Fans flocking to Yorkshire for Elvis World Cup qualifying stages
By ANISaturday, February 20, 2010
LONDON - Elvis Presley fans will soon be seen impersonating him at the seaside town of Bridlington for the qualifying stages of the Elvis World Cup.
It is the first time Elvis weekender will be staged outside the small Welsh town of Portcawl.
“Elvis holds a real, enduring appeal for all ages. There are lots of Elvis conventions which are quite formulaic, but Porthcawl is just wall to wall Elvis,” Sky News Online quoted Peter Phillips, the organiser of the Welsh festival, as saying.
He added: “It will take time but we hope this will happen in Bridlington too.
There is a magnificent spa building and the Bridlington people are really enthusiastic.
“We get 30,000 visitors to the Porthcawl festival and we aim to get that many here in the future - then there will be Elvis weekenders at both ends of the year and both ends of the UK.”
The event will also feature the Elvis Gospel Show and Elvis At The Movies.
The winner of the event will represent Britain in the Elvis World Cup in Cardiff in July. (ANI)
