The Philharmonic Hall had a rock concert vibe (minus the mosh pit), as The Classic Rock Show Band performers took their place on the stage.
There was no programme available, but performers listed on the band’s website are James Cole (Musical Director, Guitar), Rudy Cardenas (Vocals), Jesse Smith (Vocals & Guitar) Wayne Banks (Bass & Vocals), Henry Burnett (Keyboard & Vocals), Jess Harwood (Vocals & Keyboards), Pete Thorn (guitar), and Tim Brown (Drums) .
The band bounded onto the stage to The Who’s ‘Pinball Wizard’ and audience members were keen to start dancing, clapping and join in with singing. The audience was a varied mix of young-at-heart over 70’s, 1960’s rock fans, middle-aged rockers and fresh-faced youngsters proving that this show has something for everyone.
The two male lead vocalists took
turns centre stage with female vocalist, Jess Harwood taking the lead on the female-led numbers.
A large projection screen
featuring videos and stills of the featured
artists accompanied the performance with synchronised routines for some of the
numbers and clever use of lightening which added to the atmosphere and enjoyment.
Lost of well-known head-banger
numbers were performed along with some more less known songs which only fans of
the genre might know; most of the audience recognised the songs as the first
few chords struck and were up on their feet immediately to enjoy them. The set
included a couple of ballads which were performed with feeling and it is clear
to see how much the musicians love performing the songs, the joy shines through
and it is infectious and each track in the setlist is a loving tribute to the
original recording note-for-note accuracy. The full set list is detailed below.
Justifiably, at the end of the
set, the audience hadn’t had enough, and the band came back on stage for an
encore.
Overall this is a very enjoyable
trip down rock music lane; the music is loud, the artists are multi-talented
and their love of the music they are performing is evident as can be seen from
the first chords being struck.
Full Set List as follows:-
Pinball Wizard
(The Who cover) (Elton John version)
Life in the Fast Lane
(Eagles cover)
Rhiannon
(Fleetwood Mac cover)
Burn
(Deep Purple cover)
Money for Nothing
(Dire Straits cover)
Tom Sawyer
(Rush cover)
Heroes
(David Bowie cover)
Time
(Pink Floyd cover)
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
(Eddie Schwartz cover) (Pat Benatar version)
Here I Go Again
(Whitesnake cover)
Crazy Train
(Ozzy Osbourne cover)
Changes
(Black Sabbath cover)
Mama, I'm Coming Home
(Ozzy Osbourne cover)
Interval
Turn It On Again
(Genesis cover)
Edge of Seventeen
(Stevie Nicks cover)
Run to You
(Bryan Adams cover)
Wild Horses
(The Rolling Stones cover)
Bat Out of Hell
(Meat Loaf cover)
Pour Some Sugar on Me
(Def Leppard cover)
Whatever You Want
(Status Quo cover)
Thunderstruck
(AC/DC cover)
Jump
(Van Halen cover)
Free Bird
(Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
Encore:
Bohemian Rhapsody
(Queen cover)
Rock and Roll
(Led Zeppelin cover) (With snippets of 'Rockin' All Over the
World' and 'I Saw Her Standing There')
An excellent night of classic rock music for rock music
lovers, old and young.
For further show dates and tickets see https://theclassicrockshow.com/
Reviewer – Anne Pritchard
On - 17 January 2026
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