Ryan's Gig Guide - February 2018

r gg 23 YEARS 1995-2018 Ian Prowse &Amsterdam 25th Anniversary Of Pele's 'Sport Of Kings ' MARCH 23 Slade Rooms 2018 will be the 25th anniversary of the 2nd (and final) Pele album 'The Sport Of Kings'. Longer and more ex- pansive than the debut many hard core Pele fans will tell you it's their favourite out of the two Pele studio albums. To celebrate the album will be remas- tered and re-released and a full UK tour undertaken. Ian Prowse and the band will play a classic 1993 Pele set featuring plenty of Sport Of Kings era songs, Fireworks tunes as well as Am- sterdam & solo favourites. Made at Rockfield Studios by leg- endary producer Jon Kelly (Prefab Sprout, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Deacon Blue,The Beautiful South) the album contains classics such as Fat Black Heart, Understanding Sadness & Beside the Fields as well as Don't Worship me & Land of The Free (hits in Holland & Belgium). Huge live favourites Name & Number and the archetypal Pele showstopper, The Pain of A Drinking Song also fea- ture. RGG have a pair of tickets to give away for this gig. Just send an email to the address below with ‘PROWSE’ in the subject title to be in with a chance of winning. media@rggmag.com r gg Feb 2018 - p.11 WWW. R YA N S G I G G U I D E . C OM