New York, NY (Top40 Charts) National UK treasure and original pop icon, Marty Wilde, made music history last year, when he became the first ever UK music artist to achieve x8 consecutive decades of success as a UK singer/songwriter. Now, 50 years since he was topping the charts, this history-making 1950s heart-throb, proves that music never dies, as he hits the road for a 23-date UK tour from 23 April - 22 May. Marty's first tour in over two years, sees
Marty Wilde joined by very special guests Eden Kane and Mark Wynter with special guest Nancy Ann Lee and his long serving band The Wildcats.
The late Fifties gave birth to the teenager, whilst the Sixties saw pioneering Britain launch the first ever boy band onto the global music scene, in the form of The Beatles. Without doubt, these decades were some of the most exciting and important years in the history of music. With the arrival of rock 'n' roll, a whole new pop culture was born. Performing their own hits and collaborating live on stage, Marty, Eden and Mark, the original teen idols, show us how rock 'n' roll with its fusion of sound and rhythm shaped the style of music that we listened to then and still do today.
"Covid stalled this live show for nearly 2 years, now I'm raring to get back on stage to bring that rock 'n' roll vibe back to audiences across the UK. It's exactly 50 years since the likes of 'Teenager In Love', 'Donna', 'Sea Of Love' and 'Rubber Ball' smashed into the charts, and I just can't wait to bring them back to life on that live stage. And to share that stage with my mates Eden and Mark, it's gonna be one hell of a rock 'n' roll party," beams Marty Wilde.
The shows rock into action on 23 April in Birmingham, running all the way through until the closing show in Blackpool on 22 May. You won't experience a rock 'n' roll fest like it!
Tour dates:
Date City Venue
Saturday 23-Apr-22 8.00pm Birmingham Town Hall
Sunday 24-Apr-22 7.30pm Cheltenham Town Hall
Monday 25-Apr-22 7.30pm Torquay Princess Theatre
Wednesday 27-Apr-22 7.30pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre
Thursday 28-Apr-22 7.30pm Portsmouth King's Theatre
Friday 29-Apr-22 7.30pm High Wycombe Swan Theatre
Saturday 30-Apr-22 7.30pm King's Lynn Corn Exchange
Sunday 01-May-22 7.30pm Skegness Embassy Theatre
Tuesday 03-May-22 7.30pm Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall
Wednesday 04-May-22 7.30pm Ipswich Regent Theatre
Thursday 05-May-22 7.45pm Basingstoke The Anvil
Saturday 07-May-22 7.30pm Folkstone Lease Cliff Hall
Monday 09-May-22 7.30pm Bromley Churchill Theatre
Tuesday 10-May-22 7.30pm Peterborough New Theatre
Wednesday 11-May-22 7.30pm Weston Super Mare Playhouse Theatre
Friday 13-May-22 7.30pm Barnstaple Queens Theatre
Sunday 15-May-22 7.30pm Dartford Orchard Theatre
Tuesday 17-May-22 7.30pm Bournemouth Pavilion
Wednesday 18-May-22 8.00pm Guildford G-Live
Thursday 19-May-22 7.30pm London London Cadogan Hall
Friday 20-May-22 7.30pm Chesterfield Winding Wheel
Saturday 21-May-22 7.30pm Halifax Victoria Theatre
Sunday 22-May-22 7.30pm Blackpool Grand Theatre
Marty Wilde MBE, originally born Reginald Smith. From mid-1958 to the end of 1959, Wilde was one of the leading British rock and roll singers, along with Tommy Steel and
Cliff Richard Wilde's backing group was called the Wildcats. Marty is father to pop stars Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde and Roxanne Rizzo, and Marty Jr. Like many of his contemporaries, Wilde continued to perform in nostalgia tours in the UK and beyond. In 2007, he celebrated 50 years in the business another UK tour which featured his youngest daughter Roxanne Wilde, and the issue of a compilation album, Born To Rock And Roll - The Greatest Hits. It included a duet with
Kim Wilde of Elton John's 'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word', which was released as a promotional only single. The tour culminated in a concert recorded at the London Palladium and reunited the original remaining Shadows, Hank Marvin, Big Jim Sullivan, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, and Brian Locking, and also appearing with the
Shadows that night, was the original bass player, the late and great Jet Harris. Wilde has also written lyrics for many hits across the years, details can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Wilde . Over the past few years, Marty has been strongly connected with Dreamboats and Petticoats.
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