The UK’s own 1970s disco pioneers The Real Thing still whip up the crowds from the minute they hit the stage. Eddie, Chris and Dave give their all to such favourites as ‘You to Me are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get by Without You’, ‘Whenever You Want My Love’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’.
The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song “You to Me Are Everything”, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 onBillboard‘s R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. By number of sales, they were the most successful blackrock/soul act in England during the 1970s. The journalist, author and founder of Mojo, Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring “Liverpool’s musical reputation in the 1970s” with their success.
The Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9HQ. 9.30pm.