SMOKIE on Tour 2008

05/03/2008

SMOKIE 2008

TOUR DATES

Thursday 24th of April
The Robin Bilston Dudley Wolverhampton

Friday 25thApril
The Metrodome Arena Barnsley

Friday 9th May
The Corn Exchange Kings Lynn 

BIOGRAPHY
Look at the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles and you could be forgiven for thinking Smokie's success story was a 1970s phenomenon. After all, 11 of their 14 British hits came in that eventful musical decade. However, their massive success story has continued to flourish around the globe including Scandinavia, South Africa, Germany and even China. Smokie are a band which has sold out tours and gained platinum records in four decades 70s, 80s, 90s and the present day.

A quick recap then on past glories. Smokie first got together at school in Yorkshire in the late 60s. After going through various names and styles, they signed with Mickie Most¹s then ultra-hot RAK label and found themselves chart bound. Songs like ‘If You Think You Know How To Love Me’, ‘Don¹t Play Your Rock'n'Roll To Me’, ‘It’s Your Life’ and ‘Oh Carol’ (all Top 10 entries) became radio staples and gave Smokie their ticket to travel the world.

The sound was a combination of hook-laden songs and Smokie's distinctive but unashamedly Stateside-influenced soft-rock harmonies, their secret being their vocal blend a rasping, emotion-drenched lead set against melodic harmonies that produces an unique, bittersweet result.

After accumulating worldwide sales of over 30 million, Smokie made ‘Wild Horses’, a 1997 Nashville-recorded album that cost the band a quarter of a million pounds to produce. It gave them a foothold in US country radio, while hits collections continue to find a ready market. That trend continued with ‘Uncovered’ and ‘Uncovered Too’, which were both huge hits throughout Scandinavia reaching the top 5 in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden achieving double platinum status
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In 2003, Smokie released the ultimate greatest hits collection. Entitled "The Box Set", the collection consisted of 10 CD's spanning the decades from the 1970's through to today and gained Gold and Platinum awards throughout Scandinavia.

2004 was spent mainly in the studio writing and recording their brand new album "On the Wire". Written mainly by Smokie themselves, this chart topping album has proved that Smokie are still on top form
When Vladimir Putin decided to assemble a group of artistes from around the world to perform to perform at his personal New Years Party at the Kremlin Palace he told his aides that they simply had to get his favourite group you guessed it none other than Yorkshire¹s very own Smokie

2006 see's the band release their new album "From The Heart" a fabulous love album with three brand new songs
There¹s no smoke without fire, so the saying goes and Smokie are still firing on all five cylinders!
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