The Star: October 18, 2018

4 EVENTS
THE HOLLIES
on tour
THE HOLLIES NZ ITINERARY
February:
24th Christchurch - Horncastle Arena
25th Invercargill - ILT Stadium South
26th Dunedin - Town Hall
27th Nelson - Trafalgar Centre
March:
1st New Plymouth - Bowl Of Brooklands
2nd Wellington - Michael Fowler Centre
3rd Auckland - Aotea Centre
4th Hamilton - Claudelands Arena
New Zealand’s love affair with Rock
n Roll Hall of Famers, THE HOLLIES,
is about to get a whole lot hotter this
summer as they legendary band today
announces they’re bringing their The
Road Is Long Tour to eight cities in
February and March 2019.
Having enjoyed sell-out tours of New
Zealand, performing hits including Just
One Look, Bus Stop, Carrie Anne, He
Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother; Long Cool
Woman in a Black Dress, and The Air
That I Breathe their concerts have come
to embody the spirit of summer here.
Tickets to The Road is Long Tour go
on sale on Monday October 1st.
From their first recording at Abbey
Road in 1963, they became the face of
the legendary British Rock Revolution,
achieving more Top 10 hits than almost
any band in history. They have never
missed a single year of live performances
in over a half a century and have retained
exactly the same “sound” and musical
quality as they had when they first hit the
charts back in the Swinging Sixties.
Original member, Singer and lead
guitarist, Tony Hicks says: “People get
what they come for. The trademark
Hollies’ harmonies, our musical diversity
and lots of original songs from our
extensive musical back catalogue.”
Hollies drummer since 1963, Bobby
Elliott ... “We still tour the world
performing to sell-out audiences. Our
loyal fans keep coming back for more
and we’re happy to oblige. A Hollies
live performance usually lasts for over
two hours. There’s no finer feeling than
taking that final bow and seeing the sea
of beaming friendly faces standing before
us”
The Hollies are long time lovers of New
Zealand, (among other things our wine!),
Hicks says “we’re really looking forward
to playing 4 cities we’ve not visited for
many years - Invercargill, Dunedin,
Nelson, New Plymouth, and we’re also
returning to Christchurch, Wellington,
Hamilton and Auckland ... it’s our biggest
New Zealand tour in a long time!”
The Hollies have an enviable record
- over 30 charting singles on the UK
Singles chart and 22 on the Billboard
Hot 100, with major world-wide hits that
included “Just One Look” “Look Through
Any Window”, “I Can’t Let Go”, “Bus
Stop”, “Stop Stop Stop”, “On A Carousel”,
“Carrie Anne”, “Jennifer Eccles”, and later
“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”, “Long
Cool Woman in a Black Dress”, and “The
Air That I Breathe”.
They remain one of the few British
groups of the early 1960s, along with
The Rolling Stones, that have never
disbanded and continue to record
and perform. In recognition of their
achievements, the Hollies were inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
2010.
BE IN TO WIN
Three double passes to The Hollies
at Horncastle Arena on the 24th
February 2019.
To Enter the draw : email
giveaways@starmedia.kiwi with
Hollies in your subject line .Please
include your name postal address
and a day time contact phone
number. Entries close noon the 30th
of November.