile Rodgers and Chic

The Mayor of Derry, Graham Warke, has welcomed the return of Nile Rodgers and Chic to Derry this summer describing his two gigs during City of Culture as among the highlights of 2013.

By Kevin Mullan

Published 23rd Mar 2022, 16:09 BST- 1 min read

Updated 23rd Mar 2022, 16:11 BST

Mayor Graham Warke said: "The news today that we will be welcoming Nile Rodgers & Chic back to our city this summer is fantastic. His two gigs to sold-out crowds in 2013 were some of the best concerts we have ever hosted, and the atmosphere was absolutely electric. It was one of the highlights of our City of Culture programme, and we are delighted that Nile and his team are coming back this summer.

Nile Rodgers bringing CHIC to Derry for St. Columb's Park summer gig

"It's one of many great gigs that will take place as part of the Celtronic festival, and I'm pleased that Derry City and Strabane District Council are able to support them through our Headline Events fund."

Tickets for the gig which is being organised by Celtronic will go on sale for the Nile Rodgers & Chic gig at 10am on Friday, March 25 at Eventbrite.com

Celtronic 2022 will take place at various venues across the city from June 26 to July 3, 2022, with the full line-up to be announced in April.