Relive all the soul classics from The Commitments movie live in concert, featuring original Commitments stars Ken McCluskey and Dick Massey, at Hall for Cornwall next month.
Following a worldwide media tour in 1991 to promote the global success of the Alan Parker film of Roddy Doyle's acclaimed novel, the band went their separate ways. During the promotion, the cast were repeatedly asked when they would be touring and playing concerts.
There were so many requests, that by 1993, several of the stars decided The Commitments should be reborn as a live, working, touring band and become Dublin's Saviours Of Soul for real. They have toured the world ever since and on many special occasions, their co-stars from the movie (including Michael Aherne, Robert Arkins and Johnny Murphy) all perform with the band.
The Commitments have played to sold-out audiences worldwide for over 10 years. On their recent American tour, they worked with Twentieth Century Fox promoting the USA release of the new remastered Collectors' Edition DVD of The Commitments movie, which was released in the UK in 2005 - on St Patrick's Day.
Last year alone, The Commitments have played to hundreds of thousands of fans at major outdoor festivals and concert venues in the USA and Europe and are eagerly awaiting their return to the UK .
Their live concerts feature all the great soul classics from the film and multi-million selling soundtrack and live albums including Mustang Sally, Try A Little Tenderness, Mr. Pitiful, Destination Anywhere, Chain Of Fools, Take Me To The River, In The Midnight Hour and many more.
The band takes to the Hall for Cornwall stage at 8pm on Saturday, February 10. Tickets are priced £17 and £15, with a 75p Theatre Fund payment on each ticket sold, from the Box Office on 01872 262466.
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