Tribute show in which Barry Steele recreates Roy Orbison's voice and stage presence to perform Orbison classics with a live band.
Barry Steele brings his Roy Orbison tribute to The Congress Theatre on Thursday 29 October, with the show starting at 7.30pm. It's the production's Eastbourne debut, and it's billed as a celebration of 70 platinum years of Orbison's hits, as well as what would have been his 90th year. Steele performs with a live band, and the set covers both Roy Orbison's solo career and his work with the Travelling Wilburys.
The setlist pulls from the songs most people know by heart: 'Oh, Pretty Woman', 'Crying', 'Only the Lonely' and 'You Got It' are all on the bill. It's a wide stretch of material, from the early, lonely ballads to the later, more polished pop of the Wilburys era, and Steele handles both. He's built his reputation on recreating Orbison's voice, look and stage presence, and the reviews have focused on that. The Stage described his performance as 'True Identikit Brilliance', and audiences have praised the authenticity of the vocals and the live production.
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This isn't a new show. It's played the West End and toured internationally, across New Zealand and Europe, and it regularly plays theatres around the UK. The Eastbourne date is its first time in town, so it's the first chance to catch it here. If you're familiar with Orbison's work, you'll recognise the songs; if you're just coming for the voice, that's what the show is built around. It runs on Thursday 29 October at 7.30pm at The Congress Theatre.
