The MENCAP gig - Elvis, Tina Turner and Rio 5
Where can you get Elvis, Tina Turner, The Beatles, The Blues Brothers, Rod Stewart and Freddie Mercury under the same roof? Ok, you can't, mainly because at least 4 of them are dead, but you can have the next best thing with The Tinsel Band Superstar Show! and it cost £10 to get, and it was all for charidee... AND you got half an hour of the legendary Rio 5 experience into the bargain.
A fantastic sized stage, plenty of room to set up, plenty of time to set up (mainly cos some other poor buggers had to set up the PA, it's always nice to someone else setting up and packing down), brilliant on-stage sound, wonderful lighting and Rio 5 really enjoyed themselves.
It was the first time Dave Stone had been on stage at a Tinsel Band gig since he gave up his Joe Cocker (Cockup) act to persue The Rio 5 Experience and he was met with rapturous applause as we took to the stage with "A little help from my friends" in the style of the great man.
And the hits kept coming with barely time to catch our breath between finishing one song and cracking in to the next, Subsitute, Stick Together, Mustang Sally (featuring a knackered Dave Stone having to have a sit at the top of the steps), Midnight Hour, Sweet Home Chicago and then the encore, another Joe Cocker classic, Unchain My Heart, 30 minutes have never gone so quickly or been so enjoyable (I hope my missus doesn't read this... )
We also have to thank our very special guest, without which it just wouldn't have been the same, our drummer Symon's sister Joanne added a touch of glamour to proceedings and filled out the sound with her fantastic backing vocals.
The last I heard, the night had managed to raise £2500 for MENCAP so well done and thank-you to everyone who turned out on a Saturday night and really got into the spirit of the occasion, especially those who turned out in fancy dress (at least I don't think it was their normal Saturday night dress, I might be wrong)
If you liked what you saw from Rio 5 last night, we're doing the full show at The Royal Oak, Brampton on Weds 12th Dec and each and every one of you that were there last night are invited. I'm sure we could fit you all in.
Thanks again to The Tinsel Band and The Silly Burgers for inviting us to be their support act.
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A 6 piece function band based in the East Midlands and North Derbyshire We have experience in providing a first class act across a wide range of situations up & down the region. The 'flavour' of the band is very wide ranging. We have carefully worked out the sets to ensure they suit a wide range of audiences. Whether it's 60s Classic Soul or 70s classic pop/rock though to present day favourites, we can entertain a broad audience with ease.
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