If you are a fan of the iconic vocal-oriented pop band Bee Gees, news of the upcoming show by the tribute band The UK Bee Gees should be reason enough for you to cheerily screech out a falsetto in celebration. If you are not, all the more reason for you to catch up on the legacy of one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time.
To get some sense of their success and fame, sample the Bee Gees’ Hall of fame citation: “Only Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney have outsold the Bee Gees.”
Having sold more than 200 million albums to date, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb – better known as the Bee Gees – are among the most successful vocal groups in rock and roll history. Their biography on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says, “The Bee Gees’ contributions to 1977’s ‘Saturday Night Fever’ pushed that soundtrack album past the 40 million mark. It reigned as the top-selling album in history until Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ – an album that Jackson has acknowledged was inspired by ‘Saturday Night Fever’ – surpassed it in the Eighties.”
The UK Bee Gees are said to be the most realistic tribute to the Bee Gees “that you will ever see or hear”. Their live shows have been known for recreating an air of amazement for the Bee Gees lovers. The UK Bee Gees say that they have gone to great lengths to be certain that not only is the music very accurate, but that they look and act every inch as the Gibb brothers. In fact, all the great songs, the harmony voices, the look (modern or ’70s/’80s style), the mannerisms and the dry humour, are all faithfully recreated.
Ray McRobbie, Director of Entertainment, Radisson Blu Hotel Doha, told Community, “The UK Bee Gees are, in fact, the number one Bee Gees Tribute band and are widely recognised as that. Radisson Blu Hotel Doha is delighted to announce that they are inviting the UK Bees Gees tribute band to perform at Giwana Ballroom on May 26.”
As their bio on their website says, The UK Bee Gees take pride in sounding very close to the real deal. “From the first opening song of You Should Be Dancing, all the way through the romantic ballads such as How Deep Is Your Love and finally into the fantastic disco film tracks such as Night Fever and Stayin’ Alive, you can be forgiven for thinking that the real Bee Gees are there with you.” The members of the UK Bee Gees have worked together since 1990 and have performed all over the world, including Europe, the US and Asia. They regularly host sell-out concerts in the UK and abroad and have performed at many of the top international venues and hotels.
In case you are familiar with the discography, songs that the UK Bee Gees regularly perform are: You Should Be Dancing, Tragedy, Massachusetts, How Deep Is Your Love, Alone, Islands In The Stream, Jive Talkin’, Nights On Broadway, Words, Chain Reaction, Grease, More Than A Woman, Staying Alive, Night Fever, To Love Somebody, I’ve Gotta Get A Message to You, This Is Where I Came In, She Keeps on Coming, Emotion, For Whom The Bell Tolls, and Spicks and Specks.
“During the late 70s, the Bee Gees dominated dance floors and airwaves,” says the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, “With their matching white suits, soaring high harmonies and polished, radio-friendly records, they remain one of the essential touchstones to that ultra-commercial era.” For tickets and reservations for The UK Bee Gees show, you can call 4428-1555. The ticket price of QR390 includes international gourmet buffet and selected beverages.