{"id":773419,"date":"2026-09-17T08:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773419\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:14:10","slug":"roy-orbison-tribute-show-to-take-place-in-workington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773419\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Orbison tribute show to take place in Workington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Barry Steele\u2019s Roy Orbison Story: The Platinum Years will be performed at the Carnegie Theatre in Workington on September 25.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The show celebrates 70 years of Orbison\u2019s music and what would have been his 90th birthday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Described as &#8220;the real deal,&#8221; Barry Steele is known for his uncanny ability to capture the look, sound, and presence of Roy Orbison, earning praise for his West End performances and international tours across Europe and New Zealand.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The show also honours Orbison\u2019s work with the Traveling Wilburys and promises a nostalgic journey through his most iconic songs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Backed by a full live band, Mr Steele will deliver a performance filled with passion, precision, and authenticity.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 2 hour and 20 minute show will feature Orbison\u2019s haunting ballads alongside the upbeat classics of the Traveling Wilburys.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It is described as more than just a concert, but a celebration of musical history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Organisers say it is a night of timeless music and lasting memories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barry Steele\u2019s Roy Orbison Story: The Platinum Years will be performed at the Carnegie Theatre in Workington on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-773419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}