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Dive into the electrifying world of live guitar music, taken to the next level with the Hallé orchestra. Celebrating some of the greatest and most influential guitar legends of all time – from blues to rock, metal to jazz – we’ll have a star line up of guitarists and vocalists showcasing just how versatile the guitar can be.

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The Hallé – Guitar Superstars

The Bridgewater Hall

Celebrating some of the greatest and most influential guitar legends of all time – from blues to rock, metal to jazz – we’ll have a star line up of guitarists and vocalists showcasing just how versatile the guitar can be.

Guitar Superstars

The BSO has brought you ABBA, Queen and Disco and this year we celebrate the 80s and a symphonic party of smash hits from the era of new romantics, big hair and even bigger shoulder pads! Classic tracks feature some of the biggest hits of the decade by Madonna, Toto, Ultravox, Elton John, Bonnie Tyler, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, A-Ha, George Michael and many more. All this plus our usual fantastic fireworks and pyrotechnics!

Symphonic Smash Hits – the 80s! Meyrick Park Proms 2025

The Club at Meyrick Park

Boogie the night away as Guildhall Square is brought to life with an ABBA symphonic spectacular celebrating the Swedish pop superstars and their classic hits!
The full Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with a quartet of West End Singers will perform Waterloo, SOS, Knowing Me Knowing You, Chiquitita, Voulez Vous, Super Trooper, Fernando, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and many, many more.

ABBA Symphonic Spectacular in the Square

Portsmouth Guildhall

Let the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and a team of show-stopping vocalists entertain you as they celebrate boy bands, girl power, Britpop and ballads. You won’t want to miss a thing as you relive the decade that gave us Take That, Steps and Oasis and many more besides! One thing is certain… you won’t look back in anger after this evening. It would be a 'Tragedy’ to miss it!

Symphonic 90s

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Back by popular demand: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s sensational ABBAphonic show returns to the magnificent surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall, 50 years since Europe’s biggest pop group won the Eurovision Song Contest with their timeless track, Waterloo!

ABBAphonic

Royal Albert Hall

The BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Roderick Dunk and star vocalists Katie Birtill and Emma Kershaw for a celebration of the very best of Broadway and the West End.

Broadway... and All That Jazz

Chichester Festival Theatre

Let the Hallé entertain you as they celebrate boy bands, girl power, Britpop and ballads. Spice up your life with the best songs from the ‘90s performed by the entire Hallé Orchestra and four fabulous vocalists who will be in fine voice and dressed to impress! You won’t want to miss a thing as you relive the decade that gave us Take That, Steps and Oasis and many more besides! One thing is certain … you won’t look back in anger after spending the night with the Hallé and conductor Stephen Bell. It would be a tragedy to miss it!

Best of the ’90s

A team of show-stopping vocalists and the full Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will transport you back in time with a programme packed with 80s-tastic smash hits. Dig out those deelyboppers, pull on your dancing shellsuit and moonwalk back to the decade that taste forgot with songs by George Michael, David Bowie, Blondie, Elton John, Ultravox, Madonna, The Human League and maybe even a couple of seasonal surprises!

Symphonic 80s

Alison Jiear, Hallé favourite and vocal powerhouse is joined by Vanessa Haynes, lead singer of the legendary jazz funk band Incognito. Add a full orchestra, rhythm section and backing vocalists and you have the perfect night out!

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Oct 4, 2025

The Hallé – Guitar Superstars · The Bridgewater Hall

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Guitar Superstars · The Hallé

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