Billy Ocean
Salt & Tar, Salt & Tar, Lock & Quay, L204AH Liverpool Kort
fim. 13.08.2026 16:00
Opening Times The site opens at 16:00 each day, last entry 19:00 Event closes at 22:00 Bag restrictions One small bag per person is permitted, no larger than A4 size. Height: 29.7cm, width: 21cm, depth: 15cm. Large bags - including rucksacks - are not allowed, so please make alternative arrangements Parking The official car park for the weekend is the Strand Shopping Centre Car Park. Car Park entrance is located on Vermont Way, L20 4XZ. Disabled car parking spaces and pay machines are on level 5. The car park exit will close at 23.00. Stores will close as normal, and the Strand Shopping Centre will remain open strictly for entry/exit to the car park only. Seating There is no seating which gives a view to the stage, although there are places to sit at the back of the site. You are not allowed to bring your own seating. Food & Drink Strictly no food or drink to be brought into the event venue, there will be vendors where you can purchase food & drink on site.
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Billy Ocean
Leslie Sebastian Charles, aka Billy Ocean, was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago and moved to England with his family at the age of eight. In his teenage years, he sang regularly in London clubs. He released his first single in 1972 on Spark Records as Les Charles. By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the first single, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 22 in the United States. More hits followed, such as “L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)”. He also wrote songs for other artists such as LaToya Jackson. In 1982 he hit the U.S. Rhythm and Blues Chart with “Nights (Feel Like Getting Down).” Ocean's period of greatest success began with Suddenly in 1984 and its main single "Caribbean Queen". The song's title and lyrics were changed for different regions, such that the song is also known as "African Queen" or "European Queen". The album's title track also became a hit. His 1986 album Love Zone also sold very well, with hit singles "When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)." His 1988 album Tear Down These Walls had another number one single, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car". His later albums, such as Time to Move On, L.I.F.E. and Showdown, failed to spawn hits, but his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a steady seller over the years. In 2002, the University of Westminster awarded Billy Ocean an honorary doctorate of music. He continues to tour and record in Europe.
