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Fairground Attraction
10 October 2024 @ 7.00pm
About Fairground Attraction
After an absence of 35 years, all four original members of the 80s band Fairground Attraction are reuniting for a 14-date UK tour.
The band’s debut, ‘Perfect’, went to Number One not only in the UK but in countries all around the world and in 1988, it won Best Single at The Brit Awards. It has gone on to be regarded as a genuine pop classic.
Like ‘Perfect’, ‘What’s Wrong With The World?’ was written by the band’s guitarist Mark Nevin and sung by their brilliant vocalist, Eddi Reader. In a similar upbeat country-pop vein as their huge hit, they finally answer the question on everyone’s lips: “What’s wrong with the world?”
There is no other band like Fairground Attraction – their use of the guitarrón (a large, Mexican acoustic bass), played by Simon Edwards, gives the bottom end of their records a warmth and character that combines with drummer Roy Dodds, Nevin and Reader to create a charming acoustic antidote to all that is modern and digital.
When they arrived on the scene all those years ago, their unique sound was described by many as a “breath of fresh air”, and it is even truer today than it was then.
And where are they now? Who are they now? They are here, alive and well; they are Fairground Attraction. They survived, and they’re still smiling.
Fans will also have the chance to see the band live this autumn, with their first UK tour since they split in 1990.
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Age guidance:
Under 16s to be accompanied by an adult 21+.
About New Theatre Oxford
There has been a theatre on George Street for almost 170 years. The first theatre was built in 1836, and a second in 1886. In 1934, the third New Theatre opened.
The theatre has been owned by several different companies and undergone several name changes. It is now owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group and hosts everything from ballet and opera to musicals.
On performance days, the Box Office opens at noon and closes 15 minutes after the show starts. If there is a performance on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, Box Office will open 2 hours before the show begins and close 15 minutes after the show starts.
There is a large air-conditioned bar with seating located below the Stalls Foyer, two further bars in the Circle Foyer and an additional one at the back of the balcony. All stocked with an array of drinks and snacks.
There is a cloakroom located in the stalls bar. If this is closed, please speak to a member of staff. £1 per item. It is free to ATG Theatre Card members.
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