The Real Thing – Britain’s No 1 Soul Band!
“YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING”
The Real Thing original members – Chris Amoo and Dave Smith – are about to celebrate 50 incredible years in the music industry, and they’re still going strong, playing hundreds of gigs across the world, and a new music documentary due for release in cinemas in January 2020.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary next year, The Real Thing have a new Best Of album coming 10th January.
Featuring all the hits and a NEW previously-unreleased track ‘Someone Oughta Write a Song (About You Baby)’
Are you ready to interview a real music legend?
The Real Thing’s Chris Amoo is available to answer questions, share experiences and discuss The Real Thing Story.
Get in touch today to arrange a phone/video call interview or to arrange for Chris to visit your radio station or media office for a face-to-face interview.
For press and media resources including bio’s, high resolution imagery, video and audio streaming and an up to date list of our gigs, see below.
Bios & Copy
General Bios:
Short Bio
The Real Thing – Four lads from Liverpool who changed the face of British music. Best known for their legendary hits ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’, as well as their ground-breaking 1977 song, ‘Children of the Ghetto’, The Real Thing remain Britain’s most successful black group of all-time.
Medium Bio 1
The Real Thing – Four lads from Liverpool who changed the face of British music. Best known for their legendary hits ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’, as well as their ground-breaking 1977 song, ‘Children of the Ghetto’, The Real Thing remain Britain’s most successful black group of all-time.
Pioneers in soul, funk and dance music, the two original members – Chris Amoo and Dave Smith – are now celebrating over 45 years in the music industry. Still gigging across the world, the band’s success and longevity is unprecedented in British entertainment history.
Medium Bio 2
Formed in Toxteth, Liverpool in 1972, The Real Thing are Britain’s longest-established and best-loved black group in UK entertainment history. Best known for their legendary hits ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’, as well as their ground-breaking 1977 song, ‘Children of the Ghetto’, The Real Thing remain Britain’s most successful black group of all-time.
The Real Thing remain pioneers in soul, funk and dance music. Original members Chris Amoo and Dave Smith are now celebrating over 45 incredible years in the music industry, and they’re still going strong, playing hundreds of gigs across the world.
Medium Bio 3
The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song ‘You to Me Are Everything’, which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s. The journalist, author and founder of Mojo, Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring “Liverpool’s musical reputation in the 1970s” with their success.
Long Bio
The Real Thing – Britain’s No 1 soul band, had three million selling hit singles in the 70s with ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel The Force’. In the 80s they were all remixed and became huge hits again, thanks to the band’s massive following.
Original vocalists, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith and their fantastic 5 piece band perform these hits alongside many more of their great songs such as ‘You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing’, ‘Whenever You Want My Love’ and ‘Love’s Such a Wonderful Thing’ which, in 2005, was sampled by Daft Punk and re-titled ‘So Much Love to Give’ and became a top 10 hit for The Freeloaders which featured The Real Thing, resulting in the band charting across three decades!
The band continue to tour up and down the country selling out venues and regularly performing at 70’s & 80’s festivals alongside such artists as Rick Astley, Boy George, Belinda Carlisle, Kool and the Gang and Chic.
Commenting on The Real Thing’s success, singer Chris Amoo said, “There’s always going to be a sense of nostalgia about our music. It’s the sound track to so many people’s lives and that will never die.”
Live Show Bios:
Short Live Show Bio
The Real Thing – Chris Amoo and Dave Smith – still looking and sounding great!! Featuring million-selling hits including three No. 1 singles in the 70’s & 80’s ‘You to me are Everything’, ‘Can’t get by without you’ & ‘Feel the Force’. Hear all the hits plus some fantastic covers such as ‘Ladies Night’ ‘Celebration’ ‘Good Times’ & ‘Ain’t no stopping us now’ in an action packed show.
Medium Live Show Bio
The Real Thing – Britain’s No 1 soul band, had three million selling hit singles in the 70s ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel The Force’. In the 80s they were all remixed and became huge hits again, thanks to the band’s massive following.
Original vocalists, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, perform these hits and many more live on stage with their own fantastic 5-piece band. Enjoy tracks like ‘You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing’ and ‘Whenever You Want My Love’.
Long Live Show Bio
Multi-million selling soul band The Real Thing are ready to give their much loved disco-inspired hits a new lease of life, with an extensive UK tour. Featuring the group’s two original vocalists Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, along with their 5-piece band, The Real Thing deliver a funky ‘in your face’ show with a strong ‘retro flavour’ with the band’s classic songs mixed with contemporary grooves.
Celebrating over 45 years in the music industry. As well as the success of their debut hit single ‘You to Me Are Everything’, these Liverpool lads boast three million selling hit singles including, ‘Can’t Get by Without You’, ‘Whenever You Want My Love’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’, making them the UK’s best-selling black group of the late 70s.
In 1986 ‘You to Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get by Without You’ and ‘Can You Feel the Force’ were all remixed and became huge hits once again, thanks to their huge club following.
In 2005, ‘Love’s Such a Wonderful Thing’ was sampled by French dance outfit Daft Punk and re-titled ‘So Much Love to Give’. The same year the Freeloaders had a UK Top 10 single with ‘So Much Love to Give’ which featured The Real Thing resulting in the band charting across 3 decades.
The Real Thing recently released ‘The Real Thing Live’ DVD and CD recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool and celebrates 40 years on the road and includes the concert in full, new material and a cover of The Beatles song ‘Eleanor Rigby’.
The band continue to tour up and down the country selling out venues and regularly perform at 70’s & 80’s festivals alongside such artists as Rick Astley, Boy George, Belinda Carlisle, Kool and the Gang and Chic.
Commenting on The Real Thing’s success, singer Chris Amoo said, “There’s always going to be a sense of nostalgia about our music. It’s the sound track to so many people’s lives and that will never die.”
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GIGS
2020 |
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JANUARY Sunday 12 - HAILSHAM - PAVILION - Tickets Tuesday 14 - LONDON - JAZZ CAFÉ - Tickets |
FEBRUARY Saturday 1 - WARNER HOTEL - STUDLEY CASTLE - Tickets Saturday 29 - BOGNOR - BUTLINS - Tickets |
MARCH Friday 13 - RUNCORN - BRINDLEY THEATRE - Tickets Saturday 14 - MILLOM - BEGGARS THEATRE - Tickets Sunday 15 - SKEGNESS - BUTLINS - Tickets Friday 20 - HUNSTANTON - THE PRINCESS THEATRE - POSTPONED (See 20th September 2020) Saturday 21 - LYMINGTON - SHOREFIELD HOLIDAY PARK SOUL WEEKENDER - POSTPONED (20th March 2021) Friday 27 - BEDFORD - CORN EXCHANGE - POSTPONED - (26th March 2021) Saturday 28 - NEWARK WARNER THORSEBY HALL - POSTPONED (TBC) |
APRIL Friday 3 - MALVERN - FORUM - POSTPONED (See 27th November 2020) Saturday 4 - PLYMOUTH - CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL - POSTPONED (TBC April 2021) Thursday 9 - BASINGSTOKE - HAYMARKET - POSTPONED (6th February 2021) Saturday 11 - BROMLEY - CHURCHILL THEATRE - POSTPONED (See 6th September 2020) Monday 13 - BREWOOD, WOLVERHAMPTON - CHILLINGTON HALL PARTY IN THE PARK - POSTPONED (5th April 2021) Friday 17 - ILKLEY - KINGS HALL - POSTPONED (13th February 2021) Friday 24 - GUILDFORD - CINDERELLA'S LOUNGE - POSTPONED (TBC) Saturday 25 - MANCHESTER – PREMIER SUITE & LOUNGE - POSTPONED (See 31st July 2020) |
MAY Friday 1 - GERMANY, HAMBURG - BALTIC FESTIVAL - POSTPONED (23rd April 2021) Wednesday 6 - CANARY WHARF - BIOSDALE - POSTPONED (TBC) Thursday 7 - CANARY WHARF -BIOSDALE - POSTPONED (TBC) Friday 8 - CANARY WHARF - BIOSDALE - POSTPONED (TBC) Thursday 14 - HUDDERSFIELD - POSTPONED (TBC) Saturday 16 - COOKHAM - LETS ROCK - POSTPONED (22nd May 2021) Sunday 17 - MINEHEAD - BUTLINS - POSTPONED Sunday 24 - SHILDON - LIVE at HACKWORTH PARK - POSTPONED (TBC) Saturday 30 - BOLTON - ALBERT HALLS - POSTPONED (TBC 2021) Sunday 31 - GERMANY, DUSSELDORF - JAZZ RALLY - POSTPONED (TBC) |
JUNE Thursday 11 - COVENTRY - BELGRADE THEATRE - POSTPONED (TBC) Friday 12 - LEICESTER - DE MONTFORT HALL - POSTPONED (TBC) Saturday 13 - SHEFFIELD - CITY HALL - POSTPONED (TBC) Sunday 14 - BEDLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND – FESTIVAL PARTY IN PARK - POSTPONED (13th June 2021) Friday 19 - NORTHALLERTON - THE FORUM - POSTPONED (See 18th December 2020) Saturday 20 - CHESTER - ALEXANDERS - POSTPONED (19th June 2021) Friday 26 - WHITBY - PAVILION - POSTPONED (13th March 2021) Saturday 27 - HARROGATE – NIDD HALL - POSTPONED (TBC) |
JULY Friday 3 - FROME - MEMORIAL HALL - POSTPONED (16th July 2021) Saturday 4 - CAMBRIDGE - BIG WEEKEND - POSTPONED (TBC) Saturday 18 - LONDON - LAMBETH COUNTRY SHOW - POSTPONED Saturday 25 - ISLE OF MAN - VILLA MARINA - POSTPONED (16th April 2021) Sunday 12 - OXFORDSHIRE - CORNBURY FESTIVAL - POSTPONED (11th July 2021) Friday 31 - MANCHESTER - PREMIER SUITE & LOUNGE - POSTPONED |
AUGUST Saturday 1 - BELFAST - LETS ROCK - POSTPONED (SEE 7TH AUGUST 2021) Friday 7 - LONDON - HOLBURN PIZZA EXPRESS - POSTPONED Saturday 15 - EASTNOR CASTLE - LAKEFEST - POSTPONED (SEE 15TH AUGUST 2021) Thursday 20 - MORECAMBE - PLATFORM Saturday 29 - KENT - LETS ROCK - POSTPONED (SEE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2021) Saturday 29 - TRING - PENDLEY MEADOW - Tickets Sunday 30 - ESSEX - HAVERING FEST - POSTPONED Monday 31 - SOUTHEND - GARONS PARK, DRIVE-IN SHOW - CANCELLED |
SEPTEMBER Friday 4 - SOUTHEND - CLIFFS PAVILION - POSTPONED (20 FEBRUARY 2021) Saturday 5 - LAVENHAM - POP-UP THEATRE (THIS IS A CHANGE OF VENUE) Sunday 6 - BROMLEY - CHURCHILL THEATRE - POSTPONED Saturday 12 - EPSOM - PLAYHOUSE THEATRE - POSTPONED (13th October 2021) Sunday 13 - CUFFLEY - COLESDOWN FARM, OPEN AIR SHOW, CENTRE FORCE RADIO, PARTY IN THE PARK Friday 18 - BOGNOR REGIS - BUTLINS - (POSTPONED - TBC) Saturday 19 - HUNGERFORD - WARNER LITTLECOTE HOTEL Sunday 20 - HUNSTANTON - THE PRINCESS THEATRE - POSTPONED (29th May 2021) Thursday 24 - GATESHEAD - SAGE 2 - POSTPONED (25th September 2021) Friday 25 - MILTON KEYNES - STABLES - POSTPONED (11th June 2021) Saturday 26 - BURY ST EDMUNDS - APEX - POSTPONED (11th September 2021) Sunday 27 - BREWOOD, WOLVERHAMPTON - CHILLINGTON HALL PARTY IN THE PARK - POSTPONED (26th September 2021) |
OCTOBER Friday 2 - DARTFORD - ORCHARD THEATRE - POSTPONED (6th May 2021) Saturday 3 - STOCKPORT - PLAZA THEATRE Friday 9 - LIVERPOOL - PHILHARMONIC - POSTPONED (17th September 2021) Saturday 17 - CAMBER SANDS - PONTINS Thursday 22 - STROUD - SUB ROOMS - POSTPONED (24th April 2021) |
NOVEMBER Sunday 1 - WESTON SUPER MARE - PLAYHOUSE THEATRE - POSTPONED (26th June 2021) Saturday 7 - EASTLEIGH - CONCORDE Friday 13 - TELFORD - OAKENGATES TOWN HALL - POSTPONED (2nd September 2021) Thursday 19 - LONDON - INDIGO O2 Friday 20 - LONDON - BOISDALE, CANARY WHARF Saturday 21 - LONDON - BOISDALE, CANARY WHARF Friday 27 - LONDON - BOISDALE, CANARY WHARF Saturday 28 - LONDON - BOISDALE, CANARY WHARF Sunday 29 - NEWARK - WARNER, THORSEBY HALL |
DECEMBER Saturday 5 - CANARY WHARF - BOISDALE Wednesday 9 - CANARY WHARF - BOISDALE Thursday 10 - CANARY WHARD BOISDALE Friday 11 - PRESTON - RIVA SHOWBAR PLAYBACK Saturday 12 - ALTRINCHAM - CINAMON CLUB PLAYBACK - POSTPONED (30th April 2021) Friday 18 - NORTHALLERTON - THE FORUM Tuesday 19 - BLACKPOOL - IMPERIAL HOTEL |
2021 |
JANUARY 2021 FRIDAY 8 - LONDON - JAZZ CAFÉ |
FEBRUARY 2021 FRIDAY 5 - STOCKPORT - PLAZA SATURDAY 6 - BASINGSTOKE - HAYMARKET SATURDAY 13 - ILKLEY - KINGS HALL SATURDAY 20 - SOUTHEND - CLIFFS PAVILION |
MARCH 2021 SATURDAY 13 - WHITBY - SPA PAVILION SATURDAY 20 - LYMINGTON - SHOREFIELD HOLIDAY PARK SOUL WEEKENDER FRIDAY 26 - BEDFORD - CORN EXCHANGE |
APRIL 2021 MONDAY 5 - BREWOOD, WOLVERHAMPTON - CHILLINGTON HALL PARTY IN THE PARK FRIDAY 16 - ISLE OF MAN - VILLA MARINA FRIDAY 23 - GERMANY, HAMBURG - BALTIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY 24 - STROUD - SUB ROOMS SUNDAY 25 - BIDEFORD - DURANT HOUSE HOTEL FRIDAY 30 - NORTHALLERTON – FORUM THEATRE |
MAY 2021 SATURDAY 1 - MANCHESTER - FOOD & GROOVE FESTIVAL THURSDAY 6 - DARTFORD - ORCHARD THEATRE FRIDAY 7 - CHRISTCHURCH - REGENT CENTRE SATURDAY 15 - MALVERN - FORUM THEATRE SUNDAY 16 - MINEHEAD BUTLINS SATURDAY 22 - COOKHAM, BERKSHIRE - LET'S ROCK SATURDAY 29 - HUNSTANTON - PRINCESS THEATRE SUNDAY 30 - PETERBOROUGH – CRESSET |
JUNE 2021 FRIDAY 11 - MILTON KEYNES - STABLES SUNDAY 13 - BEDLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND - FESTIVAL PARTY IN PARK FRIDAY 18 - ALTRINCHAM – BOWDEN ROOMS SATURDAY 19 - CHESTER - ALEXANDER'S LIVE FRIDAY 25 - WESTON SUPER MARE - PLAYHOUSE THEATRE |
JULY 2021 SATURDAY 3 - HUNGERFORD - WARNER LITTLECOTE HOTEL SUNDAY 4 - THETFORD - LYNFORD HALL HOTEL - CANCELLED FRIDAY 9 - SANDBANKS – BEACH SATURDAY 10 - TRING FESTIVAL SUNDAY 11 - OXFORDSHIRE - CORNBURY FESTIVAL FRIDAY 16 - FROME - MEMORIAL HALL FRIDAY 23 - ILKLEY – KINGS HALL |
AUGUST 2021 SATURDAY 7 - BELFAST - LETS ROCK FRIDAY 13 - LEDBURY - FLOATING FESTIVAL (LAKEFEST) FRIDAY 20 - MORECAMBE PLATFORM |
SEPTEMBER 2021 THURSDAY 2 - TELFORD - OAKENGATES TOWN HALL SATURDAY 4 - KENT - LET'S ROCK - AFTERNOON - BECKENHAM – SOUL TOWN FESTIVAL EVENING FRIDAY 10 - COVENTRY - BELGRADE THEATRE SATURDAY 11 - BURY, ST EDMUNDS - APEX FRIDAY 17 - LIVERPOOL - PHILHARMONIC HALL SATURDAY 25 - GATESHEAD - SAGE 2 SUNDAY 26 - WOLVERHAMPTON - DUBS FESTIVAL |
OCTOBER 2021 WEDNESDAY 13 - EPSOM - PLAYHOUSE THEATRE FRIDAY 15 - PRESTON - RIVA FRIDAY 22 - LONDON - INDIGO 02 SATURDAY 30 - CONNAHS QUAY - NAVAL CLUB |
NOVEMBER 2021 SATURDAY 6 - EASTLEIGH – CONCORDE FRIDAY 26 - HAMBURG GERMANY – BALTIC FESTIVAL SATURDAY 27 - BILSTON – ROBIN 2 |
DECEMBER 2021 SATURDAY 18 - BLACKPOOL – IMPERIAL HOTEL |
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