Dundee Was Tim Burgess of The Charlatans backing Dundee 2023 at Carnival 56? By Blair Dingwall August 15 2017, 11:23am August 15 2017, 11:23am Share Was Tim Burgess of The Charlatans backing Dundee 2023 at Carnival 56? Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/490766/tim-burgess-charlatans-backing-dundee-2023-carnival-56/ Copy Link Tim Burgess of The Charlatans donning the 2023 shirt at Carnival 56. Indie rockers The Charlatans were among the highlights of Scotland’s newest music festival at the weekend. And the band’s lead singer Tim Burgess had people wondering if he was backing Dundee’s 2023 European Capital of Culture bid when he took to the Mardi Gras stage of Carnival 56 on Sunday. The musician was donning a yellow shirt with “2023” on the front in Camperdown Park. Tim Burgess of The Charlatans perform at Carnival 56. After Courier reporter, Jake Keith, made the link the Dundee 2023 team themselves got involved on Twitter. They said: “Brilliant! Thanks so much Tim Burgess for coming and supporting #Dundee2023!” Brilliant! Thanks so much @Tim_Burgess for coming and supporting #dundee2023 ! ? Huge congrats @carnival56fest team for a great first fest! https://t.co/gupiPd2YsP — Dundee2023 (@dundee2023) August 14, 2017 The shirt was in fact a K2 Plant Hire Ltd one likely linked to the film 2023 The Triptych, described as a “response” to a book also entitled 2023.
