The Real Thing

Legendary UK Soul band THE REAL THING are coming to Peterborough’s Cresset Theatre on Friday 5th November 2021 as part of the bands '45th Anniversary Tour'.
Best known for their legendary hits ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’, as well as their ground-breaking 1977 song, ‘Children of the Ghetto’, The Real Thing remain Britain’s most successful black group of all-time. Pioneers in soul, funk and dance music, the two original members – Chris Amoo and Dave Smith – are now celebrating over 45 years in the music industry. Still gigging across the world, the band’s success and longevity is unprecedented in British entertainment history.
Currently enjoying a huge renaissance after the showing of the bands critically acclaimed biography ‘Everything’ on BBC on August 7th , then new fans as well as old fans have been showing their support for the band.
In addition, the band have released a ‘new’ single – a song that was recorded originally back in 1976 but has never seen the light of day before. Called ‘Someone ought to write ‘a song about you’ – it has already had over 50,000 views on youtube. youtu.be/SigtKIVjFco.
Special guests on the night opening the show will be Peterborough based The Contacts. Well known on the local circuit for being perhaps the premier Motown and Northern Soul band. Guaranteed to get you on your feet the band willl be ensuring the audience is ready for The Real Thing!