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The Real Thing & Heatwave - Disco Fever

Friday, 16 April 2021

Time
19:30 - 23:59
Venue
Royal Hall, Villa Marina, Douglas
Price
£27.50 £29.50

RS Promotions present THE REAL THING on their ‘EVERYTHING’TOUR Plus Special Guests HEATWAVE who will be performing all their hits and more like Boogie Nights, Mind Blowing Decisions, Always and Forever, Gangsters of the Groove,The Groove Line and Too Hot to Handle.
They will also be singing their New Single ‘Someone Oughto Write a Song’(About You Baby) Plus An After Show 70’s & 80’s Disco with Island DJ PETER DUNN playing tunes for everyone to move and groove to on the Dance Floor!! Chris Amoo with Dave Smith and together with the Full Real Thing Band, Featuring million-selling hits including three No. 1 singles in the 70’s & 80’s ‘You to me are Everything’ ‘Can’t get by without you’ & ‘Feel the Force’ Hear all the hits plus some fantastic covers such as ‘Ladies Night’ ‘Celebration’ ‘Good Times’ & ‘Ain’t no stopping us now’ in an action packed show The Real Thing - Britain’s Top Soul & R ‘n’ B group had three million selling hit singles in the 70s “You To Me Are Everything” “Can’t Get By Without You” and “Feel The Force”. In the 80s they were all remixed and became huge hits again, thanks to the band’s massive following. Original vocalists, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, perform these hits and many more live on stage with their own fantastic 5-piece band. Enjoy tracks like “You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing” “Whenever You Want My Love” Multi-million selling soul band The Real Thing are ready to give their much loved disco inspired hits a new lease of life with an extensive UK tour. Featuring the group’s two original vocalists Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, along with their 5-piece band, the trio deliver a funky ‘in your face’ show with a strong ‘retro flavour’ with the band’s classic songs mixed with contemporary grooves. In 1986 ‘You to Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get by Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’ were all remixed and became huge hits once again, thanks to their huge club following. In 2005, ‘Love's Such a Wonderful Thing’ was sampled by French dance outfit Daft Punk and re-titled ‘So Much Love to Give’. The same year the Freeloaders had a UK Top 10 single with ‘So Much Love to Give’ which featured The Real Thing resulting in the band charting across 3 decades. Commenting on The Real Thing’s success, singer Chris Amoo said, ‘There’s always going to be a sense of nostalgia about our music. It’s the sound track to so many people’s lives and that will never die.’ ????Two Island Charities that RS Promotions Support will benefit from this Show by way of a Bucket Collection on Exit coupled with a Donation made by #RoySPromote from Ticket Sales. Please Help Support #ManxBreastCancerSupport Group & #ManninCancersSupportGroup to raise funds towards the #CTScannerAppealIOM #IOMCauses Event Timings: Doors to Open at 7pm Heatwave will start off on stage at 8pm (45 minute set) followed by a 15 minute Interval Then it’s time for living the songs and dancing the night away as The Real Thing do an approx 80 minute straight Set, followed by a fabulous 70’s & 80’s Disco. Time to dust down those flares fellas and girls get those platform shoes polished for a night of Disco Nostalgia!!

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Royal Hall, Villa Marina
Douglas
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