Those Were The Days is the grooviest show in town and the perfect start to the new year. It
will bring a 60’s music revolution to The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway from January
27.
As hemlines shrunk visibly and free love reigned, the
60’s embedded itself in our memories and music. Those Were The Days pays
tribute to a decade where the pace of change in international, social and
cultural affairs was quicker than in any other. It is a decade that we will
never – could never – forget. Aside from a cultural revolution, some the most
influential music of our time comes from this diverse decade that ran the
gauntlet from sugary pop to acid rock, Woodstock to Vietnam, The Beatles to The
Rolling Stones and Richard Nixon to flower power.
The show features the crazy host,
Awesome Powers, who lines up a 60’s party to get audiences rocking and singing
along from the first note. From the opening chords of Wipe Out to the
closing anthem Hey Jude, the
show will take you back to a world that was experiencing a music
revolution.
In rock history, the Woodstock
music festival opened many doors - Joe Cocker performed With A Little Help
From My Friends; Janis Joplin gave us Piece of My Heart; Jimi
Hendrix delivered Purple Haze; then there was Love The One You’re
With by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Let’s not forget the era of California
Dreamin’, when groups like Creedence Clear Water Revival and The Mamas
& The Papas were born. British pop invaded the US with music from The
Animals, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Soul music also made its mark with
artists such as Marvin Gaye and Chubby Checker while the musical Hair brought a whole new dimension to
the 60’s in the anthems The Age Of Aquarius and Let The Sun Shine In.
The show will feature a rocking
eight-piece band made up of Kyle Matthew (also as host), Ruan Geldenhuys, Marvin Nethononda and Chloe Geldenhuys on
vocals; with Aaron Nel on guitar and vocals, Calli Thomson on keyboards, Romeo
Moalusi on bass guitar and Ruan Oosthuyzen on drums.
Audiences can get ready to twist
again to the music of the 60’s - those were the days when even the bad times
were good, and the party went on forever!
Those Were The Days runs from January 27 to March 8. Tickets R145pp from Wednesday to
Saturday with discounted specials of R110pp on Tuesday nights and R100pp for
the Sunday matinees. For bookings and enquiries, phone The Barnyard Theatre on
031 566 3045 or visit www.barnyardtheatres.co.za/gateway
For further information e-mail gateway@barnyardtheatres.co.za or visit www.facebook.com/gatewaybarnyard.
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