T.REXTASY

T.REXTASY play The Alban Arena on Friday 24 September 2027, bringing their Marc Bolan and T. Rex tribute to St Albans. The set leans on Bolan's glam-rock anthem book, and 2027 marks the fiftieth anniversary of I Love to Boogie, first released in 1976 and later linked to the West End musical Billy Elliot.

They describe themselves as the world's only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan and T. Rex, authorised and endorsed by Bolan's catalogue management, his family and estate, original T. Rex members and producer Tony Visconti. Fronting the group is Danielz, a doppelgänger on lead vocals and lead guitar who looks the part as much as he sounds it.

It's a long-running act: the band has spent more than 25 years touring the world, from Wembley Arena in London to the Ariake Coliseum in Japan, and has shared stages with Wizzard, Cockney Rebel, Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople and Slade. The show focuses on the glam-rock side of Bolan's songbook, and with I Love to Boogie hitting its half-century in 2027, that particular track sits right at the heart of the occasion.

Tickets are £34.50 plus a £3.50 transaction fee, and the show starts at 19:30 at The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, AL1 3LD.