THERE’S non-stop entertainment at Melksham Assembly Hall, with two musical acts coming up over the coming weeks.
On Friday 30th November Champions of Rock: The Ultimate Tribute to Queen will rock out the Assembly Hall with a two-hour rock spectacle!
Join the ultimate celebration of one the biggest bands to have ever graced the stage – Queen. Champions of Rock, recreates the magic, fun and showmanship of the band’s touring days, as they played to millions of people every year.
Join them as they take you on a journey through the decades, with all 25 number one hits and fan favourites, performed live with an electrifying band such as; Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want to Break Free, Somebody to Love, We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You and of course Bohemian Rhapsody.
The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £24.
On Thursday 6th December, The Blues Band take to the stage to entertain the crowds.
Formed in 1979 by five seasoned musicians, The Blues Band are celebrating 39 glorious years as Britain and Europe’s leading exponents of one of the greatest musical traditions of all time.
It began back then with a phone call by Paul Jones, actor, singer, musician and radio presenter, no stranger to the pop charts throughout the 1960s as front man for the hugely successful Manfred Mann. With his fellow Manfred Tom McGuinness, they brought in legendary slide guitar man and singer Dave Kelly, who brought along a talented fellow musician, bassist Gary Fletcher. With the addition of Tom’s chart-topping partner from McGuinness Flint, drummer Hughie Flint, (ex-John Mayall’s Blues Breakers), that first line-up stormed the post-punk music scene, and contrary to their expectations, they soon left the pub scene behind for an international career playing the music they loved. After two and a half years, Hughie Flint left due to the pressures of touring. His place was admirably filled by another fine drummer, Rob Townsend, a member of one of Britain’s most eclectic, legendary outfits, Family.
The rest, as the saying goes, is history. But what history. TV, films, a stadium tour with Dire Straits, over 20 albums, within a few years the Blues Band’s deep, well-tended roots had brought them the status of lasting legends.
What’s on offer is always the same; a stunning menu of original compositions and blues classics, all delivered with passion, knowledge, love of the genre and entertaining showmanship. Other blues groups come and go, but it takes something special to achieve the iconic prestige enjoyed by The Blues Band. If you want to know what 39 years of skill and devotion sound like, here’s your chance – if you love the blues, it doesn’t get any better than The Blues Band.
The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £25.
All tickets are available from the Assembly Hall on 709887, Melksham TIC in Church Street or visit www. melkshamtown .co.uk/ assembly hall.
