The Bluejays, the UK’s leading vintage Rock & Roll band present Rock and Roll Revolution – a major new live music theatre tour celebrating the 1950s at the Brindley Theatre on Thursday 4 April.
The band met in 2008 whilst performing as Buddy Holly and the Crickets in the UK Tour of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. Ollie received rave reviews from the press for his portrayal of Buddy Holly and was even lauded from across the pond by members of Buddy’s family.
After Buddy, the band was approached by Bill Kenwright to appear in his new rock ‘n’ roll show Dreamboats & Petticoats, which toured and played a successful run in the West End.
The Bluejays formed in 2013 and very quickly became one of the UK’s busiest vintage live acts. Since then, the band has played all over the world in theatre and at festivals and private events.
At one event, they were joined onstage by rock royalty Brian May of Queen who took over lead guitar and vocals for a cover of Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode.
In 2017, The Bluejays were invited to play at the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas for the annual celebrations of Buddy’s birthday for an invited audience including Buddy’s brother Larry Holley, guitar legend Duane Eddy and Buddy’s widow Maria Elena Holly who joined the boys onstage on backing vocals for Not Fade Away. Larry Holley was incredibly complimentary saying that The Bluejays were “The best take on The Crickets he’d ever seen”.
The band will be returning to Texas in 2019, to play at the 20th anniversary of the Buddy Holly Center.
Rock and Roll Revolution premiered in London in April 2017. The show is written and produced by The Bluejays and features more than 40 of the biggest hits of the 1950s performed live onstage. After sold out shows in Essex, Staffordshire and Yorkshire the band are really excited to be touring their show across the UK.
Ollie: “We’re really thrilled to be taking Rock and Roll Revolution on the road. We’re really proud of the show. At the time, the rock ‘n’ roll of the 1950s was considered by some to be ‘the devil’s music’ and a teenage fad. Rock and Roll Revolution shows how far from the truth that is. Artists such as Elvis, Buddy, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard and the Everly Brothers not only changed popular music forever, they brought about a social change and a freedom of expression that still resonates today.”
Chris: “More than anything, we love that we get to play some of the greatest songs ever written night after night.”
For more information see: http://www.thebluejays.co.uk/rock-and-roll-revolution
Tickets for this amazing concert are £22, £20 from www.thebrindley.org.uk
Chris: “More than anything, we love that we get to play some of the greatest songs ever written night after night.”
For more information see: http://www.thebluejays.co.uk/rock-and-roll-revolution
Tickets for this amazing concert are £22, £20 from www.thebrindley.org.uk the Brindley box office on 0151 9087 8360.