Comedy tribute show by The Unravelling Wilburys, a band of brothers playing the music of the Traveling Wilburys.
The Unravelling Wilburys play the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre on Friday 6 November, from 7:30pm to 10pm. They're a comedy tribute to the Traveling Wilburys, the supergroup that came together when George Harrison and Jeff Lynne caught Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan playing at Tootsie's Bar in Nashville and decided to work together. The Unravelling Wilburys bill themselves as real-life brothers, and the night is built around that: they tell the story of how they became a tribute act, so the music sits alongside the comedy rather than one taking over from the other.
The set draws from the Wilburys' albums Handle With Care, The End of The Line, The Devil's Been Busy and Tweeter & The Monkeyman, and it doesn't stop there. They also play the solo work of the original members, with songs like 'Refugee', 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', 'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Only the Lonely' and 'Mr Blue Sky' mixed in. It's a fair bit of ground to cover in one evening, and the comedy fills the gaps between the records.
On stage, the band is fronted by five brothers: 'Sticky' Willy, Walter, Thumper, Blind Melon and Honky Tonk. They've toured the UK from the Orkney Islands to the Isle of Wight, and they've even turned up as a question on The Chase.
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The night is hosted at the Wrecking Ball Arts Centre, an independent music and book shop on Whitefriargate. Tickets are £28, and the show runs from 7:30pm to 10pm.
