Shrewsbury Quarry concert hours extended

Tomorrow's big summer concert at Shrewsbury's Quarry featuring 80s stars Tony Hadley and Rick Astley has been extended so fans can hear even more of their favourite hits.

Organisers say the party will now be "even better" as the show has been extended to start at 7.15pm and end at 10.45pm.

It was due to start at 7.30pm but organisers say the show is running longer than anticipated.

More than 6,000 tickets have been sold so far.

A spokeswoman for IML Concerts, which is organising the event, said: "There's even a grand firework finale to round off what promises to be a magical night out at one of the county's most attractive settings."

Headlining the show is Tony Hadley, fresh from the Spandau Ballet world tour, and he will also be joined on stage by multi-million selling artists Rick Astley, ABC, Howard Jones, Mica Paris and Go West.

• Interviews: Rick Astley, Go West, ABC

The artists will be playing songs from their massive repertoire of hit records and for the first time on this concert series they will also perform specially chosen duets and collaborations.

Hopes have been raised that more big name acts could be encouraged to perform at the outdoor public park in the future after a new licence for the Quarry was approved earlier this week.

Shrewsbury Town Council applied for the licence with no restriction on noise following huge support from music fans.

It was approved by Shropshire Council with no specific noise level in place as the decibel limit will be set for each event individually.