The South, featuring former members of the Beautiful South, to perform at Whitby Pavilion - here's how to get tickets
and live on Freeview channel 276
With the coronavirus pandemic putting a stop to live music around the world for most of 2020/21, The South are delighted to be back on the road doing what they do best - performing the songs of The Beautiful South, to the thousands of fans of these timeless classics.
The South are a nine-piece band who feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles.
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Hide AdSince 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.
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 back in 1989.
The South 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) and Andy Price (keys).
Visit http://thesouth.co.uk/tour-dates/ for tickets.
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