This one-night-only theatrical presentation features candid interviews with band members past and present, contributions from Chris Martin, Brian Eno and Jo Whiley, unseen archive footage, and hilarious backstage scenes in the present day.
🎬 James: Getting Away With It premieres at Manchester's Aviva Studios on 17 August, with the band in attendance for a live acoustic performance and Q&A. Also in cinemas in the UK & Ireland, and internationally.
Tickets on sale on Mon 6th July.
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Cruel Summer is part of the self-titled album Bananarama (1984), the second album of the British trio. The song was written by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey along with producers Jolley & Swain during an unbearable heatwave in London in 1983. The three were trapped working while their friends took a vacation.
The video, shot in New York (Brooklyn) during another brutal heatwave, shows the three of them sweating and suffering for real on the streets of the city. This visual greatly helped the song to become a hit in the US after being included in the film Karate Kid (1984).
Released as a single, it reached #8 in the UK and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of the biggest hits of Bananarama career and an absolute classic of dance pop of the 80s.
I don’t have to sell my soul…”
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored at the Haçienda
Back at the Haçienda, 27 February 1989, when the Roses walked in like they owned the future.
A city, a scene, a generation catching fire in real time.
One of the most iconic moments of Michael Jackson's career was at Wembley Stadium in 1988.
He performed in front of 72.000 people on 7 consecutive dates.
The British royal family attended, and Michael even dedicated "Dirty Diana" to the princess, which caused quite a stir.
We will never see anything like this again in our lifetimes.
If you have a few minutes, watch it. Probably the greatest music video ever made.
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983)