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Legendary Motown Artists The Four Tops, The Tempations, The Tavres & The Crystals Tour UK & Tickets
Monday, 05 September 2011 Written by Jon Stickler
Legendary Motown Artists The Four Tops, The Tempations, The Tavres & The Crystals Tour UK & Tickets

Due to exceptional demand, legendary Motown artists The Four Tops (pictured) and The Temptations are to return to the UK for ten shows in March 2012. They will be joined by two very special guests: kings of Seventies R & B disco Tavares and seminal sixties girl band The Crystals.

With Soul and R&B enjoying a dazzling comeback, this tour promises to get three or four generations together, shaking their hips and singing along to the timeless sound of the irresistible classics such as 'Reach Out (I’ll be there)' and 'It’s All In The Game' from the Four Tops; 'My Girl' and 'Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone' from The Temptations; 'Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel' and 'More Than A Woman' from Tavares and 'Da Doo Ron Ron' and 'Then He Kissed Me' from The Crystals.

Being the only ones choosing a baritone over a tenor in Stubbs, The Four Tops managed to stick out from the rest of the Motown roster. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, they moved to LA in the early Seventies and continued playing with no change in their line up until 1997, when Lawrence Payton passed away. The current line up includes original founder member Abdul “Duke” Fakir.

Also from Detroit were The Temptations, one of Motown’s most influential and successful recording artists; across five decades, they’ve sold tens of millions of albums, spacing from R&B to funk, disco, soul and even adult contemporary music. Founder and original member Otis Williams is still in the band, carrying its important legacy.

The Tavares brothers started performing together when the youngest was only 9 years old, to become one of the most successful R&B, funk and soul names in the Seventies, although often seen as more of a disco act.  Their 1976’ album 'Sky High!' produced 3 UK Top Ten singles, while the following year their version of 'More Than a Woman'  for the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack won them a Grammy Award.

60s influential girl group The Crystals completes this unique bill for a trip down Memory Lane all the way to the modern rediscovery of everything vintage and soulful. The Crystals have managed to produce a long series of hits and are considered one of the defining female acts of their time. 'He’s a Rebel', written by Gene Pitney and produced by Phil Spector, became an all time classic and is the song that best represents Spector’s girl group sound.
 
The Four Tops and the The Temptations (with The Tavares and The Crystals) UK Tour Dates are as follows:

March 2012

Mar 16th - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
Mar 20th - Capital FM Arena Nottingham
Mar 22nd - NIA Birmingham
Mar 25th - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Mar 27th - Liverpool Echo Arena

The Four Tops and the The Temptations Tickets are onsale from 9am on Friday 9th September.

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