The Four Tops

And The Temptations

Due to exceptional demand, legendary Motown artists The Four Tops and The Temptations return to the UK for a series of stunning shows in March 2012.

They will be joined by two very special guests: Kings of Seventies R&B disco Tavares and seminal sixties girl band The Crystals.

An evening of non stop classic hits!

Four Tops...Reach Out I'll Be There, Walk Away Renee, It's All in the Game, Bernadette, Standing in the Shadows of Love, When She Was My Girl.

Temptations...My Girl, Ball of Confusion, Get Ready, Treat Her Like a Lady, Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, Cloud Nine.

Tavares...Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, More Than A Woman, Don't Take Away the Music, Whodunit.

The Crystals......Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, He's a Rebel.

The Four Tops - Four powerful voices. Four powerful friendships. The founding members of the Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton – performed together for more than four decades, building their harmonies, chart-topping songs and success on the foundation of a friendship that began as teenagers.

In 1954, at a high school party in Detroit, Stubbs, Fakir, Benson and Payton were urged by partygoers to provide some impromptu entertainment. The synergy was obvious, immediate and strong. The quartet decided to start performing, and called themselves The Four Aims (Aiming for the Top). The group’s popularity grew as they performed at small clubs all over Detroit, honing their act while singing jazz and standards. So as not to be confused with the Ames Brothers, The Four Aims changed the name of their group to the Four Tops and recorded their first single, 'Kiss Me Baby', with Chess Records in 1956.

Gaining popularity for their pure harmonies and polished performances, the Four Tops booked bigger and better venues, with headliners like Billy Eckstein. Mr. B, as they called him, served as a mentor to the Four Tops during their early years. Between 1958 and 1962, the group recorded songs for the Red Top, Columbia and Riverside labels. The star-making Motown label was just a heartbeat away.

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