A variety show  splitting the Fortunes and Vanity Fare in the first half and the Trems and Beaky Mick and Tich in the second.

The first half was boosted with ensemble versions of “Spirit in the Sky” and “You are my world” but let down by a lacklustre Searchers feature including Mike Spencer with the likes of “Needles and pins” which emasculated the original  versions. However for some reason Vanity Fare decided that it would be a good idea to include a drum solo. Drum solos are never a good idea and disappeared from live shows for a reason- they are awful. This performance made the point well.

The second half was illuminated, and the evening saved, by a superb set from the Trems, featuring Mick Brown culminating in a wonderful acapella “Silence is Golden” – then deflated  by a poor closing  set from Beaky Mick and Titch doomed by a combination of songs that were simply not good enough. “Xanadu” and that is it. The original Dave Dee and Dozy are dead. Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley wrote their hit songs Hold Tight, Bend It Zabadack and the legend of Xanadu. Promoters Stageright are squeezing a lot out of a little.

An audience predominantly in their 70’s loved it but the evening hardly did justice to the golden era of pop.