A TRIBUTE band to The Searchers and the Hollies will play at Halstead’s Empire Theatre.
The Searchers and Hollies Experience will performed by the Fat Old Dad Band on Saturday, August 26.
The band, which have been together since 1983. have a particular insight into the Searchers music having backed Tony Jackson, the original lead singer of The Searchers.
When Tony Jackson returned to performing in the Nineties, the FOD Band were selected by Tony, to back him under The Tony Jackson Group banner.
The band have also appeared with Eric Haydock`s Hollies, a band which Eric Haydock, the original Hollies bass guitarist formed in the Nineties.
FOD love the harmonies and the melodic material these groups recorded, and this is what motivated them to combine the two groups hits into this exciting 2 hour show - featuring over 30 hit songs.
The Searchers, from Liverpool, made their debut with the rise of Merseybeat.
Their very first recording, Sweets For My Sweet, went to number one.
The Hollies, from Manchester, were also pushed forward with the rise of MerseyBeat as they played many of the same venues as the Mersey groups.
To book tickets call the box office on 07778 025490 between noon and 10pm.
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