Let's Rock the 70s at Bridlington Spa next February

If you are still chasing the high of a good 70s night, there is a date to circle in early 2027. Bridlington Spa has put Let's Rock the 70s on its bill for Friday 12 February, with the show starting at 19:30, and it is the sort of evening that lives or dies on the setlist. On that front, it is hard to find a gap: the night runs through Queen, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, AC/DC, Elton John, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, T-Rex, ABBA and Hot Chocolate. Whether you lean towards the stadium rock of Queen and The Who or the disco-pop of ABBA and Hot Chocolate, the bill is built to keep everyone happy.

The band behind it is not a casual outfit. They have more than 25 years of experience and have backed the likes of Hazel O'Connor and Toyah Willcox, which is the kind of pedigree that matters when you are tackling a setlist this ambitious. It is a live and colourful tribute show, so expect the visual side to be as much a part of the night as the music.

For anyone who has not been before, it is worth knowing the room. Bridlington Spa is a traditional concert hall, theatre and conference centre on the Yorkshire Coast, and it has a bit of history behind it: it first opened in 1896, was rebuilt in 1932, and is now owned and managed by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. It holds the Creative Charter and is supported by the Arts Council and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, so it is a proper working venue rather than a one-off hire. The Royal Hall takes 3,800 standing or 1,700 seated, while the Spa Theatre holds 675 seated, wheelchair spaces included, so there is room whether you want to be right in the middle of it or prefer a seat.

As for the music, the names on the bill tell you exactly what you are signing up for. Queen, formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining later, gave us Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions and have sold somewhere between 250 and 300 million records worldwide, with a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2001. Fleetwood Mac, the British and American outfit formed in London in 1967, have moved more than 120 million records and are the names behind Rumours and Tusk, their sound drifting across pop rock, soft rock, folk rock and blues rock. The Who, from London in 1964, are the ones who gave us the rock opera with Tommy in 1969, and their 70s run includes Who's Next and Quadrophenia. And then there is Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, an EGOT winner with more than 300 million records sold and a 70s catalogue that runs from Honky Château to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Throw in Pink Floyd, David Bowie, T-Rex, ABBA and Hot Chocolate, and the setlist is pretty much the 70s in a nutshell.

Tickets go through the box office on 01262 678 258 or online at bridspa.com, so it is worth sorting yours before the date creeps up on you.