One Night Of – Billy Joel The Piano Man
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Friday 25th October 2024
By : Nigel Gambles
Photography by : Studio 55 Photography
Robert Schmuck (Billy Joel) makes a fantastic return to Sutton Coldfield Town Hall after last years sell out. This was exactly as it was billed “The Ultimate Celebration” of one of the most iconic artists of all time Billy Joel
Performing with his excellent band they tore through the first few numbers with some wonderful arrangements that had the sell out crowd singing and clapping along before checking in with audience and letting us know what we were in for all the well known songs and some not so well known.
Robert carried on with a beautiful version of “An Innocent Man” and continued with such classics as Just The Way You Are, Tell Her About It, My Life and The Longest Time to name a few.
After the break we were back in full swing with more of those all time classics.
A fantastic and fun filled night with great music and a very happy audience.
The History Rock
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Saturday 12th October 2024
By : Lee Williams
Photography : Lee Williams Photography for Whats On in Sutton Coldfield
Wow what can we say – live and loud rock from the start! amazing songs from Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and many more. History of Rock once again set the Town Hall ablaze with their energetic style and infectious singing and guitar riffs. It was hit after hit and had the crowd out of their seats and dancing from the start. Amazing night.
The Roy Orbison Story – Barry Steele
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Friday 27th September 2024
By Lee Williams
Photography – Lee Williams Photography for Whats On In Sutton Coldfield
“What a superb show. Barry Steele’s chronicling of Roy Orbison’s life was amazing. You can certainly see how he is so popular as he had the room tapping, clapping and singing. Starting with his early work, an added guest included Buddy Holly who provided a different twist. Big O returned and, with The Travelling Wilbury’s collection, the 5-piece band played the classics – Pretty Woman, Crying, I Drove All Night, You Got It, Only the Lonely, In Dreams, California Blue and more. Simply brilliant.
Made In Tennessee
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Friday 2nd June 2023
By Nigel Gambles
Photography – Nigel Gambles Photography
Last night Nashville came to Sutton Coldfield by means of the “Made In Tennessee” show.
The show took us through the decades of the nations fastest growing music genre, from Country’s origin in the Southern States of America to modern day Country heard around the world.
The two lead singers performed excellently and treated us to some superb versions of classics like Rose Garden, Jolene, Ring Of Fire, The Weight, and a very rarely heard number by George Jones that I cant remember the title to (If anyone knows it please let me know thanks)
In the second half we were treated to some more classics and some new ones such as The Devil went down to Georgia ,with some excellent fiddle work , Garth Brooks Friends In Low places and a particular highlight for me Chris Stapleton’s Tennessee Whiskey which was superb
If you like Country music then I recommend you catch this show. Superb musicians great vocals and fantastic fun.
Last night kicked off another busy weekend at the Town Hall with the Shania – 25 Live Come On Over Tribute.
The show celebrates Shania’s ground breaking album “Come On Over” and some very well performed country classics.
“Shania” had a great stage presence and soon had the audience singing and clapping away . She is supported by a very tight and proficient band with some excellent guitar and fiddle work.
If you are fan of Shania and country music you don’t want to miss this show it is excellent and full of life.
The Counterfeit Sixties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The sixties returned to Sutton Town Hall last night in the shape of “The Counterfeit Sixties Show” there was nothing counterfeit about this show, taking the audience back to those fabulous swinging sixties bringing alive everything from that period including flashbacks from TV history, shows adverts and clips from the original bands.
We were treated to some of the best music from the era by bands such as The Beatles, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, Amen Corner and many more including a medley of one hit wonders.
The Counterfeit Sixties ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The sixties returned to Sutton Town Hall last night in the shape of “The Counterfeit Sixties Show” there was nothing counterfeit about this show, taking the audience back to those fabulous swinging sixties bringing alive everything from that period including flashbacks from TV history, shows adverts and clips from the original bands.
We were treated to some of the best music from the era by bands such as The Beatles, The Who, The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, Amen Corner and many more including a medley of one hit wonders.
This fantastic new soul musical stopped off at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall last night as part of its UK tour. Starring Amelle Berrabah from “Sugababes”, Nicole Faraday “Bad Girls” and Wendy Harriott from “The Voice UK”
The story of three friends who used to be an 80’s chart topping trio known as “The Fabulettes” visiting a classic holiday camp Soul Weekender as they try to that elusive closeness they had as teenagers, they do so by expressing themselves the only way they can through their music.
Can they pull off a performance of a lifetime do they still have what it takes, can they forgive and forget.
This musical rollercoaster is full of light-hearted fun, totally relatable and full of soul. A great night out if you missed this try and catch it at another stop on its uk tour
Soul Sisters
The boys from “Oh What A Night” returned to Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. . Featuring the classic hits Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, they did not disappoint the full house. The audience lapped up the wonderful vocals and slick dance moves and total energy and nostalgia of this fantastic show.
Picture Credit ©Lee Williams for Whats On In Sutton Coldfield
A 1970’s band who hailed from Sutton Coldfield are about to be cast back into the spotlight one more time thanks to a new compilation CD being released by Cherry Red Records called “Once upon a Time In The West Midlands – The Bostin’ Sounds of Brumrock 1966-1974”
Kansas Hook who recored a number of sessions for Radio 1 will be joined on the CD by the likes of ELO, The Move, Slade, The Spencer Davies Group, Wizzard and Judas Priest. The 3 CD Box Set is available to buy now and is available to stream on most services including Spotify.
