With the pandemic putting a stop to live music around the world for most of 2020/21, the recent removal of lockdown restrictions have allowed The South to get back on the road.
The South are a 9 piece band who feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles. Since Dave Hemingway, the original singer, left the group at the end of 2016, Gaz has moved across to front the band with Alison and taken on vocal duties.
The band’s current members are Alison Wheeler (Vocals), Gaz Birtles (Vocals), Phil Barton (Guitars), Steve Nutter (Bass), Dave Anderson (Drums), Karl Brown (Percussion), Gareth John (Trumpet), Su Robinson (Sax), Andy Price (Keys).
A spokesperson for the band said: “Since the demise of The Beautiful South in 2007, this exciting live band have spent 11 years touring the theatres and festivals of the UK up and down the country, bringing back the full sound and arrangements of these treasured songs - A Little Time (the number one single), Perfect 10, Rotterdam, Song For Whoever, Old Red Eyes Is Back, Good as Gold, Don’t Marry Her plus many more singles and album tracks as well as a few choice South originals. These songs span an impressive 18 year career starting way back in 1989!”
THE SOUTH UK Tour Dates information
Saturday 21 August FROME – Cheese & Grain
Sunday 22 August CARDIFF – Globe
Saturday 4 September WHITBY – Pavilion
Sunday 5 September BLACKBURN – King George’s Hall
Thursday 9 September HASTINGS – White Rock Theatre
Friday 10 September SHOREHAM – Ropetackle
Saturday 11 September HIGH WYCOMBE - Swan Theatre
Friday 8 October COLNE – Muni Theatre
Saturday 9 October HALIFAX – Square Chapel
Sunday 10 October LEEDS – Warehouse
Friday 29 October HARPENDEN – Public Halls
Saturday 30 October SOUTHAMPTON – The Brook
Saturday 6 November SETTLE – Victoria Hall
Thursday 11 November PORT TALBOT – Princess Royal Theatre
Friday 12 November TAMWORTH – Assembly Rooms
Saturday 13 November DURHAM – Gala Theatre
Wednesday 1 December WOLVERHAMPTON – Robin 2
Tickets for these shows are available from - http://thesouth.co.uk/tour-dates/
More information on The South can be found at:
Website – http://thesouth.co.uk/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBand
Twitter – https://twitter.com/thesouthuk
You Tube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJAjjjfCC8k&feature=youtu.be and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbWXyaXm4o&feature=youtu.be