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Get ready to rock at Elvis story


JOIN thousands of fans around the UK to celebrate 80 years of Elvis Presley and book tickets for a special pro- duction of The Elvis Years at St David’s Hall, Cardiff on March 19, 2015. As a fitting celebration to


mark eight decades of the true king of rock and roll, The Elvis Years has extended its tour of the highly ac- claimed West End musical Jailhouse Rock to include 80 unmissable dates across the UK throughout 2015. The Elvis Years is a musical concert production telling the story of Elvis through the years. The show features original Elvis star Mario Kombou and his incredible band and is led by legendary producer, musical director and Ivor Novello award-win- ner David Mackay. With a world class cast, au- thentic costumes and rare film footage, The Elvis Years features more than 50 of the King’s greatest hits including Hound Dog, It’s Now or Nev-


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er, Just Can’t Help Believing, That’s Alright Mama, The Wonder Of You, Suspicious Minds, American Trilogy and many more, as well as lesser known tracks such as Rock A Hula Baby and Bossa Nova Baby. Actor and singer Mario


Kombou has been perform- ing as Elvis for over 20 years. He said: “We wanted to do something special to mark this special birthday and what better way than to get out there and celebrate Elvis’ life by bringing the story of his life to 80 different stages across the country.” “This tour is the most ex- tensive yet and will take in venues all over the country including St Davids Hall, Cardiff in Wales, Eden Court Inverness in Scotland and Leicester Square in London.” Call 02920 878 444 for ticket details.


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Hitting the road again


The Overtones


AFTER three consecutive Top 5 albums, 750,000 sales and three sold-out headline tours, The Overtones continue to reboot classic sounds for contempo- rary audiences. February 9, saw the release of their fourth collection Sweet Soul Music. Sweet Soul Music is a trib-


ute to doo-wop and soul pio- neers such as The Drifters, Al Green, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, artists that The Overtones grew up listening to and who have influenced them throughout their career. Their next UK and Ireland


tour will commence this sum- mer and features a date at Car- diff’s St David’s Hall on Tues- day, July 7. Tickets are available from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.


Milestone arena date


IT HAS been confirmed that Katherine Jenkins’ homecom- ing showat Cardiff Motorpoint Arena tomorrow is officially the 3,000th showat the venue. The arena first opened 22


years ago with a headline show from Shirley Bassey and has continued to strive with a strong musical heritage. Kath- erine’s Cardiff show also cul- minates a massive tour across the UK for the mezzo-soprano. Katherine’s Home Sweet Home tour will see her perform tracks off the new album plus favourites.


Award-winning GOOD OLD ROCK N ROLL: The Elvis Years comes to Wales next week


West End and Broadway per- former John Owen-Jones will join Katherine as special guest. Tickets on sale nowby calling 0844 811 0051 or 0844 826 2826.


Festival line-up looks set to rock


A TRULY unique blend of deep green philosophy, un- derground and emergent ideas, a heart-felt friendly vibe and cutting edge crea- tive content makes Sunrise Celebration the multi-award winning festival that it is, nowin its tenth year. With these new names add-


ed to the line up it’s sure not to disappoint. Omar Perry is the son of


legendary reggae star Lee Scratch Perry and is a rising star in his own right who is more than ready to match the genius of his father. Huey Morgan, lead sing-


EXTRAVAGANZA: Sunrise Festival Picture: Stefan Kliszynski


er of the epic Fun Lovin’ Criminals,will be joining the Sunrise line up for a much-


anticipated DJ set. Will and the People have


been Sunrise regulars over the last three years and each year they have grown in stature and reputation. Another up and coming star to discover on Sun- rise’s main stage this year is John Fairhurst, heading up the new wave of blues artists. The Electric Swing Circus


have a powerful combination of vintage samples, electro beats, gypsy-jazz guitar, electric dou- ble bass, keys, live drums and dirty synths. Legendary dance act The Egg


with their live fusion of house, rocktronic, funk and ambient influenced dance creations will be on board. All this plus Nick Manasseh


£10perticket -Tickets behind thebar or Call 01633 271419 Comingto TheFerns 30th May


ft Gregory FabulousMC,Dun- can Disorderly, Edd Donovan and the Wandering Moles, Djembeklan, Maya Love, Fast Decline, Extra Love, Phoenix


FrankieValli and TheFourSeasons Tribute SUMMER:


Rose and The Burning Glass are being added to the already packed line-up. For further information visit sunrisecelebration.com .


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