Taunton crowd loved ‘every minute’ of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s set

Thousands of fans enjoyed a set made up of songs from her latest album, her seventh, as well as some of her biggest hits and a disco medley.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor replaced The Proclaimers and she played tribute to the Scottish duo by singing a cover of I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), joined on stage by The Feeling’s Dan Gillespie-Sells.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor on stage with Dan Gillespie Sells (Image: Newsquest)

The long disco medley included disco anthems from the early 2000s, such as Sing It Back by Moloko and Lady (Hear Me Tonight) by Modjo.

A cover of Like a Prayer by Madonna ended the medley/cover section of the set and left room for some of Ellis-Bextor’s biggest hits, Get Over You, and Murder on the Dancefloor.

A cover of 1970s Yes, Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara marked the end of her energetic set which left people in the crowd saying “I loved every minute of it”.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Discos

Presenting the artist, Visit Somerset remembered how, during lockdown in 2020, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Discos, performed at home with her five sons and recorded by her husband, musician Richard Jones, became immensely popular and were watched and enjoyed by 40 million people around the world.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor shot to fame as the vocalist on Italian DJ Spillers track, Groovejet, released back in 2000 which entered the UK charts straight at number one.

The following year, Sophie released Murder on the Dancefloor which was named Europe’s most-played song in 2002.

The other sets

Sandi Thom

The evening of live music started at 4pm with Sandi Thom’s bluesy voice and 12-string guitar.

This was the first time the band was on stage with their new line-up.

The highlight of their performance certainly was their voice and guitar cover of Fleetwood Mac’s I Need Your Love So Bad, and I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker, both much appreciated by the Vivary Park crowd.

Dodgy

Sandi Thom’s band was followed by Dodgy. They entertained the crowd with some of their biggest hits, which included Staying Out for the Summer, and Good Enough.

B*witched

Next on stage in Vivary Park were B*witched. Their set included an ABBA medley (Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia) as well as some of their biggest hits.

The Feeling

The last band on stage before Sophie Ellis-Bextor's set was The Feeling.

Their set included Rose, Sewn, Everbody’s is Talking About Jamie (a song written for a musical with music by Dan Gillespie Sells).

The band also played a cover of Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles.

A full photo gallery from the night is available here.