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TINA
TURNER (The
NIA) |
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| Tuesday
7th & Wednesday 8th April 2009 - 7pm |
| Tina
will perform tracks from her explosive back
catalogue, including her early career singles
River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush
City Limits through to her solo superstar
smashes Let's Stay Together, What's Love Got
To Do With It, We Don't Need Another Hero
and The Best. Speaking ahead of her Manchester
shows, Tina said: "After performing with
Beyonce at The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles,
the response was overwhelming. Everywhere
I went people were asking me when I was going
back on tour. So after a lot of thought and
planning we announced an American tour. Now
Europe beckons and I don't want to let down
all my loyal fans over there. See you in the
New Year.'' Born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush,
Tennessee, Tina has sold more concert tickets
than any other solo performer in music history.
Earlier this year Tina performed with Beyonce
at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards to amazing
critical acclaim. (back
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DOUG
CHURCH - VOICE OF ELVIS
(Alexandra
Theatre) |
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| Tuesday
7th April 2009 - 7.30pm |
| Doug
Church began his Elvis career in the U.S.
Air Force in 1983 while competing against
hundreds of other contestants and winning
annual talent contests. In 1993, after a successful
audition with Legends In Concert (a musical
entertainer venue based in Las Vegas, Nevada)
he started touring the country and the world.
His career is going stronger than ever, with
his fans keeping him pretty busy entertaining
from Vegas through the Midwest, and now to
the East Coast. His recording career is sky
rocketing with the release of new albums.
Tickets on sale from Friday 24th October
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THE
PRODIGY (The
NIA) |
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| Thursday
9th April 2009 - 7pm |
| Since
their formation in 1990 The Prodigy have released
four albums, numerous singles, been number
1 in 27 countries simultaneously with their
incomparable Fat Of The Land masterpiece,
toured the world with their incendiary live
show, made groundbreaking videos, shaken things
up musically and socially and been unafraid
to court controversy.
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TERRORVISION
(Wulfrun
Hall) |
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| Saturday
11th April 2008 - 7pm |
Alongside
New Model Army and a fertile bhangra scene,
Terrorvision are the Yorkshire city of Bradford's
chief musical export. And, after capturing
a UK number 1 single in 1999, there is every
reason for them to be a source of local
pride. After abandoning the name Spoilt
Bratz in 1991, Terrorvision (named after
a cult B-movie) formed around vocalist Tony
Wright, guitarist Mark Yates, bass player
Leigh Markley and drummer Shutty. A single
demo tape was enough to convince EMI Records
to offer them not only a deal, but their
own imprint, Total Vegas. A succession of
albums followed, melding pop hooks with
metal guitars (akin to a harsher Cheap Trick).
These included Formaldehyde (1992), How
to Make Friends and Influence People (1994)
and Regular Urban Survivors (1996). These
spawned a series of chart appearances for
singles such as "New Policy One,"
"Pretend Best Friend," the excellent
"Alice, What's the Matter?" and
"Perseverance." The latter took
them into the UK top five, illustrating
their broadening commercial appeal. That
was confirmed with the release of 1998's
Shaving Peaches, a heady mix of wacked-out
pop and rock piledrivers with a real dumb
charm that some compared to the Ramones.
Despite attendant single "Tequila"
topping the charts, Terrorvision were nevertheless
dropped by EMI before the end of the millennium.
However, their own label scored a working
relationship with Papillion in May 2000.
A sixth appearance on the "Never Mind
the Buzzcocks" Christmas special soon
followed prior to the band returning to
the studio the next year. Good To Go, their
fifth album which sparked the hit single
"D'Ya Wanna Go Faster?," appeared
in February 2001. Sadly, after a string
of spring shows, Terrorvision's 13-year
career came to a halt when the band disbanded
in June. A small farewell tour in the UK
was scheduled for late fall to coincide
the release of the retrospective, Whales
& Dolphins, in September. (back
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AC/DC
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Arena) |
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| Thursday
23rd April 2009 - 7.30pm |
| Brothers
Malcolm and Angus Young moved from Glasgow
to Australia, in 1963 and formed AC/DC in
1973. They rapidly became an Australian club
attraction when their albums High Voltage
and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and single
TNT released to reasonable acclaim. They had
their first commercial breakthrough with the
album Let There Be Rock, which reached Number
28 on the UK charts in 1977. Between 1979
and 1981, their profile sky-rocketed after
their albums reached platinum several times
in the USA and they sold a few million copies
of the album Highway To Hell ,1979, which
got to number 22 in the US and number 10 in
the UK. In April and May 1980, AC/DC recorded
the album Back in Black that sold over 12
million copies worldwide. Their success is
such that on last count in 2000, AC/DC have
sold approximately 85 million albums worldwide.
Their most critically acclaimed album Ballbreaker
(1995) was a success too - it entered the
American charts at number four and sold over
a million copies in its first six months of
release. Their last album Stiff Upper Lip
was released in 2000. Tickets on sale
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THE
FUREYS & DAVEY ARTHUR (Alexandra
Theatre) |
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| Wednesday
29th April 2009 - 7.30pm |
| The
Fureys are responsible for some of the most
stirring music ever to capture the public
imagination. Their folk based music has received
standing ovations in some of the biggest concert
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GARY
MOORE (Civic
Hall) |
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| Wednesday
29th April 2008 - 7pm |
Gary
Moore is acknowledged as one of the finest
musicians the British Isles has ever produced.
In a career that dates back to the 1960s,
there are few musical genres that he has
not turned his adroit musical hand to, and
has graced the line-ups of several notable
rock bands, Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II and
Skid Row to name but three. Tickets
available from Friday 14th November at 9am.
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CHRIS
DE BURGH (Symphony
Hall) |
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| Saturday
2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2009 - 7.30pm |
Few
artists can lay claim to international success
spanning three decades but, beginning with
his very first release, Chris de Burgh has
achieved precisely that.
The foundations for a remarkable and durable
career were laid back in 1975 with the release
of Chris’s debut album, ‘Far Beyond
These Castle Walls’, featuring a single,
‘Flying’, which spent 17 weeks
at No. 1 in Brazil. Subsequent records, almost
in turn, continued to steadily draw in audiences
around the world. Tickets available
from Friday 30th October at 10am.
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HERE
& NOW TOUR 2009 (The
NIA) |
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| Friday
22nd May 2009 - 7.30pm |
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And Now is the most successful high profile
80's live show, the brand was launched in
2001 by Tony Denton Promotions and has become
a runaway success ever since. What makes Here
And Now so unique is that all the artistes
perform back to back and it's a hit only show.
Many of the acts have reformed especially
for the tour or its the first time in years
they would have performed live! In 2007 Here
And Now staged 17 huge outdoor shows that
sold out country wide, 11 shows are already
on sale for this summer with Blickling Hall
in Norfolk already sold out its capacity of
10,000 for the second year in a row! And the
Quarry in Shrewsbury with a capacity of 9,000.
The next UK Arena tour took place in May 2008
with yet another line up that had the fans
singing and dancing in the aisles - acts included
first timers Rick Astley, Johnny Hates Jazz,
Cutting Crew and Bananarama. The eighth UK
arena tour takes place in May 2009 featuring
Boy George, Kim Wilde, Howard Jones, Kid Creole
& The Coconuts, Altered Images, Hazel
O'Connor & Brother Beyond.
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REACH
OUT TO MOTOWN |
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| Sunday
24th May 2009 - 7.30pm |
| More
details to follow. Tickets on sale
from Monday 1st December at 10am.
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| ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN (Alexandra Theatre) | | | Friday 26th June 2009 - 7.30pm | | Since winning the 'Stars in their Eyes' Grand Final 2000, polling nearly one million votes, Gary Mullen has carved out an excellent live career for himself as the mercurial Freddie Mercury. His performance is so astonishing and accurate that Brian May himself has written that Gary bears a remarkable likeness to Freddie, and in more than just voice and appearance on stage! For the first time in UK theatre, Gary presents the real live Queen experience - the sound and the look, combined with the showmanship, pomp, style and incredible musicianship that was the hallmark of Queen in concert. The show features Gary backed by his superb four piece band - The Works - hand picked to emulate Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor, along with the most spectacular stage set up, stunning costumes and terrific special effects - just like Queen themselves. Tickets on sale from Wednesday 18th June. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | alexandra theatre | | we also recommend... | 0844 847 2277 | | | |
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ONCE
IN A LIFETIME - MOTOWN LEGENDS LIVE (The
NIA) |
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| Friday
26th June 2009 - 7pm |
| Tony
Denton Promotions are synonymous with putting
the best live shows on in the UK and the Once
In A Lifetime brand always means quality and
a unique chance to see a collection of stars
together on the same stage for one night only!
We are delighted to announce that Once In
A Lifetime –Motown Legends Live Tour
2009 will be coming to The NIA on Friday 26
June 2009! To tie in with the celebration
of 50 years of Motown in 2009 this very special
tour is a first, with an outstanding line
up of the cream of the era that features The
Commodores, Mary Wilson Of The Supremes, Martha
Reeves & The Vandellas, The Miracles and
JR. Walker’s All Stars. This may be
your last chance to see these incredibly talented
stars perform on the same bill.
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NEIL
SEDAKA (Symphony
Hall) |
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| Wednesday
1st July 2009 - 8pm |
| Neil
Sedaka, Grammy awarded singer-songwriter and
international hit-maker is touring the UK
in 2009 and is heading to the Manchester in
June. Neil is a prolific songwriter and sophisticated
performer with an extraordinary vocal range,
who has produced an immense catalogue of melodic
and timeless Rock n' Roll Classics - Oh! Carol,
Laughter In the Rain, Stupid Cupid, Happy
Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Little Devil, Breaking
Up Is Hard To Do, Next Door to An Angel, The
Diary, Calendar Girl, Solitaire, Love Will
Keep Us Together, The Hungry Years, Bad Blood,
(Is This The Way To) Amarillo, Stairway To
Heaven, Should've Never Let You Go, Wheel
in West Virginia, Star Crossed Lovers, That's
When The Music Takes Me and more. (back
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| STEVIE WONDER (The NIA) | | | Monday 8th September 2009 - 7pm | | Stevie Wonder released his first album, the Ray Charles inspired A Tribute to Uncle Ray at the tender age of 11. Since then he has become an iconic figure, not only in R&B, but in modern popular music. His classic albums include Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs In the Key of Life. His most famous singles include I Just Called to Say I Love You, Ebony and Ivory, Isn't She Lovely, Sir Duke and Superstition. He was inducted in to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. (back to list) | |
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