The Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline  Monday  21st December  2009

It was the Monday before Xmas, everybody getting into the festive spirit so what better than to have a retro party at Dunfermline’s Alhambra with the ‘fab four’s’ music wall to wall. Well in excess of two hundred souls were of the opinion that this was the place to be.

The first tribute band was Dundee based Revolver. Four young lads Ross, Ian, Nick and Michael soon had the audience with them as they kicked off with Ticket to Ride swiftly followed by 8 Days a Week. Sharing the vocals amongst them these smartly turned out combo recreated the songs from long before they were even born with a remarkable similarity to the original versions. Other classics that were Love me Do, Drive my Car, If I Needed Someone, the list goes on. It was a fully utilised set by a band with a lot going for them.

A brief interval followed and then the stage was filled with The Getback Band, a five-piece group consisting Kenny McLean, Fox Amoore, Dave Benthall, Adam Bond Thomson and Dougie ‘Macca’ Orr. These high-energy quintet major on the McCartney angle, running to several Wings numbers as well in there set. Such numbers as Back in the USSR, Yesterday, Jet, Band on the Run, Long and Winding Road and the seasonal Wonderful Xmas time were a selection of songs they performed with verve.

Then suddenly, Macca was gone.

A few people thought the gig over, but hell no! The gig was barely half finished. Enter Marcus Cahill, a John Lennon look-a-sound-a-like who gave excellent renditions of Lennon based Beatles material and a few of his solo numbers to boot.  Come Together, Imagine, Give Peace a Chance, I am the Walrus, just a selection of the set he delivered. For me, always a Lennon fan, this was the best part of the gig so far. But then entered once more Orr and we had a further set with ‘Paul and John’ reunited.

Iconic numbers such as Hard Day’s Night, I wanna hold your hand, Lady Madonna, Let it Be and not forgetting Hey Jude were amongst the ports they called at prior to the finish some 3 hours after it all started. Certainly no one could complain about the quality of the performances or value for money.

For all future gigs that are planned for the Alhambra check out their website www.alhambradunfermline.com for details and dates.