the Gateway at Seaton Town Hall.
- Fore Street,
- Seaton,
- Devon,
- EX12 2LD
- telephone:01297 625699
- e-mail:seatonsvoice@yahoo.co.uk
- web site:www.seatongateway.co.uk
The Gateway, Seaton Town Hall's Main Hall is an ideal venue for concerts, theatrical productions, conferences or parties. Able to seat up to 200, with room for over 400 standing, and equipped with a stage, lighting and sound system and fully stocked bar, it can be turned to almost any purpose.
Mad Dog McRea
Saturday, 18 February 2012
With a fresh six piece and 3 albums, Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music into their ever bubbling cauldron of kaleidoscopic orchestrations. From self penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life to traditional anecdotes referring to gypsies, fairies, legless pirates, black flies and wise old jungle bears the band bring you on an engaging yet sometimes obscure lyrical journey! Mad Dog Mcrea never fail to capture the complete attention of their audience with their infectious songs.
With a fresh six piece line-up consisting of guitar/vocals (Michael Mathieson), whistles (Dan Crimp), mandolin/banjo (Graham Anderson), Fiddle (Nicky Powell) double bass (Damien Scarr) and drums/percussion (Pete Chart) 2012 see the band embark on yet another epic road trip on their ‘Happy Bus’ to deliver some infectious entertainment around the country.
A show not to be missed this band never fail to capture the complete attention of their appreciative toe tapping audience.
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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Jive Talkin ‘The Bee Gees Story’
Saturday, 03 March 2012 ∼ 19:30 – 23:30
Jive Talkin' unites the UK's hottest talent for a truly inspiring evening of everything Bee Gees. This is the show that Bee Gees fans everywhere have been waiting for.
Featuring the stunningly convincing vocals of Brothers Darren and Gary Simmons as Barry and Robin Gibb, as well as Jarrod Loughlin as Maurice Gibb, these three leading men collectively have career highs including starring in London's West End, numerous world wide TV appearances and performing live with the Bee Gees themselves.
The Jive Talkin band features some of the greatest performers in the country today and recreates to perfection the extensive Gibb Brother's repetoire. Never before has there been a more complete Bee Gees experience, making audiences both young and old feel as if they are actually at a Bee Gees concert!
Accompanied by a live String Section to compliment both the heavily orchestrated 60's hits (such as Massachusetts & Words) and the many string heavy disco classics (such as Stayin Alive and Night Fever), the Bee Gees catalogue of hits is bought to life in its most pure form.
As the years roll on, the show introduces special guest performers, all carefully selected for their unique vocal abilities, to perform the many hits the Bee Gees wrote for other artistes such as Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion and Diana Ross to name a few.
The show also features a stunning acoustic medley of some of the Bee Gees earlier hits showcasing the uncanny voices of the three lead singers creating a truly emotional musical journey.
As the 2 hour show comes to a close, audiences leaving theatres will feel that they have witnessed a truly entertaining, well produced show that had them both reaching for their handkerchiefs and dancing in the aisles!
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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The Producers.
Grizzly Weekend – Friday, 9th March 2012
friday of ‘The grizzly Fest’ so all of the 2k plus runners come join the hard fast Seaton Music fans for a Fab night !!!! enjoy a brill start to the weekend....have a great breakfast down on the Seafront ....enjoy your Saturday doing ‘whatever’ variety of events planned all around Seaton for the Saturday night ...then we can all come together to share the best running event in the South West ......Bring it on !!!!
The Producers
Playing the freshest live blues in Britain today
One of the most exciting and stylish new wave bands on the circuit, Bournemouth based The Producers are among the leaders of the the current Blues phenomenon topped by Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer. The Producers are something really something special, playing the freshest live blues in Britain today. Concerned with feel and attitude rather than slavishly copying ‘hand me down’ American music, The Producers move effortlessly between their own well crafted material and seriously reinvigorated classics stamped with their own characteristic identity. By not treating the music as some kind of museum piece The Producers are likely to incur the displeasure of a section of the blues hierarchy, however, at the same time they are barnstorming across the country building a massive audience at sell-out club dates and developing an equally impressive reputation that no one can ignore.
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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Limehouse Lizzy
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Presenting the Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy.
Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide.
Attention to detail, playful audience interaction and that all important X-factor that leaves you with the feeling of witnessing the real thing have led to their performance being described as "beyond tribute", by both audience and critics alike.
Following the enormous success of their “Live & Dangerous” & “Dedication” tours, the band embarked upon their “Into the Limelight” 2008 tour to tie in with their appearance on an episode of BBC2’s ‘Arena’ documentary series of the same name. The tour travelled as far as a headline slot at the Rhodes Rock festival in Greece, and the Virgin Atlantic Music festival in Barbados. The band appeared alongside diverse world music acts, and played a Thin Lizzy set representing the celtic rock genre.
In 2011 the band's European tour continues to explore and celebrate the artistic and musical legacy of the hard-living, hard-rocking, yet at times surprisingly tender and romantic artist that was Philip Lynott. This year they will be appearing in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium.
Expect more of the Celtic influenced tracks like “Whisky in the Jar” and “Black Rose”, amongst the usual razzamatazz and classic tracks “The Boys are Back in Town”, “Sarah” and many others we’ve come to expect from one of the most highly rated acts on the circuit.
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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Rolling Stoned.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
After their sell out gig at the Gateway in May 2011, the Rollin Stoned are back.
With a Rolling Stoned show, the costumes are shamelessly camp gaudy and fab, the instruments genuinely vintage and the wit irreverent. However while the tongue is never far from the cheek we make sure it is never to the detriment of the music. This band is not to be confused with the grotesque parody on parody ‘Stella Street’ Lite Stones bands that abound, nor a bunch of seasoned old pros, opportunistically hitched on to the “Tribute Bandwagon” for an easy ride. What clearly comes across to audiences seeing the band at work is the passion we all have for the music of what is, cliche or not, ”The Greatest Rock‘n’Roll Band„ the world has seen.
A typical two hour show includes not only all the classic crowd pleasing hits, but is spiced with enough eclectic selections from the deeper recesses of Stones Album archives to satisfy the most demanding of “Buffs”, all performed with the same vibrantly authentic attack and raw energy that characterised the original Stones shows in their prime.
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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The Bournemouth Ratpack.
Saturday, 07 July 2012
The Bournemouth Ratpack are not a Tribute Act – But we do play songs made famous by Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jnr – As well as numbers by Bobby Darin/Matt Munro/Nat King Cole/Michael Buble/Tom Jones/Ray Charles and many more
The Rats Play A Wide Selection Of Songs Including- Mack The Knife,Hit The Road Jack, Beyond The Sea,Witchcraft, It's Not Unusual, New York New York, Music To Watch Girls By, Choo Choo Cha Boogie, Twisting The Night Away, Moondance, Reet Petite, Jump Jive N' Wail, Love, The More I See You,Sway,Soul Bossa Nova, Rockin Robin, Tequila ,HELLO Dolly.Pretty Woman.La Bamba . Cant Take My Eyes Off You, Minnie The Moocher And Many Many More.
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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Coldplace.
Saturday, 27th October
Coldplace at the Gateway.
The World's Leading Tribute to Coldplay
Formed by Coldplay fans, for Coldplay fans, Coldplace are a tribute band whose quality and experience on the tribute scene are second to none.
Formed in 2003, right from the start Coldplace had an unnerving likeness to the real thing, especially in front man Shane Crofts who's look, sound and even on stage mannerisms and charisma bears an uncanny resemblance to the great Chris Martin himself. Thanks to this incredible accuracy, the musicianship, dedication and passion for Coldplay's music, the band were quickly on the tribute circuit in the UK and over the years have had some amazing experiences.
Their aim, as a tribute to one of the world's biggest bands, is to capture the feeling of a live Coldplay performance, the music, the visuals, the energy and the atmosphere. This had lead to some amazing comments from people who have seen our show such as “Close your eyes and you'll think it was Coldplay”, “Fix You brought a tear to my eye” and “Wow – they are brilliant. Absolutely faultless performance – really powerful.”
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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U2UK.
Saturday, 24th November
U2UK – Probably the best U2 tribute act in the world...
After their stunning gig at the Gateway in September 2011, U2UK are back for another show. With stae of the art sound and one of the most amazing light shows ever, this is not a show to be missed.
They have appeared on Netherlands TV, on the radio stations in Cyprus, Amsterdam and in the UK, and had a double page feature in the internationally famous ‘Q’ magazine along side U2 themselves. Playing anywhere up to capacity crowds of 9,000 fans across the UK, Belgium, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Romania, Sweden and building interest in Italy, Portugal and India; it's easy to see why U2UK are Europe's Premiere U2 tribute band.
This show is not to be missed by any fan of live rock music. U2UK bring their awesome multimedia stage show that honours 30 years of the Grammy award winning rock legends U2 right into the heart of a city near you. Featuring the greatest U2 moments from world famous tours that have spanned over three decades, don't miss this spectacular rock event which brings together an awesome light show, large screen projection and a kicking live band transporting you through the years from the humble beginnings of the raw Irish teenage band of the '80's right through to the most recent 360 tour and all in between.
U2UK are a kicking live band that will remind any fan of why the Irish legends U2 are still considered the world's greatest rock band. The current theatre show opens with highlights of the 1987 Rattle and Hum period, U2's most famous and most exciting tour, based on their best-selling album The Joshua Tree, the album which elevated U2 from heroes to superstars selling well over 25 million copies worldwide and continues incorporating all the hits from all the ages; Streets Have No Name, With or Without You, Sunday Bloody Sunday, One, Pride, Bad, Beautiful Day and Elevation to name a few.
It's a trip down U2's memory lane that is not to be missed, will have you singing, dancing, standing on your seats and screaming for more as you relive all those fantastic moments in the history of the world's greatest rock band. This show is a must for any lover of music and theatre!
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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The ZZ Tops Xmas Party.
Friday, 21st December 2012
Due to the massive success of 2011 ‘The ZZ Tops Xmas Party’ at The Gateway, Seaton ...the highly talented ‘local’ band have agreed to make it a yearly bash in their hometown....
All eras of ZZ Top are included in the same show, in two very individual sets.
Nik Ryan (Billy Bigguns) portrays the legendary front man, Billy Gibbons,in his looks and his playing, incorporating superb tone, style and feel with a sense of humour as he rocks his way through the show, getting the crowd on their feet as well as tearing it up!
Meanwhile, the Hillbilly Cowboy antics of Dusty Hill, on Bass guitar are faithfully reproduced by Col Gray who nails the sound and unique vocal style of “The Dust” whilst holdin′ down the lowdown and turning every venue into one hell of a house party!
All this is backed up by Powerhouse Tub Whacking courtesy of Matt Jones (Franks Weird) taking on the role of Frank Beard (The Man With no beard !
Tickets from Town Hall Box Office or by calling 01297 625699.
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