Essential Feature
The South Sweet
Refrains Tour
THE SOUTH announce ‘Sweet Refrains’ –
Autumn / Winter 2014 UK Dates!
there’s life in the old dogs yet! Their rich
tapestry of music is wooing audiences
far and wide, as they continue to receive
ovations from all corners of the UK.
People keep coming back again and again
on the very same tour, so these guys are
obviously doing something right! Want
After a successful Spring and Summer
touring the country and playing
Festivals, The South are looking
forward to finishing 2014 visiting a few
cities they’ve never played before.
The combination of Beautiful South
hits and album tracks as well as
original songs from their debut album,
Sweet Refrains has hit a pleasure nerve
around the country.
The South are hitting every point on the
Compass!
Once in a while a band appears that
strikes a chord with many. Their music
becomes an integral part of a nation’s
psyche and the soundtrack to many
people’s lives. Ingrained in the hearts
of many is one such band, the Beautiful
South. Over 3 decades this band became
a household name, selling over 15
million albums. On disbanding in 2007,
original members Dave Hemingway
and Alison Wheeler went on to form
The South and with mainstays Damon
Butcher, Tony Robertson and Gaz Birtles
(keyboards and brass since the very
beginning of The Beautiful South): this
talented 9 piece continue to celebrate
the music of the Beautiful South and
take on the challenge of creating new
material for the band. Now with one
highly acclaimed album ‘Sweet Refrains’
under their belt, The South are ramping
up a gear for what has been an amazing
2014. With a marathon 64 gigs this year,
16
a brilliant night out?
Want a moment of euphoria as old
memories flood back and new ones are
formed? With both old and new tunes
that stand the test of time, experience
this amazing live band performing great
songs from Sweet Refrains and classics
that can never be forgotten: including
Perfect 10, A Little Time, Rotterdam,
Don’t Marry Her, You Keep It All In, to
name but a few. You’ll be surprised at
how many songs you already know! Isn’t
it time you headed South?
THE SOUTH were borne from the ashes
of The Beautiful South after they split in
2007.
After 20 years, ten studio albums, three
greatest hits compilations, thirty-four
chart singles, 15 million record sales
worldwide and performing in front of
millions of fans, when time was called
on The Beautiful South in 2007, not
everyone was ready to leave the party.
Nine issues in Culcheth Lymm Great Sankey & Penketh Chapelford Stockton Heath & Appleton
Thewlwall, Grappenhall & Latchford Birchwood Lowton & Golborne Newton-le-Willows