SAM SMITH FOR MELBOURNE CUP APPEARANCE

British superstar Sam Smith will add some pop glamour to this year’s Melbourne Cup carnival, confirmed to perform on the big day.
The chart favourite will be on ground in Australia as part of his ‘The Thrill Of It All’ world tour and will play Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena later that night.
But the Victorian Racing Club has today confirmed that Sam will perform two of his hit singles in the mounting yard at Flemington Racecourse before the big race.
“I am so excited to be playing at the Lexus Melbourne Cup this year,” he said in a brief statement.
But Sam’s not the only one to perform at Flemington as part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival; The Presets, Amy Shark, Conrad Sewell, Hayden James, Miami Horror and Thandi Phoenix among other acts set to perform trackside across the week.
The 2018 Melbourne Cup calendar begins with AAMI Victoria Derby Day on Saturday November 03.

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