Great to see the next performance of The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo will be at the world famous Bridgewater Hall in Manchester next April.Fitting that Manchester has been chosen for another major event in the history of Cockney Rebel.
For it was in Manchester that in the early days late 73/early 74 that Cockney Rebel were building up their live act reputation with those renowned shows in Didsbury and Machester Uni.And of course it was in Manchester that news came of the split of the band who had played that wonderful music on those fantstic ground breaking first two albums.The final show of course of that band was held at Stretfords Hard Rock in July 1974.
Manchester's Free Trade Hall and Palace Theatre housed some of those legendary mid 70's shows ( don't mentioned the dressing room at the free trade hall!!) and then in 1989 on The Come Back All Is Forgiven shows I'd say ( but then i'm a bit biased) that it was Manchester's International 2 that really made Steve believe this was something well worth doing again! 4 times Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel played there and everone was a winner!!
Even Manchester's Royal Exchange has enjoyed a bit of Harley magic with a superb acoustic show in the late 1990's.
Then there was the Bridgewater Hall,this will be the third time Steve Harley has played there I'm sure it will be a sell out like before but this time we are in for something very special.
Those two albums are made for playing live with an Orchestra and Choir any one lucky enough to see the albums performed at The Symphony Hall in Birmingham will know that we are in for a great treat in April 2014..check out some of the Youtube clips of the show..you'll get the picture.