The Searchers Experience featuring Spencer James

Spencer James brings The Searchers Experience to Komedia on Friday 25 September, a night built around the hits of the 1960s legends The Searchers. It's a tribute show, but it's not a cover band in the usual sense: James was the lead vocalist for the band for the last 37 years, and he's now carrying on the mantle on his own.

That's the thing that sets this apart. He's not just someone who knows the records; he's the voice that's been fronting the band for nearly four decades. He's spent more time singing these songs than most people have spent listening to them, so the set comes from the inside rather than the outside. He'll be running through the big ones that made them famous—'Needles and Pins', 'When You Walk In The Room', 'Sweets For My Sweet', 'Love Potion No 9' and 'Sugar and Spice' are all on the list.

If you've got a soft spot for that particular era of pop, it's a straightforward way to hear those songs live. They're the ones that defined the band's sound, and having the man who sang them for the actual group at the front gives the whole thing a direct line back to the original records. It's a night of the hits, played by someone who's lived with them for a long time.

It's at Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UN, on Friday 25 September, starting at 19:30. Tickets are £10.00 guide price.