That story about Bass ended up being the fifth most-read article at Local Spins over the past year.
We also focused attention on the rise of mid-Michigan country singer Sadie Bass, who got a chance to rub elbows and perform with some superstars of the business on a cruise. Rory Gallagher Remembered 25 Years Gone.It’s difficult to imagine a more tumultuous, unpredictable year than 2020.īut before the world was turned upside-down due to COVID and plenty of other crises, fall of 2019 shaped up as one of the most hectic, promising and intriguing seasons ever when it comes to West Michigan’s music scene.Īt Local Spins, we were busy covering the first official concerts taking place at the new Listening Room amid Grand Rapids’ Studio Park development (along with the usual flurry of tour stops at other venues). Like this story? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for regular updates & more of the same.Ĭheck out our gallery from the show below. Stay tuned for eonmusic’s interviews with The Four Tops, Paul Young, Johnny Hates Jazz, Tiffany and more, coming soon. For more information visit the official Rewind Site. Early bird tickets will be available soon.
Rewind 2019 plus#
Rewind Festival returns to Scotland, Macclesfield and Henley-on-Thames next summer, bringing more icons from the 80s and beyond, plus award-winning comedians and round the clock entertainment. With a sound that shifted from all out rock and roll to country rock, although their deviation from the hits-only format didn’t sit well with some sections of the audience, their closing pairing of ‘ The Whole of the Moon’ and a cover of Prince’s ‘ Purple Rain’ proved a triumph, and the perfect way to see out the festival. “You were expecting one Michael, but you’ve got another”, quipped main man Mike Scott as the band began their rousing set. Sister Sledge original Kathy Sledge’s fun-filled set meanwhile brought more girl power, as the ‘ We Are Family’ singer invited up eager movers from the crowd to join her on stage and strut their stuff during ‘ He’s The Greatest Dancer’.Ĭlosing out the event, following the cancellation of headliner Michael Bolton at the eleventh hour, Celtic rockers The Waterboys stepped in, proving to be Rewind 2019’s unlikely heroes. Led by original member Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, opener ‘ Loco in Acapulco’ ignited the Rewinders, bringing a touch of Motown soul to the festival site, and ensuring the crowd danced and sang into the night.ĭay two (Sunday 18th August) brought more of the same, with early arrivers treated to a set by a returning From The Jam - who gained one of the most enthusiastic responses of the weekend - before an afternoon of reggae and two tone from the Neville Staple Band, The Selector, and The Wailers.Īlso returning following his 2018 slot, was one-time Thin Lizzy and Ultravox man Midge Ure, whose impassioned early-evening set saw him tackle an evocative ‘ Fade To Grey’, an uplifting ‘ Dancing With Tears In My Eyes’, and a towering ‘ Vienna’.Īfter a shaky start, Paul Young got in the swing of things with an empassioned ‘ Everytime You Go Away’, while Belinda Carlisle’s flawless set saw the Californian show off her ethereal dance moves as well as her stunning voice, with a string of singles that included ‘ Live Your Life Be Free’ and 1987 chart-topper ‘ Heaven is a Place on Earth’. With a career spanning five decades, the band’s show was a non-stop barrage of music, dancing and banter. Topping the bill however, the legendary Four Tops proved exactly why they continue to endure. Saturday also proved that Girls Just Want To Have Fun, with mall queen Tiffany delivering a rousing ‘ I Think We’re Alone Now’, Heather Small raiding M People’s catalogue in the early afternoon, and Lulu straddling the years from the sixties to the nineties belting out iconic classic ‘ Shout ’, and Take That duet ‘ Relight My Fire’.
Kim Appelby’s emotional appearance saw the singer dedicate her set to late sister Mel, running through a number of the duo’s unmistakable Stock Aiken Waterman hits including living for the weekend classic ‘ F.L.M’, and singalong ‘ Respectable’.
Ali Campbell and Astro delivered the songs that soundtracked a generation. What followed was a veritable jukebox of hits, as The Dire Straits Experience – featuring Straits member Chris White on saxophone, sophisti-pop duo Johnny Hate Jazz, and Birmingham reggae originators UB40 feat. Taking to the stage in the early afternoon, The Undertones opened up Rewind 2019, with a heady mix of hits and Northern Irish humour, including ‘ My Perfect Cousin’, and - given the welcome return of the sunshine following the previous night’s showers - an apt ‘ Here Comes the Summer’. Kicking off proper on Saturday 17th, Rewind 2019 followed on from 2018’s event which saw the pop fest celebrate a decade of retro revival.
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