Blackpool Illuminations Switch-on 2022: watch the event LIVE here

By Aimee Seddon
Published 2nd Sep 2022, 19:20 BST
Updated 2nd Sep 2022, 19:39 BST
Watch the Blackpool Illuminations switch-on 2022 wherever you are tonight.Watch the Blackpool Illuminations switch-on 2022 wherever you are tonight.
Watch the Blackpool Illuminations switch-on 2022 wherever you are tonight.
Tonight (September 2), the iconic Blackpool Illuminations switch-on returns for 2022.

The event is being filmed in front of a live audience in the famous Tower Ballroom, but is also being shown on a giant screen on the Promenade.

The 2000 attendees at the event all got their tickets via a free ballot that attracted tens of thousands of applications.

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But for those of you who were not lucky enough to secure a ticket, do not worry, as you can enjoy all the entertainment from your own home!

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A live stream of the event, staged by Visit Blackpool and MTV, is being broadcast from 7:30 pm tonight on Youtube.

You can click here to watch it, or see it attached below.

The lights switch-on is due to take place at 9:15 pm with special guest, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

But before then, you can enjoy performances from Blue, Tom Grennan, Mae Muller, Fuse ODG and Nina Nesbitt.

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