Tunde Baiyewu and Paul Tucker of Lighthouse Family
NEWCASTLE pop-soul duo Lighthouse Family will revisit their 1995 debut album, Ocean Drive, complemented by their greatest hits, at York Barbican on March 8 2027.
Singer Tunde Baiyewu and songwriter, keyboardist and producer Paul Tucker met while studying at university and working at the same bar in the Tyneside city, going on to sell 15 million albums worldwide.
Ocean Drive, featuring Lifted, Goodbye Heartbreak and the title track, achieved six-times platinum status in the UK. 1997 follow-up Postcards From Heaven delivered further favourites including High, Raincloud and Lost In Space.
Third album Whatever Gets You Through The Day followed in 2001, and after a long creative hiatus, Baiyewu and Tucker returned in 2019 with Blue Sky In Your Head, their first studio album in 18 years, which reached number three in the UK album chart.
Lighthouse Family will play further Yorkshire shows at Sheffield City Hall on March 7 and Bradford Live on March 20 2027. Box office: York, yorkbarbican.co.uk; Sheffield, sheffieldcityhall.co.uk; Bradford, trafalgartickets.com.
Marti Pellow
No Marti No Party? Yes, Marti Pellow promises ‘non-stop hits and dancing’ at York Barbican on September 13
SCOTTISH singer and musical actor Marti Pellow will mark 40 years in music on his No Marti No Party tour, visiting York Barbican on September 13 2027.
From the much-loved songs of Wet Wet Wet to his solo favourites, expect a night of non-stop hits, dancing and a party atmosphere befitting the occasion.
When asked what fans can expect, Pellow, 61, replied: “The clue is in the title of the tour, it’s what the fans always sing back to me when the lights go down.”
Pellow last played York Barbican on May 3 2022 on his Greatest Hits Tour. Tickets for his No Marti No Party date are on sale at https://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/marti-pellow-2027/.
The poster for William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet In Concert 30th anniversary tour
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet is now + live music and DJ for 30th anniversary tour. York Barbican awaits
COMMUNION One and GEA Live, in collaboration with Disney Concerts and Baz Luhrmann, will bring the global tour for the 30th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet Film In Concert to York Barbican on October 21 2027.
Visiting three continents in all, and set to make its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House on September 29 next year, the tour will stop in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, York, Birmingham and Manchester next autumn.
Academy Award-winning Leonardo DiCaprio and Emmy-winning Claire Danes star as Romeo and Juliet in the bold retelling that made Shakespeare feel dangerous and romantic for a new generation and continues to influence fashion, music and culture that still reverberates today.
Presented on a cinema screen with the original dialogue and action intact, William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet Film In Concert features a hybrid ensemble performing the film’s score and music live in sync with the screen.
Blending rock and orchestral musicians with vocals, electronics and a DJ, they will channel Luhrmann’s signature fusion of classic storytelling and contemporary sound.
“One of the greatest surprises over the past three decades has been watching Romeo + Juliet find new audiences again and again. That’s the enduring magic of Shakespeare and cinema,” says filmmaker Luhrmann, whose film marked its 30th anniversary on November 1.
“This concert celebrates both, while inviting audiences around the world to experience the film’s emotion, music, and theatricality in a completely new way.”
“Romeo + Juliet has influenced generations of filmmakers, musicians, and audiences, and its impact continues to be felt 30 years later,” says Floris Douwes, producer and managing director at GEA Live. “Our goal was to create a live experience that honours that legacy while giving audiences a fresh reason to fall in love with the film all over again.”
Box office: https://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/romeo-juliet/. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHzCrya9hDk
