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All the way from Atlanta Georgia USA ,Legendary USA Soul outfit, THE SOS BAND are on their way to the UK in 2027 and will play at the following venues with very special guests – UK Soul legends LOOSE ENDS. The dates are THURSDAY 27th May BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY HALL
FRIDAY 28TH May MANCHESTER BRIDGEWATER HALL
SATURDAY 29th May NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERTY HALL
Tickets go on general sale Friday 9th October but big fans of the band can sign up for a special venue presale here – https://sosbandtour.com/ and will be able to book on Thursday 8th October.
And it’s with good reason to celebrate, in 2027 the Legendary SOS Band celebrate the 45th anniversary of their biggest ever single ‘Just Be Good To Me’ – Written and recorded in the Autumn of 1982 and released in the Spring of 1983 on the iconic ‘On The Rise Album , In the United States, it reached the number-2 spot on the Billboard R&B singles chart.
More importantly, in the UK the song topped the Dancefloor charts for over 6 weeks and also reached the Top 10 in the UK national charts.
Many 80’s Soul and Funk fans will remember it being ‘THE’ dancefloor filling track at the legendary Jazz Funk & Soul Sunday All Dayers in all 3 cities back in the day! – The Ritz in Manchester, The Locarno in Birmingham and Rock City in Nottingham
45 years on and the group enjoy legendary status amongst UK soul fans with their subsequent hit singles ‘Just the Way You like it’ ‘Weekend Girl’ ‘ High Hopes’ ‘Borrowed Love’ and the #1 hit single ‘ The Finest’ plus their debut #1USA single ‘Take Your Time – do it right’
UK visits by the band have been few and far between –
Special guests on the night will be the UK’s very own LOOSE ENDS playing a full band show. Like the SOS Band, Loose Ends emerged in the mid 80’s ,the bands biggest hit ‘ Hanging on a String’ dominated UK danceflloors in the Spring of 1985 , it also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart, making Loose Ends the first African-British band to top that chart.. Subsequent singles such as ‘Magic Touch’,’Stay a Little While Child’, the massive #1 single in the USA ‘Slowdown’ and ‘Gonna Make You mine’ established LOOSE ENDS as ‘The UK Soul band’ –
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Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, The Green Room, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 2, United Kingdom
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