Ryan's Gig Guide - July 2019

ELVIS PRESLEY TRIBUTE MARK SUMMERS 5th July GIG CARITAS PRESENTS: THE BEST OF BROADWAY 6th July TURN BACK TIME - CHER TRIBUTE 13th July THE SKA STUDS - SKA NIGHT (over 18s) 19th July ANGELS INSTEAD ROBBIEWILLIAMS TRIBUTE 20th July (over 18s) REUNION, DANCE & CLUB CLASSICS 80s, 90s, 00s 12th July (over 18s) SHOWTIME! A TRIBUTE TO THE GREATEST SHOWMAN 23rd July (2:30pm) WRONG JOVI 26th July (over 18s) ULTIMATE SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT 26th July (over 18s) THE SUMMER SING ALONG 30th July (2:30pm) STRICT TEMPO MEMORIES OF BLACKPOOL 2nd August KRAZY KRYS & FRIENDS GROOVY UV SHOW 4th August (2pm) THE SUMMER SING ALONG 13th August (2:30pm) THE BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE SHOW 15th August REHEARSAL ROOMS Drums and full PA Air conditioned rooms Secure car parking available No extra hidden charges FROM ONLY £20 for 2 hrs 01902 423826 / 07886 903515 Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, WolverhamptonWV1 4AN www.beatsabarmusicproject.co.uk Thursday 11th July The Robin, Bilston  Check them out in our Spotify playlist www.ryansgigguide.com/audio  WIN 2 TICKETS ONLINE: www.ryansgigguide.com/seagulls Closing date: 8/07/2019  A Flock Of Seagulls During the heart of the new wave era, there was just one band that made us all want to run.That band was A Flock of Seagulls, a new wave act that had killer haircuts and even killer tunes. The band came on at a time when new wave music was be- ginning to explode on the music scene, and their synth-laden sound and futuristic look fit the time with perfection.Thanks to their iconic track “I Ran,” A Flock of Seagulls will forever be remembered as one of new wave’s best one-hit-wonder groups; but, in actuality, the band was much more than that one song. A Flock of Seagulls came together in 1980 under lead singer and keyboardist Mike Score. Before forming the band, Score was a hairdresser, but he was also talented on keyboards, and with synth-based music becoming a focal point on the pop scene, Score saw it as his chance to break into the bur- geoning scene. The band’s first single was “(It’s Not Me) Talking” through Cocteau Records, which would eventually lead to a major record deal with Jive Records in 1981. Not long after the ink dried on their contracts with Jive,A Flock of Seagulls released their second single,“Telecom- munication,” that found it’s way to the Billboard Dance charts (#19) by the end of the year. After releasing the EP Modern Love, the band would release the hit that would launch them into the new wave strato- sphere.That song was “I Ran,” a fast-paced song that became one of the biggest hits of 1982, reaching the inside of the Hot 100 (#9) and becoming the driving force behind their self-titled debut LP reaching number 10 on the Billboard 200 and go- ing Gold in the States (it went Silver in their native UK). While 1982 was won- derful for A Flock of Seagulls, with an iconic track and hit album under their belts, 1983 wouldn’t be so kind. Although they would have an- other hit in “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You),” it wouldn’t be nearly as iconic or successful as “I Ran,” and the album that bore the single, Listen, slipped six spots from their debut on the Billboard 200 (#16). From there, the writing was on the wall and the band splintered apart and called it a career in 1986. After their beginnings almost 40 years ago Mike Score has since re-formed the band with a brand new lineup including Lead Guitarist Gordon Deppe from Canadian NewWave Era Band ‘THE SPOONS’  www.aflockofseagulls.org www.ryansgigguide.com 18 rgg Jul 2019