According to a certain Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, throughout the 1960's and 1970's, The Hollies had more hit records than The Beatles. The opportunity to see them perform hits such as Air That I Breathe, Bus Stop, On A Carousel and the classic He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother and more, live, presents itself at the Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple on Thursday 27th September.
Beyond those familiar songs, The Hollies have been responsible for a remarkably varied and intriguing catalogue of music. What's more, this is one of the very few bands who have retained their status, dignity and cool - never descending to the revival package circuit, yet still regularly selling out major venues all over the world in their own right.
The live performance is Hollies pure and simple – or complex and sophisticated - as the mood takes them. Wistful vocal harmonies or sheer raw musical power - each song is spectacularly showcased by its own brilliant lightshow.
On stage, their five decades of music is as always driven by Bobby Elliott's powerful drumming and punctuated by Tony Hick's incisive narrative - the inside story on how The Hollies classic recordings were created, occasionally seasoned with the odd morsel of backstage gossip.
Pioneering Pop or hard-edged Rock - through to their Power Anthems - The Hollies do it all - and they do it with style and panache.
Cast aside any prejudices that you may have about Rock 'n' Pop being the domain of youngsters, The Hollies still hack it in a major way. -- www.dodgetheatre.com
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