ONE album, two men, too many instruments!

Two crazy barefoot Aussies wield over 20 instruments to faithfully recreate Mike Oldfield’s epic 1973 masterpiece in a thrilling, tightrope piece of music theatre not to be missed.

Following sell-out seasons around the world and a Best Music Award-winning appearance at the 2015 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Tubular Bells for Two returns to tour the UK fresh from its third sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, where it previously won Herald Angel and Bobby awards.

Tubular Bells for Two is the recreation of the original album performed as faithfully as possible whilst accepting the challenge of undertaking such a large piece of music with only four hands and four feet. But most importantly, rather than simply mimicking Oldfield’s multi-tracked arrangements, this show captures the soul and emotional journey of this remarkable folk-rock epic.

Tubular Bells for Two started as an idea conjured up over a bottle of wine and two guitars by Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts. After arranging the music of this classic rock album by ear for acoustic guitar, more and more instruments were added to create the current stage set-up of keyboards, guitars, bass, mandolin, glockenspiel, loop pedals and of course tubular bells, forming a mathematical and acrobatic musical rollercoaster.

Tubular Bells was the first album released by the newly formed Virgin Records in 1973, reaching no. 1 in the charts around the world and selling in excess of 25 million copies. It got further recognition when it was used as the soundtrack for The Exorcist.

Tubular Bells for Two South Coast date is at Salisbury City Hall September 17. Box office: 01722 434434 or Visit salisburycityhall.co.uk for tickets and details.