School Disco Classics - reliving your youth with retro concerts

Released on = September 8, 2005, 4:00 am

Press Release Author = Robin Richmond

Industry = Media

Press Release Summary = As the saying goes, school days are the best of your life.
If this was the case then school discos certainly provided the soundtrack. Find out
why more and more sentimental adults are attending quality retro concerts across the
UK and relieving their distant youth.

Press Release Body = Looking back school disco’s were the epitome of uncool. People
tended to fall into two different categories; those who were clearly very geeky and
those who were delusional to the point of thinking they were at the cutting edge of
popular culture with their suspect haircuts and jerky dance moves. These two
subgroups could of course be further broken down into boys and girls. Girls tended
to dance on mass together in tight circles gossiping and singing all the words,
while the walls of the school hall were lined with nervous looking boys doing their
best to pretend that they didn’t know the words to the latest Rick Astley hit.

However, as the old saying goes - school days were the best days of your life and
like it or not these discos were the soundtrack. To this day hearing a song can
cast your memory back to the creaking sound system ran by a DJ old enough to be your
great uncle – you may even still sport the scars of failed break dancing moves.
It’s perhaps due to these sparks of nostalgia that has led to the increasing
popularity of retro concerts.

In the past retro concerts have been a little bit of a mixed bag. For every Bob
Dylan there is a sad miserable effort from a band desperately trying to re-live
their youth and squeeze an extra few pounds out of “the final tour”. Very often
going to see these fallen idols can shatter the memories of your youth and make you
realise just how uncool you and they were in the first place. It is always worth
therefore doing a little investigating before heading off to a retro concert. Does
the artist still have it? Have the drug fuelled parties of their youth taken their
toll? Are they medically speaking still alive?

Luckily there are a number bands touring in the near future across the UK that do,
definitely still have it. One perennial favourite is Scottish singing legend Rod
Stewart who is planning dates across the UK in Manchester, Newcastle and London to
name but a few. Famed for hits such as “Maggie May” and “Do ya think I’m Sexy?” -
Rod has been entertaining crowds across the world since his career began as a singer
in the early 1960’s. While the numbers of people replying positively to his most
famous hit has no doubt diminished through the years, Rod’s lyrical presence has
certainly not and he continues to be one of the world’s great showmen.

One of the quintessential school disco greats from the 80’s were the sublime reggae
outfit, UB40. While the name of the band is certainly very apt for many of their
current followers, UB40 are still as good a live act as you will see. Formed in
1978 UB40 are heavily influenced by 1960’s Ska and reggae which was the inspiration
behind original tracks such as King", "Madam Medusa", "Food for thought" and
"Signing Off". UB40 have 2 dates in December playing to an expected sell out crowd
at Wembley, London.

One act guaranteed to spark an emotional response from your mother are the Everly
Brothers. Best known for tracks such as “Wake up Little Susie” and “Crying in the
Rain”, the Everley brothers are widely regarded as one of the greats in rock and
roll history. Playing live in the UK this winter, tickets can be bought for their
Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester gigs which promise to be a sing-a-long extravaganza!

In the past retro concerts have received a lot of bad press, with fans wishing they
could just remember their favorite artists when they were at their peak. However,
as the saying goes for many artists “class is permanent” and if you are looking for
a fun day out listening to the songs of your youth then these concerts are great.
Just don’t expect miracles – you aren’t going to look 16 again no matter how loud
you sing...

For further information on retro concerts and concert breaks in the UK try short
break specialist http://www.superbreak.com.

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