Tops-rated music stars at arena
TIMELESS Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations will be at the ECHO arena in Liverpool this month to relive the R&B and soul classics that shook the world in the ’60s and continue to delight audiences, old and new.
The Tops have a vast catalogue of hits, including: Reach Out (I’ll Be There); Standing in the Shadows of Love; Walk Away Renee & Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch.
The Temptations, meanwhile, are known for such classics as: Papa Was A Rolling Stone; My Girl; Just My Imagination & Treat Her Like A Lady.
Plus, Motown favourites Tavares, known for such hits as Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Don’t Take Away The Music & More Than A Woman, have been announced as special guests for the night.
The Four Tops have 27 UK top 40 singles to their credit, which include I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) and the 1966 number one Reach Out (I’ll Be There). The line-up for the tour includes original member Duke Fakir plus Ronnie McNeir, Lawrence Payton and Harold “Spike” Bonhart.
The Temptations were the first Motown band to win a Grammy Award – and have won three in total.
In 2013, they were honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: a deserved tribute to a band that helped shape soul and R&B music as we know it. Among their classic numbers are My Girl and Papa Was A Rolling Stone.
The line-up is founder member, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Larry Braggs and Willie Greene Jr.
“These songs are the soundtrack to our lives – we love performing them as much as ever, especially to the UK audiences,” – says The Temptations’ Otis Williams. Duke Fakir agrees: “We love coming to the UK – this is our favourite tour and we love the people of the UK … and they treat us like royalty.
“They love the music which makes it wonderful to perform on stage every night.”
For more information and to buy tickets for the groups’ appearance on November 24, go to www.echoarena. com/fourtops – under-14s must be accompanied by an adult.