The Newmarket Nights season kicked off in energetic style with thousands of music and racing fans descending onto the racecourse on Friday.

Treated to a hit-filled headline set from Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics, the nostalgia-hungry crowd danced the night away to house tracks through the eras reimagined by the huge Essential Orchestra. 

With the sun setting beautifully as the band was coming on, the mixed-age audience was in good spirits and up for a fun night - especially after lots of favourites won at the races.

Veering between singalong classics (“Rhythm Of The Night”, "Freed From Desire" and “Insomnia”) and noughties anthems such as Calvin Harris' "I’m not alone" and Swedish House Mafia's "One", the night was full of highlights.
 
With sunshine forecast for this Friday’s show, the celebrations continue with headliners JLS, who open their Summer Hits tour in Newmarket.

Sophie Able, general manager of Newmarket Racecourses, said: “Pete Tong's Ibiza Classics was the perfect way to open the Newmarket Nights season - he's a favourite of ours for a very good reason.

“With something for everything this summer and the sun high in the sky, we eagerly anticipate welcoming music fans from Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and beyond over the next few months.”