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£54.00Day Fever, the daytime disco created by filmmaker Jonny Owen and actress Vicky McClure, is making its way to the University of East Anglia in Norwich. The event aims to provide an afternoon of banging floor-fillers, 80s classics, and indie hits, all within the hours of 3:00pm and 8:00pm. Owen saw the gap in the market for people who wanted a good night out without staying up late and created Day Fever. Its first event in Sheffield last December was a success, so now it’s been held in major cities across the UK and Ireland.
According to McClure, Day Fever gives the over-30s a chance to “let their hair down and be back home at a reasonable time.” As Owen explains, “Why not go out in the afternoon, create the atmosphere, some good music, and you’re home in time for Strictly [Come Dancing] or Match of the Day?” Owen says he’ll be on the decks playing “loads of anthems” while McClure will be out stage front “as the Bez of Day Fever.”
McClure likes to live in reality and thinks music is a powerful tool. She explained that she is always “happiest when I’m in the real world with real people who might be facing some tough times but they can always seem to find some joy.” Likewise, Owen believes that “music is medicine,” providing some much-needed respite from the troubles of everyday life.
The duo has had some memorable moments at Day Fever, with many people approaching them and “raving” about the event. According to McClure, they’ve experienced everything from wedding proposals to someone facing a brain tumour who wanted to forget about it for just a bit. As they prepare to dance like nobody’s watching on stage in Norwich, McClure and Owen say they are excited to bring joy to people’s lives, and tickets for the event have sold so well that there will be a Christmas edition of Day Fever, which will be known as Sleigh Fever
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