{"id":799555,"date":"2026-10-11T22:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/799555\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T22:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:16:12","slug":"the-chart-topping-80s-pop-band-playing-tiny-shows-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/799555\/","title":{"rendered":"The chart-topping ’80s pop band playing tiny shows in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Christians (Credit: Wikicommons)<\/p>\n

Nation.Cymru staff<\/p>\n

A much-loved soul-pop outfit who scored a string of hits in the late \u201980s and early \u201990s are to play in the intimate surrounds of a Welsh music venue.<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s The Christians have delivered a string of hits with such solid gold songs as Hooverville, When The Fingers Point and Ideal World.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve also scored two top five albums with 1987\u2019s self-titled album The Christians which reached number two, while 1990\u2019s Colours reached number one.<\/p>\n

Now they\u2019re heading to the 150-capacity Acapela Studio in Pentyrch, near Cardiff, for two shows. The first quickly sold out and they\u2019ve recently announced a second night due to demand<\/p>\n

Renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits \u2026Forgotten Town, Ideal World, Born Again, Harvest for the World, Whats in a Word, Hooverville, Words, Father, The Bottle and many more The Christians enjoyed huge acclaim in the late 80s and early 90s both in the UK and Europe and often confused people with their band name (in fact just the brothers surname with absolutely no religious connotation!)<\/p>\n

Still headed by enigmatic lead singer Garry Christian (who very much deserves the Daily Mirror\u2019s description of him as having \u2018one of the finest voices in pop) who has only gained in vocal stature (and wit) over the years, the band are enjoying a revival currently touring successfully in the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n

\"\"Garry Christian frontman of The Christians (Credit: Kevin Pick)<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Acapela said: \u201cAfter their first night sold out, we are delighted to announce that The Christians have agreed to stay for a second night! If you missed them before make sure not to miss out and book early as for the past 7 years \u2013 every concert has sold out very quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatch them on tour and find out why Chris Evans said \u2018it was the best gig I\u2019ve ever been to\u2019.\u201d <\/p>\n

Find out more and book tickets via https:\/\/acapela.co.uk\/events\/the-christians-2nd-night\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Find out more about The Christians via www.thechristianslive.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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