Acoustic concert by Colin Blunstone, former lead singer of The Zombies, at St Albans Cathedral, with an opening acoustic original by the Bishop of St Albans.
Colin Blunstone plays an acoustic set at St Albans Cathedral on Saturday 31 October, as part of the Begin Here Festival, which honours the band's St Albans origins. He's not the only one on the bill: the Right Rev'd Dr Andrew Rumsey, Bishop of St Albans, opens with an acoustic original.
Blunstone was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in 1945 and went to school in St Albans, where he met the musicians who would become The Zombies. Their first single, 'She's Not There', became a worldwide hit, and the band's final album, Odessey and Oracle, remains acclaimed. The group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and is billed as the world's longest-running band.
His solo career started with One Year on Epic Records, which gave him the hit 'Say You Don't Mind', followed by Ennismore and Journey. Later came Planes, Never Even Thought and Late Nights in Soho on Elton John's Rocket Records. He's also recorded with Dave Stewart, Smokey Robinson and The Alan Parsons Project, before reviving his live act alongside Zombies bandmate Rod Argent.
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Doors open at 7:00pm, and Blunstone takes the stage at 8:20pm.
