Coming up in July at Frome Memorial

THE Frome Memorial Theatre has Frome Festival headline act, Blake, Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Marty Wilde, and a Buddy Holly and The Cricketers tribute act, all lined up for July. 

Blake – Live In Concert 

Saturday 9th July, 7.30pm 

Since joining together in 2007, Brit Award Winning vocalists Blake have recorded and performed many of the world’s best loved songs. 

Celebrating a new decade together, they have chosen their all-time favourites, bringing you an extraordinary show that highlights their harmonies better than ever before. Join them this year to hear an eclectic new selection of classical anthems, West End hits and contemporary covers, including intimate acoustic arrangements accompanied by virtuosic live piano, showing off their unique harmonic dexterity. 

Their genuine friendship, love of music and relaxed comic banter make every show unique, ensuring a warmth and intimacy that audiences return to again and again. 

With their 2020 tour postponed, Blake are excited to be back on stage and perform for you again. Come and join them for some well-deserved fun and entertainment.

Book your tickets to find out why they are one of the most enduring vocal groups of this century, enjoyed by millions of people around the world each year. 

Marty Wilde 

Friday 15th July, 7.30pm 

A chance to see live on stage one of the only performing original Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers in the World today. 

Marty began his career in 1957 – and was one of the first British singers to play a leading part in those early formative and groundbreaking Rock ‘n’ Roll years’. Today he celebrates 8 decades as a hit recording artist and songwriter. 

With his many hits, including – Teenager In Love, Endless Sleep, Donna , Sea Of Love, Bad Boy, Rubber Ball and Jezebel and a host of wonderful songs from that era – Marty Wilde and his fabulous band the Wildcats take you back through some of the most exciting musical times this country has ever experienced. 

A fantastic evening awaits you from a man who a short while ago was awarded the MBE by the Queen for Services to Music and who in May of 2019 made a welcome return to the British music charts with his top ten hits CD, Dreamboats & Petticoats presents The Very Best Of Marty Wilde and again in October 2020 he made the UK album charts with all-new material on his “Running Together” project which was issued on CD and Limited Edition vinyl. 

Also in December 2020 he wrote, recorded and produced his first-ever Christmas double A sided single – Christmas Fantasia & Christmas All Over The World, and recorded it with his daughters Kim and Roxanne Wilde. 

So, get ready for a stunning musical roller coaster as Marty Wilde and the Wildcats bring you this much-acclaimed show – a show that has been rocking the audiences around the country. A show not to be missed! 

Buddy Holly and The Cricketers – 30 Years of Rock ’n’ Rolling The World! 

Saturday 16th July, 7.30pm

This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles. 

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One’s Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton. 

The show rarely pauses for breath and is, quite simply, the most compelling concert of its kind. The hits just keep on coming – That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and many many more. 

Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”