Nine-piece band The South play The White Rock, keeping alive the songs of The Beautiful South.
The South play The White Rock on Sunday 1 November, starting at 8.00pm. They're a nine-piece band built around the songs of The Beautiful South, the British pop institution that split in 2007. Since then, The South have spent fourteen years touring the UK, keeping alive the full sound and arrangements of a back catalogue that spans an eighteen-year career dating back to 1989.
That catalogue runs through some of the songs most of us know by heart: 'A Little Time', 'Perfect 10', 'Rotterdam', 'Song For Whoever', 'Old Red Eyes Is Back', 'Good as Gold' and 'Don't Marry Her'. They'll be playing those alongside a few South originals, so the set draws from the old records and their own newer material.
The line-up has shifted over the years. When original singer Dave Hemingway left the group at the end of 2016, lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles took over vocal duties alongside singer Alison Wheeler, with trumpeter Gareth John also contributing vocals. With nine people on stage, they're able to recreate the full sound of the original arrangements rather than stripping them back.
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Tickets are £34.80, with member tickets available. The show is on Sunday 1 November at The White Rock in Hastings, starting at 8.00pm.
