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50 years since the release of their debut No 1 Million selling single ‘ You to Me are Everything’ The Real Thing are to embark on a 50th Anniversary tour in 2026 and one of the first stops on the tour will be at Fairfield Halls Croydon on Friday 27th March 2026
It will be the bands first appearance at the venue for over 15 years and lead singer Chris Amoo is looking forward to returning to the South London venue.
'We've played plenty of Soul Festivals around the area over the years but we've not come back to South London's 'Soul Music Capital Theatre for a long time - we can't wait to tread those famous Fairfield boards again'
Very,Very special guest on the night will be fellow Uk soulstress Jaki Graham who herself is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of her biggest hit single ‘Set Me Free’ in 2026
A fabulous double bill of Uk Soul Music Heritage coming to South London on the 27th March -Essential night out if you love your 70's & 80's soul music!
The Real Thing
THE REAL THING with ORIGINAL VOCALISTS CHRIS AMOO & DAVE SMITH enjoyed success in both the 70’s & 80’s with 3 Top 10 singles. The No 1 Hit ‘YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING’ ‘CANT GET BY WITHOUT YOU’ & ‘CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE ‘ and all these tracks are still featured daily on all the major UK Radio stations. They also have around two million plays or more on Spotify each month. THE REAL THING are undoubtedly still a force to be reckoned with. Formed in 1972, The Real Thing are Britain’s longest-established - and best-loved - black group in UK entertainment history. The Real Thing remain pioneers in soul, funk and dance music. 2026 is the 50th Anniversary of ‘You To Me Are Everything’ hitting the No 1 slot in the charts so this year is a big celebration. "YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR MISSING " until you come out and have a great night's entertainment. Come out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most loved No 1 records of all time 'YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING'…
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Jaki Graham
Jaki Graham is one of the most appealing Soul entertainers to emerge from the UK, as a true pioneer having paved the way for many a black British female solo artist who followed. Jaki achieved international success with a string of hits from '85 including Could it Be I'm Falling In Love?, Round and Around, Set Me Free, Step Right Up and Breaking Away, also making the Music Guinness Book of Records in the 80's as the first black British female solo artist to have 6 consecutive Top 10/20 hits. Her career excelled in the 90's with her album Real Life selling more than 800,000 copies in less than four weeks. Her cover of Ain't Nobody reached No. 1 in the US Billboard Dance charts for 5 weeks as well as achieving gold in Australia, Japan and the USA. Jaki is officially a Motown artist, as one of the only British females to hold this credential alongside Kiki Dee. Jaki also holds a Doctorate from the University of Wolverhampton, for which she was also made Pro-Chancellor due to her outstanding contributions to the music industry and awarded her very own Star on Birmingham’s Broad Street. Jaki Graham firmly maintains her position as one of Britain’s most revered ladies of soul with the 2018 release of her long awaited new studio album When a Woman Loves which topped the UK Soul Charts and produced a US Independent Chart No.1 single!
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Fairfield Halls
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1DG
- Website:
- fairfield.co.uk
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- 020 3292 0002
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