I was there: The Tale of The Glasgow Apollo
I Was There: The Tale of The Glasgow Apollo is back with new songs, new
stories and a new stage production. It's bigger, better and louder than before.
It's 25 years since The Glasgow Apollo closed its doors. Since then the
legend of "The Greatest Rock Venue in the World" is still venerated by
the bands that played at it and more importantly a generation of
rockers who grew up with it.
The stories have been handed down over the years and have been kept alive with yarns about the bouncers, the giants of rock who played there and the amazing atmosphere generated by the "Glasgow Choir", the audience. Unlike the flood of modern day musicals the show tells the story of not only one band or artist - it tells the story of the best rock bands ever to take to the stage. It features the greatest rock songs ever played and the central character is not a singer or a guitarist - it is the famous Glasgow Apollo, the greatest rock venue in the world.
The production chronicles the passion that people had, and still have, for the Apollo Theatre. It describes the heartbreak of what it was like to lose a big piece of your youth and your culture when it closed its doors in 1985. The new show will provide an opportunity for all the Apollo Faithful, recognised by bands from all over the globe as "The Glasgow Choir", to get together and remember the Apollo. It's a fantastic occasion for them to prove that they are still the noisiest and craziest audience ever.
There are two types of music lovers - the ones who went to the Apollo and the ones who wished they had. The show is an opportunity for people of every generation to come along and experience a little of what it was like. 'I Was There' transports you back in time and become absorbed in a fast paced show with a cast of over 100 dancers, actors and singers.
The music stretches from 1967 to 1985. Eighteen years of powerful music that influenced many of the bands of today. From Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, to Kiss, Aerosmith, David Bowie, The Who, Led Zeppelin and Free.
Commemorate the 25th anniversary of the closing down of a venue that was part of Rock n Roll history. It's the Classic Rock Event of the Year.
I Was There: The Tale of The Glasgow Apollo
27th and 28th August 2010
Loud and Proud School of Rock
Armadillo - The Clyde Auditorium SECC
Starts 7.30
Tickets from Ticketsoup.com
'Get ready to be wowed' - Russell Leadbetter Glasgow Evening Times
'What a show, I was knocked out' - Tom Russell Rock Radio
'They play classic rock brilliantly' - Peter Ross Scotland on Sunday
'I felt I was back at the old Apollo. How could it get better than that'
- Andy Muir Webmaster of www.glasgowapollo.com
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