Making the most of immediately’s financial institution vacation, crowds as soon as once more stuffed Le Mans Crescent for the third night of the annual pageant.
It was contact and go round 7pm, when the heavens opened, along with lightning and thunder.
The music on the primary stage needed to be shut down for some time, solely to return shortly after to cheers from the group, a lot of whom had been beneath umbrellas and ponchos.
Forward of their efficiency, Liberty X advised the Bolton Information that they had been “very excited” concerning the present.
Kelli Younger added: “We’re gutted we weren’t right here earlier for all of the meals, I’ve to say — very envious. We’ve been given some ins and outs to attempt, in order that’s thrilling.”
Commenting on what it means to be performing 25 years on from their Popstars breakthrough, Michelle Heaton mentioned: “I feel it’s a mixture of being actually flattered to have folks nonetheless popping out to see us, and likewise feeling actually outdated.
“Once we look out on the crowd now, particularly I’ve seen the previous couple of months after we’ve been doing gigs, is that they are surely reciprocating all of the track lyrics and the music and the dance routines.
“And I don’t suppose it’s simply folks our age — it’s the youthful technology as effectively. In order that they’ve launched them to our music, and that’s superb.”
It was significantly particular for Jessica Taylor to be performing in Bolton.
She mentioned: “It’s superb to be right here on the twenty first anniversary. We’re so satisfied.
“My mum is definitely Bolton born and bred, so it’s good for me to be right here and do a present she’s come to observe. It’s beautiful.
“Our message to the folks of Bolton typically: thanks in your help for the final 25 years. The truth that we’re nonetheless in a position to come right here and do reveals like this can be a deal with.”
Liberty X hit the stage at 9.15pm, enjoying a choice of their greatest hits from the early 2000s – an period which looks like yesterday to a number of the viewers members, who had been singing alongside word-by-word.
Whereas food and drinks is the primary focus of the annual four-day pageant, the occasion additionally presents a cracking line-up of leisure, with dwell music throughout two phases and different actions all through the weekend.
The earlier evening’s headliners, 70s soul icons The Actual Factor, went down a storm, with folks dancing in each nook of Le Mans Crescent.
Different highlights from the weekend have included the spectacular line-up of high cooks, together with James Martin and Marco Pierre White.
Elsewhere, the pageant featured lots of of impartial food and drinks merchants, promoting all the pieces from pasties to paella.
Liberty X fashioned in 2001, after dropping out to Rumour members on the truth TV singing contest Popstars.
All through the early 2000s, the band had a lot of hit singles, together with ‘Simply A Little’, which reached the highest of the UK charts in 2002 and received the BRIT Award for Greatest British Single.
Having first began out as a five-piece band, Liberty X now consists of three authentic members Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Younger.
The trio reformed Liberty X in 2017 and have been enjoying occasions and festivals all around the nation ever since.
The ultimate day of Bolton Meals and Drink Competition is Monday, August 31.