Billy Ocean
- Giovedì, agosto 20
- 16:00-19:00
- Colchester Upper Castle Park High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG, Regno Unito
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On 20 August 2026 at Colchester Upper Castle Park, Billy Ocean brings a catalogue that folds R&B, soul and pop into sleek, Caribbean-tinged grooves. Born in Trinidad and raised in East London, he cut his teeth on London stages before breaking through with Love Really Hurts Without You and Red Light Spells Danger, then widening his reach with Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) and the album Suddenly. The run that followed, from Love Zone and Tear Down These Walls to later records like Time to Move On and One World, feeds sets that swing from buoyant dancefloor cuts to slow-burn ballads, carried by his easy, warm phrasing.
Guest Marti Pellow, first heard as the voice of Wet Wet Wet, steps in with a solo songbook steeped in soul-pop and classic melody. From Smile and Between the Covers to Stargazer, he has moved between originals and reworks, a taste shaped as much by the UK charts as by his turns in West End and Broadway shows including Chicago, Chess, Jekyll & Hyde and Evita. On stage he blends radio staples and deeper picks, with a storyteller’s delivery and arrangements that nod to smooth soul and polished pop in a setting built for open-air singalongs in Colchester.
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Colchester Upper Castle Park
High Street, Colchester CO1 1UG, Regno Unito