Kings Heath Walk of Fame are delighted to present on Saturday 19 September top covers band The Retros who have performed before thousands at the Liverpool Arena.
Hailing from Cirencester they will perform a great selection of hits from the 1960’s and 70’s through to the present day.
Included in their set will be a special segment of Rolling Stones classic songs to help commemorate the anniversary of The Stones Birmingham debut that took place in September 1963 at Kings Heath’s old Ritz Ballroom.
Formed in London in 1962 by Brian Jones after he met up with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards who had been childhood friends, The Rolling Stones started out as a blues group taking their name from the title of a song by Muddy Waters. For the whole of 1962 they played exclusively in the London area. But all that changed on 7 June 1963 after they released their first single a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On”. Just a few months later on 14 September 1963 they played one of their first ever gigs outside London and their first ever in Birmingham at the Ritz Ballroom. Joining them on the tiny stage were Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. Later the same night they went on to perform at The Plaza in Old Hill another of the clubs owned by Irish couple Ma and Pa Regan. The next evening they had to return to London to play at The Great Pop Prom at the Royal Albert Hall and the rest is history!
Only half a mile from the site of the burnt down Ritz Ballroom, top covers band The Retros will bring their fantastic show to Kings Heath Cricket and Sports Club on Saturday 19 September to commemorate this historic anniversary with a special show. As well as a special segment featuring some of The Stones greatest hits, they will also perform songs by other artists who appeared at the Ritz Ballroom including Wilson Pickett, The Kinks and The Beatles as well as hits by many more recent groups.
“Wow!!! What a night! Great songs, great music, just all round perfect” (Encore Review)
Bob Prew and Ken Whittaker, joint organisers of King’s Heath Walk Of Fame said “Get ready to dance the night away to a group whose members have appeared in other groups on Top Of The Pops. As well as performing a segment of Rolling Stones songs they will also perform other great songs from the 1960’s to the present day. They will perform rock ‘n’ roll at it’s very best! This is bound to be a night to remember just like so many nights Ma and Pa Regan put on at the old Ritz Ballroom in the 1960’s “
Limited Early Bird Tickets cost just £8 then £10 from
www.wegottickets.com/f/25571
£15 on door if any are left
Kings Heath Cricket & Sports Club is an unallocated seated venue with a dance floor and award winning real ale bar.
Large car park at rear. No. 50 bus stops outside