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Oh yes it’s 80s Night!
Just like that old school disco, you will be singing the night way in proper 80s fashion, remembering the music from a decade that brought us the birth of MTV, chunky mobile phones, and the Rubik’s cube, plus blockbuster movies like ET and Dirty Dancing.
All your 80s mixtape favourites from Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Pointer Sisters, Toto, Wham, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Irene Cara, and so so many more in a show where the hits keep coming.
So grab those neon legwarmers, big shoulder pads and shell suits out of the back of the cupboard and join us for a fantastic night remembering the songs that made the 80s the best!

This isn’t a tribute act – these super-talented musicians are Hazel O’Connor’s band!

Their new show – “Let’s Rock the 70s”- presents the iconic rock songs that defined an era, celebrating the greatest decade of rock music.

Veterans of Glastonbury, these magnificent musicians have built a fabulous reputation over the years, working regularly with stars like Toyah Willcox, Carol Decker and Two Tone Legends, Pauline Black, (TheSelecter), Neville Staples (The Specials), Rankin Roger (The Beat).

Recreating the sound of the 70s, favourite numbers include Fleetwood Mac “Go your own way”, Boston “More than a feeling”, Peter Frampton “Show me the way”, Elton John “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, Eagles “Hotel California”, Mud “Tiger Feet”, Paul McCartney and Wings “Live and Let Die”, AC/DC “Highway toHell” and many more.

The band’s fantastic live sound is mixed by Grammy Award winner Roger Lomas who, amongst others, produced Bad Manners, The Specials and toured with Roy Wood. All music is performed completely live – no backing tracks with this band! Playing all the hits of the golden decade of rock music, this show is becoming established as a firm fans’ favourite.

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A Vision of Elvis the award-winning Elvis Presley concert show is coming back to Stafford!

Starring Rob Kingsley – winner of the National Tribute Music Awards “Official Elvis Show” and “No1 Male Tribute”.

The production has also seen Rob voted both Grand European Champion and Best Vegas Elvis at Europe’s largest Elvis competition.

Long-time Elvis friend, photographer and tour manager Ed Bonja says of Rob: “He sings like Elvis, but most importantly, he seems to capture the very soul of Elvis – his charisma, his gestures – hell he even walks like Elvis!”

Rob says: “In this sensational new show you will experience an epic audio-visual journey through time like you’ve never seen before. Featuring the classic hits Stuck on You from the Timex Show, GI Blues from the Movie Years, Blue Suede Shoes from the ‘1968 Comeback Special’ with the finale being the electrifying Concert Years which includes Suspicious Minds, American Trilogy and many, many more.

Steven Brinberg brings his hilarious and ever-evolving tribute to Barbra Streisand, “Simply Barbra,” to the Gatehouse.

Brinberg has perfected his live vocal and comic impression of Streisand over the show’s 20-year run, which originated in his native New York before touring internationally in even more cities than Streisand herself.

Brinberg is no stranger to the stage. For over a decade, he toured with Marvin Hamlisch and his symphony orchestra as a special guest star. He also performed at Stephen Sondheim’s birthday concert at the Library of Congress, at Carnegie Hall with Uptown Express, and on Broadway in the concert version of “Funny Girl” with Whoopi Goldberg.  Brinberg has also performed at special events for such notables as Donna Karan, Joan Rivers, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Liza Minnelli.

Legend, the music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, and a supremely talented cast.

Together they recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Stir It Up, Get Up Stand Up, Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, Iron Lion Zion, I Shot the Sheriff and many more reggae classics.

Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their latest comedy hour. Fresh from a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe they bring you a whole Song Contest for your voting pleasure!

With entries from everyone from Scandinavia to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who will win? You decide. Expect the usual songs, sketches, and Gags Sans Frontieres.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everything Theatre ‘The finest, funniest fringe comedy you will see in Edinburgh’

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Starburst ‘a National Treasure, by any reasonable definition’

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ EdFringe Review ‘Beautifully up-beat, energetic, and absurd’

Irish Annie’s is a night out that you’ll never forget. Featuring the live five-piece band Shenanigans, a brilliant comedy cast plus RICKY TOMLINSON. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap customers for a fun night out celebrating Irish comedy and music, featuring original tracks written for the show by Asa Murphy, along with your all-time favourite tunes including Galway Shawl, Tell Me Ma, Dirty Old Town, Whiskey In The Jar, Danny Boy and many more. We’ll soon have you laughing, singing and dancing the night away. Singalong song sheets handed out – so you don’t even have to remember the words. Now, pull up a chair, grab yourself a pint of the black stuff and join in the fun before Annie calls last orders (or maybe a lock in).

Marty Wilde has secured the rare feat of chart success as a singer and songwriter across eight consecutive decades on the Official Albums and Singles Chart.

The remarkable achievement by the former teen-pop icon – who is also the father of ’80s pop star Kim Wilde With his latest album Running Together, Marty landed at Number 75 on the Official Albums Chart and makes history in the process at the age of 81.

The new album was written and recorded alongside Marty’s two daughters, Kim and Roxanne Wilde who both lend their vocal talents with additional input from son Ricky.

The chart entry (Oct 9th, 2020)means that Marty’s hit-making talents have landed him success in the Official Chart Top 100 in every decade since the 1950s – as a credited performer in the 1950s, 60s, 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s, scoring six Top 10 singles and 2 Top 20 albums in his own name.

Plus, in the 1970s Marty also tasted chart success as a songwriter with hits he penned for Peter Shelley (Love Me, Love My Dog, No.3 in 1975) and in the 1980s for his daughter Kim Wilde, starting with 1981’s “Kids In America”, plus Hot Chocolate’s “You’ll Never Be So Wrong” in May 1981.

The release and chart placement of Marty’s new material in this new decade arrives ahead of some of his other notable 1950s British pop peers who have also enjoyed long and successful chart careers, including Cliff Richard, Petula Clark, and Shirley Bassey.

Something About George – The George Harrison Story is a musical biopic tribute about the so-called “quiet” Beatle is back following it’s hugely successful 2023 tour which celebrated what would have been George’s 80th birthday.

“All Things Must Pass”, they say. Well, George Harrison’s name will live on forever. From the creators of Something About Simon – The Paul Simon Story, a brand-new show that will answer the question “where does life take you after being in the greatest band in the history of the world?”

Starring West End actor and musician Daniel Taylor, Something About George – The George Harrison Story tells the truly remarkable tale of one of music’s most understated icons.

Featuring a five-piece band performing beautiful songs such as “My Sweet Lord”, “Something”, “Got My Mind Set On You” and “Handle With Care”, the show includes incredible solo material and music from rock n’ roll’s greatest supergroup, The Travelling Wilburys – not forgetting more than a few Beatles’ classics along the way.

From heartbreak to hedonism and song writing to instant success, Something About George will show you a life that was anything but quiet.

DID YOU KNOW? Leading man Daniel Taylor is also the partner of Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas.

As Take That celebrate over 30 years as the UK’s number one boy band, The Take That Experience mark over a decade together as their most popular and recognised tribute act.

With acclaimed vocal performances, stunning replica costumes and iconic dance routines, The Take That Experience recreate the magic of Take That live on stage with their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’.

This incredible show features hit after hit from Take That’s career spanning three decades – from classic 90s hits through to their most recent triumphs. Songs include Pray, Relight My Fire, Patience, Shine, These Days, Rule The World and Amore.

With a record-breaking 12 number ones and 28 Top 40 hits, the Take That catalogue is more than enough to keep you coming Back For Good again and again.

The Take That Experience pays tribute to Gary Barlow, Howard Donald & Mark Owen, setting the scene for an electrifying night.
“Jason Orange” joins the band live on stage with the one and only “Robbie Williams” performing fan favourites Rock DJ, Candy and of course the iconic song that launched his solo career, Angels.

This show is a must for any Take That fan as the boys don’t just give you a night you’ll Never Forget… they give you The Take That Experience!