Seventies survivors set to share a stage
LEGENDS Live is coming to the NEC’s Genting Arena.
The show is bringing together 1970s stars Suzi Quatro, David Essex, Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers and Smokie for a big blast from the past.
The show is on Friday, April 12 and tickets go on general sale tomorrow.
SUZI QUATRO
Between 1973 and 1980, Suzi featured in the British charts for 101 weeks, and has sold over 55 million records.
Her hits include the No.1 single Can The Can, Devil Gate Drive, 48 Crash, Too Big, Daytona Demon, The Wild One, She’s In Love With You, If You Can’t Give Me Love, and Stumblin’ In.
From 1977-79 Suzi spread her wings and landed a part on the worldwide hit TV Series Happy Days, playing Leather Tuscadero opposite Henry Winkler and Ron Howard.
She continued to act in other shows including Minder, Dempsey and Makepeace, Absolutely Fabulous and Midsomer Murders.
She has had her own Radio Two show and has made special documentaries for the station on Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Patsy Cline.
DAVID ESSEX
From hit records to hit musicals David Essex OBE has had one of the most enduring careers in music, stage and screen.
He has written, recorded and produced albums and singles that have sold millions of copies worldwide - with 23 top 30 singles in Britain alone.
He scored two No.1 singles with Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You A Star, as well as a string of other hits including Lamplight, Silver Dream Machine, A Winter’s Tale, Stardust, Rock On (for which he was Grammy nominated), Oh What A Circus, Tahiti and Rolling Stone.
He has starred in the films Silver Dream Racer, That’ll Be The Day and Stardust, as well as appearing in Eastenders as Eddie Moon.
LES MCKEOWN’S BAY CITY ROLLERS
The band shot to superstardom with Keep On Dancing, quickly followed by Remember (Sha La La La), Shang-A-Lang, Summerlove Sensation and All Of Me Loves All Of You all hitting the top five.
Bye Bye Baby, released in 1975, was their first UK No.1, which was followed by Give A Little Love, just few months after. Other hits include Love Me Like I Love You, Money Honey and I Only Want To Be With You.
Between 1975 and 1978 they toured all over the world and played to sold out crowds in the USA, Japan, Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
SMOKIE
The band scored their first top three hit with If You Think You Know How To Love Me which went onto sell millions around the world.
Other singles include Don’t Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll To Me, Living Next Door To Alice, Oh Carol, Needles & Pins, It’s Your Life and For A Few Dollars More.
Living Next Door To Alice (Who the F**K is Alice) featuring Roy Chubby Brown brought yet another new dimension into the band’s history.