The S.O.S. Band

For the South London 80’s Soul boys and Girls there were new bands emerging every week – some enjoyed a single dance floor classic single before disappearing into obscurity, However, others become legendary though the constant release of ‘classic track’ after ‘classic track’ & on Fri 1st Aug 2025 for the 1st time in over 40 years,one definitely ‘legendary band’ comes to Fairfields Hall Croydon
From Altanta Georgia USA,the Legendary SOS Band celebrate the 45th anniversary of their debut USA release ‘Take Your Time, Do it right’ -In the United States, it reached the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B singles chart & #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1980. On the Billboard dance chart, it went to #1 for four non-consecutive weeks.
45 years on and the group enjoy legendary status amongst UK soul fans with their subsequent hit singles ‘Just be Good to me’ ‘Just the Way You like it’ ‘Weekend Girl’ ‘ High Hopes’ ‘Borrowed Love’ and the #1 hit single ‘ The Finest’ .
UK visits by the band have been few and far between – however, Croydon Fairfields Hall has always played the perfect host to visiting USA Heritage Soul arts and this will be a very special occasion!
Special guests on the night will be the UK’s very own LOOSE ENDS playing a full band show. In 2025 the band celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their biggest release ‘ Hanging on a String’, which reached No. 13 in the British chart. "Hanging' on a String" also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance charts too.