To celebrate Wilko coming back to Dr Feelgood’s homeland of South Essex, we’ve teamed up with Palace Theatre and Holiday Inn Southend to give fans of the iconic pub rock band the chance to win a premier experience, with tickets to the October 12 premier, hotel and a meal for two.
About Wilko: Love And Death And Rock ‘N’ Roll
In 2012, Wilko Johnson, the iconic rock star and founder of legendary Essex band Dr Feelgood, was told he had inoperable cancer and a year to live. Refusing all treatment, he decided to spend his last months living meaningfully: seeing the people, places and things which meant most to him during his remarkable life.
Then, a miracle happened…
A play with live music comes to Southend, direct from the Leicester Square Theatre in London’s West End and before that, from the Southwark Playhouse, following critical and audience acclaim in its initial run at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in 2024.
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About Holiday Inn Southend
Located minutes away from the Southend Airport terminal, Holiday Inn Southend is ideal for early flights and late arrivals. Enjoy on‑site parking, spacious & modern rooms, and excellent transport links, with London 40 minutes away by train. You’ll be perfectly placed to explore Southend-on-Sea, the pier, beaches, and local attractions in Southend. We’re also a family-friendly hotel where Kids Stay and Eat For Free
Terms & conditions
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General terms
- “c2c” where referenced in these terms refers to c2c Railway Ltd
- Entrants must be aged 18 and over.
- All competition entrants must be permanent residents of the UK.
- This competition is NOT open to employees of c2c, their families or anyone else associated with this competition. The marketing team’s decision as to the eligibility of non-c2c parties will be final.
- You may be asked to provide proof of your eligibility at any stage during this competition.
- Please see c2c’s full privacy policy here.
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Entry process
- Entry into the competition is via the form on the c2c website (see above)
- The competition will be open to entrants until 05 October.
- Only one entry per person is permitted. Entries on behalf of another person and joint entries will not be accepted.
- Entries whose email address is associated with a c2c account as of 05 October 2026 will be counted twice for the purpose of calculating winners.
- Offensive, incomplete, incomprehensible or incorrectly completed entries will not be counted.
- c2c does not accept responsibility for entries that are lost or delayed, or which are not received for any reason.
- All entries will be given careful consideration and must be written in English.
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Selection of winners
- The winner will be selected at random by c2c and will be notified via email by a member of the c2c team within one week of the competition closing date and will have three working days to claim their prize.
- The winning candidate will be notified via email.
- We reserve the right to request proof of award winners’ identity in the form of a passport or driving licence and proof of address in the form of a utility bill dated within the previous 12 months. If the award winner is unable to supply proof of identity in an acceptable format, we may withdraw the prize and select another winner.
- By entering the competition, you grant to c2c, its agents, and others working under its authority, full and free use of any images of you taken during the competition process. You agree that we may publish and share your name, age, location, your submitted entry, details of your prize and information related to your entry. You will retain ownership of copyright in your entry but you give c2c (and any third party authorised by c2c) your irrevocable permission to use, reproduce, publish, display, transmit, copy, amend, store and sub-licence your entry worldwide for such promotional purposes and for the purposes of the competition.
- Entrants agree to take part in promotional activity if entry is a winner.
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Prize & delivery
- If you have won, you will be contacted via email.
- There is one prize to be won consisting of:
- 1x pair of tickets to Wilko: Love And Death And Rock ‘N’ Roll at the Palace Theatre plus an overnight stay at the Holiday Inn Southend Airport, with dinner included, based on two people sharing a double room.
- The prize date is Monday 12th October 2026 – alternative dates are not available
- All winners will receive complimentary c2c travel from their nearest c2c station to either Westcliff or Southend Central.
- The prize is subject to availability, non-transferable, and there is no cash alternative.
- Travel outside of c2c stations, meals and other expenses are not included.
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Your rights
- c2c reserves the right to change the rules of the competition at any time. In the event that we do amend the rules, we will publish them, and it is the sole duty of any entrant to keep themselves up to date with any changes.
- c2c reserves the right to end this promotion at any time, and without notice.
- If there is any disagreement over the rules, conduct or decision made by c2c, we want to make it clear that our decision is final. We will not enter any discussion with entrants who disagree with the rules or the winner chosen by c2c.
- By entering this competition, you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions. These Terms & Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of England and Wales.