MIKE Oldfield’s 1973 album, Tubular Bells, sold in its millions and was partly responsible, for making the fortune of Virgin boss Richard Branson.
Forty years on, fans of the album can hear its music performed live, in its entirety, by tribute duo Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts.
Their Tubular Bells for Two show has sold out venues worldwide and can be seen at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff, next week.
Famously used as the sound-track for the hit horror film, the Exorcist, it also featured in the London Olympics opening ceremony last year.
Originally, Oldfield used more than 30 musicians to create the album’s sound, but Tubular Bells for Two manages to reduce this to Australian duo Holdsworth and Roberts, with a little help from modern electronics.
And the startling show sees them recreate the album live on stage, creating a real spectacle for both the eyes and ears as they bring to life the folk-rock epic, using a packed out collection of keyboards, guitars, bass, mando-lin, glockenspiel, looper pedals, and of course, tubular bells.
Leaping between guitars, pianos and drums, recording and overdubbing loops live on the spot, it adds up to a magnetic night of music for fans of the iconic creation.
Tubular Bells for Two
Palace Theatre,
Westcliff
July 10. 8pm.
£16.50-£20.50
01702 351135
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