Buddy is back
A tribute to rock n’roll pioneer Buddy Holly is heading for Motherwell next month.
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers will be at the Concert Hall on February 9.
The tour is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Buddy Holly’s passing, when he was tragically killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959 alongside fellow musicians the Big Bopper and Ritchievalens.
To commemorate the anniversary and to celebrate the joy he has brought millions of people worldwide for over 60 years, the country’s first Buddy Holly act, Buddy Holly and The Cricketers, are playing a very special tour across the UK.
The tribute act have delighted audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden for the past 26 years.
The show stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, The One and Only, hosted by Graham Norton.
The group aim to present Buddy in the style of show that they feel he would perform today, complete with authentic arrangements, driving rhythms, energetic performances and wonderful musicianship, all delivered with charm and humour, and their worldwide tours have seen them praised by publications at home and abroad, including as far away as the Bangkok Post.
Critics have called them“terrific fun”, “fast rock n’roll”and a“crowd-pleasing package”.
The show promises to deliver all the hits that made Holly a music legend, such as Peggy Sue, That’ll Be The Day, Heartbeat and Oh Boy!
Holly was just 22 when he passed away, but his songs helped to define rock n’roll, influencing hundreds of bands.
Tickets for the show are priced at £20 or £18 for concessions.
To book tickets call 01698403120, visit the venue in person or go to www. culturenl.co.uk for more information.