Kinky boots, mini skirts, beehives and mop tops at the ready. Butlins brings you a weekend of swinging sounds from 60s giants and groovy beats from brilliant tribute acts. You'll be twistin the night away.
Beginning as a popular local outfit around Sheffield, Dave Berry formed the Cruisers in 1960. They enjoyed a Top 20 hit in 1963 with their first record, Memphis Tenessee, which led to their success with the classic hit, The Crying Game.
The lives of Ray Dorey, Dave Taylor, Stuart Edwards, George Weyman and session vocalist Tony Burrows changed in 1970 when their band Edison Lighthouse had a Number 1 hit with Love Grows.
Formed in Newcastle-on-Tyne, The Animals were part of the English blues scene of the early Sixties. Inspired from American blues and R&B sources, their music is adapted to a British working-class sensibility.
With a unique blend of harmonies The Fortunes’ show concentrates on the hits of the ‘swinging’ mid-sixties with a mix of great songs from the beginnings of Rock and Roll to the present day.
Founded in Dagenham Essex in 1958, British Rock ’n’ Roll band The Tremeloes started out as Buddy Holly and The Crickets imitators. Their big hit Twist And Shout in 1963 was also recorded by The Beatles. This was followed by a chart-topping cover of The Contours US Million-seller Do You Love Me.
Following their 1961 debut in the Cavern Club, Merseybeat stars The Fourmost had a top 10 hit with A Little Loving.
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