MATURE TRAVEL MUSIC HOLIDAYS DESTINATIONS


new Star Break, starting from £313 for a three-night weekend break arriving August 25, including the Simply Dine package. The brand also runs Big Night Live


shows including Elvis Legacy, Motown and tribute act Lola Lamour and her Blue Light Band, recreating classics from Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. If it’s all about hearing those familiar hits, the wave of West End musicals based on best-selling artists should tick the box, and the success of shows such as Beautiful, featuring the songs of Carole King, We Will Rock You, based on Queen hits, and the well- received Girl from the North Country, using Bob Dylan’s songbook, prove just how popular these can be. Gary Gillespie, national sales manager at Super Break, says: “Musicals that focus on a music legend’s career and songs can be a real draw when it comes to purchasing a theatre break. Many customers who


ABOVE LEFT: Leo Sayer


ABOVE RIGHT: Bat Out of Hell


BELOW: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Cavern Club


If it’s all about hearing familiar hits, the wave of West End musicals based on best-selling artists should tick the box


grew up to the sounds and songs of a certain era want to hear their favourite songs and join in with the rest of the audience for a feel-good singalong night out.” Hit show Bat Out Of Hell – which


played in Manchester and London last year before moving to Toronto – is back at London’s Dominion Theatre from April, bringing Meat Loaf’s 1977 album to the stage with tracks such as Bat Out Of Hell and You T


ook the Words Right Out of my Mouth,


alongside later hits such as Dead Ringer for Love and I’d Do Anything for Love. Super Break offers a package including two nights’ B&B at the three- star President Hotel and a ticket to the show from £228.


w WORLD MUSIC While British acts frequently top the charts Stateside, the reverse is also true, and some of the most popular music holidays involve hopping across the pond to see where the pioneers of rock and roll made the magic happen. No trip to Memphis, Tennessee, would


be complete without stepping inside Graceland – the second-most-visited home in the US, after the White House – the mansion in which Elvis lived at the height of his career. There’s plenty of memorabilia and insight into the singer’s early life, plus the meditation garden where his grave lies, and car museum Presley Motors, where his famous pink Cadillac takes prime position.


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PICTURES: SHUTTERSTOCK; JIM ROSS


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