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Wet Wet Wet at the Victoria Theatre Halifax
With an incredible catalogue of songs, Wet Wet Wet are undoubtedly a musical phenomenon who have made a massive impact with their music over the years, making them one of the most successful bands in British pop history.
Having formed in 1982 after taking their name from a line in a Scritti Politti song, the band’s first single ‘Wishing I Was Lucky’ was released in 1987. It quickly entered the charts, starting a phenomenal run of 27 Top 40 hits including three UK No.1’s - ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ (1988); ‘Goodnight Girl’ (1991); and ‘Love Is All Around’ (1994) - which spent 15 weeks at the top, a record for any UK artist that still stands. The band’s debut album ‘Popped in Souled Out’ (1987) also burst into the charts hitting No.1.
As the hit singles and albums flowed, their success was punctuated by a string of awards all over the world - being recognised by everyone from the Brits to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy to name but a few.
Wet Wet Wet have sold more than 15 million singles and albums to date and have featured in the UK official singles and album charts for over a colossal 500 weeks. Their albums have been certified 20 x platinum in the UK alone whilst the band appeared on the renowned BBC TV show Top Of The Pops an amazing 56 times, a record for a Scottish artist.
Having formed in 1982 after taking their name from a line in a Scritti Politti song, the band’s first single ‘Wishing I Was Lucky’ was released in 1987. It quickly entered the charts, starting a phenomenal run of 27 Top 40 hits including three UK No.1’s - ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ (1988); ‘Goodnight Girl’ (1991); and ‘Love Is All Around’ (1994) - which spent 15 weeks at the top, a record for any UK artist that still stands. The band’s debut album ‘Popped in Souled Out’ (1987) also burst into the charts hitting No.1.
As the hit singles and albums flowed, their success was punctuated by a string of awards all over the world - being recognised by everyone from the Brits to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy to name but a few.
Wet Wet Wet have sold more than 15 million singles and albums to date and have featured in the UK official singles and album charts for over a colossal 500 weeks. Their albums have been certified 20 x platinum in the UK alone whilst the band appeared on the renowned BBC TV show Top Of The Pops an amazing 56 times, a record for a Scottish artist.
Thursday 01 February 2024
Start time: 8:00 pm Running time: 2hrs 30mins
Tickets from: £32.25
Start time: 8:00 pm Running time: 2hrs 30mins
Tickets from: £32.25
The Victoria Theatre
Fountain Street West Yorkshire HX1 1BP
Thu 1 February
Website:
www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
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