The Dr Hook Songbook

The Dr Hook Songbook comes to the Royal Hippodrome Theatre on Friday 12 February 2027, with singer and songwriter Billy Shannon fronting a full live band. The whole thing is built around the American country rock band Dr. Hook, and the set recreates one of their live concerts on stage.

If you're not familiar with the name, Dr. Hook were a country rock outfit that spent the seventies and eighties putting out a string of singles that probably sounded in your house even if you didn't follow them. The show leans on those country-rock classics: 'Sylvia's Mother', 'When You're in Love With A Beautiful Woman', 'Sharing the Night Together', 'Only Sixteen', 'Sexy Eyes' and 'Cover of the Rolling Stone' are all in the repertoire. It's a good cross-section of the songs they're best known for, so you'll likely recognise a fair few of them.

Billy Shannon takes the lead on vocals, and he's backed by a full band rather than a smaller ensemble, which keeps the sound closer to how Dr. Hook played live. The focus is on the songs themselves, with the set following the format of one of the band's concerts.

It's at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre, 106-114 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3PF, starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets are £30 across the board.