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The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancashire
Midsummer Blues Explosion Confirms Two
RnB Legends as Headliners
The Met is proud to announce its own mini blues festival, the Midsummer Blues
Explosion, will take place on the 17th June featuring blues legends Sherman
Robertson and Chris Farlowe to help raise money for the 2007 Ramsbottom Rhythm
and Blues Festival.
The all day event will feature some of the biggest names in Blues. Kicking off
the event at 1.30 we have Bold, followed by exciting blues five piece, The
Revelator Band. The headliner for the afternoon, Louisiana born Sherman
Robertson has been touring for most of the last 3 decades where he has honed his
exceptional guitar skills, and his ability to whip any audience into a frenzy.
Blues on Stage refer to him simply as “electrifying” and BBC Radio 2 describe
his live performance as “VERY VERY good indeed.” Blues Revue comment, "Some of
the best Texas soul-blues anyone could hope for. Potent singing and sizzling
guitar 'Sherman Robertson is one of the most important artist in blues."
The evening session keeps up the quality with Tantrum, Big Blue House and topped
off with headliner Chris Farlowe and the Norman Beaker Band. London born Farlowe
is the consummate rocker, the living embodiment of the star who's seen it all
and done most of it, but remains fresh and enthusiastic. Blues Matters comments,
“…you will be amazed at the energy, originality and variety…his voice is as
rich and strong as it was when he started out 42 years ago.”
Tickets for the whole day including dinner in Automatic cost £20. A day ticket
without the meal costs £15 and an individual session ticket (evening or
afternoon) costs a mere £10. For more information and for tickets, ring the
ticket office on 0161 761 2216.
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