That’ll Be The Day, Bournemouth Pavilion (From Daily Echo)

That’ll Be The Day, Bournemouth Pavilion

12:06pm Wednesday 7th September 2011 in Music Reviews

NOW in its 26th year of successful touring, That’ll Be The Day opened its Bournemouth season with a new blend of great pop songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, saucy humour, and nostalgic overhead projections – “Murraymints, Murraymints, too good to hurry mints!”.

Musical highlights included two Cliff Richards hits, Summer Holiday and Bachelor Boy, Iain Hawkins’ scintillating lead guitar in a Shadows’ medley of Kon-Tiki and FBI, and a glorious Four Seasons’ Sherry and Walk Like A Man featuring the soaring vocals of drummer Mark Street.

Comedy gems included Trevor Payne and Gary Anderson’s surreal double-act as Laurel and Hardy, and Payne’s hilarious Mick Jagger monologue, musing on The Hoodies’ Prayer – “Our Father, who art in prison”, and parental illogicality – “If you fall off that wall and break your legs, don’t come running to me!”.

Producer, writer and performer Trevor Payne has a knack – rather like Alex Ferguson – of introducing young talent to an already successful team.

New Bournemouth boy Olly Gray excels on bass, banjo, and vocal harmonies with Mark Street on the Everly Brothers’ When Will I Be Loved.

His explosive drum duet with Street on Wipe Out almost blew off the Pavilion roof. New girl Nikki Hechavarria blossoms on Say A Little Prayer and the swooping I Will Always Love You. With the audience up dancing and singing, the encore was Don’t Stop. Runs until September 17.

BRENDAN MCCUSKER