Nine-piece band of former The Beautiful South members play The Horn on Victoria Street, with songs from The Beautiful South and South originals.
The South play The Horn on Saturday 28 November, starting at 20:00. They're a nine-piece band formed in 2009 by former members of The Beautiful South, the British pop institution that split in 2007. Singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong saxophonist Gaz Birtles joined Dave Hemingway to keep the legacy going, and when Hemingway left at the end of 2016, Gaz took over lead vocal duties. The line-up reshuffled again in 2017 when keyboardist Andy Price and sax player Sue Robinson joined the fold.
That current nine-piece is Gaz Birtles on vocals, Alison Wheeler on vocals, Phil Barton on guitars, Steve Nutter on bass, Dave Anderson on drums, Karl Brown on percussion, Gareth John on trumpet, Sue Robinson on sax and Andy Price on keys. It's a full band on stage, with a brass section and percussion built in.
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Their set leans on the songs made famous by The Beautiful South, including the number-one single 'A Little Time', 'Perfect 10', 'Rotterdam', 'Old Red Eyes Is Back', 'Good as Gold' and 'Don't Marry Her'. Alongside those, they play a number of South originals, spanning a career that stretches back to 1989. The show is for ages 14 and over, with under-18s admitted with an adult. The Horn is on Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3TE, and the music starts at 20:00.
