Back to Earth

The South formed back in 1988 under the name of 'The Beautiful South' and have still been doing well touring around the UK. They had several hit singles, my favourite one being their song 'Perfect 10' as well as their number 1 single 'A Little Time'. After a successful career, which included 15 million record sales and ten albums, some of the members thought it was time to quit. But not everyone was ready to leave it behind, Dave Hemingway, Ali Wheeler and Paul Heaton decided to carry on and renamed themselves 'The South'. With more members joining their new band they got to work on releasing more singles and touring together, gathering a good group of loyal fans along the way. In 2013 they released their album 'Sweet Refrains' and went on to do another successful UK tour, selling out many venues. Although they lost the beautiful part of them they still have a lot to give, their live shows provide an electric feeling that could get any venue, whether small or large dancing along with them. I can't say their outfits or their songs are particularly modern in my opinion, but their performance, with well-planned lighting and the enthusiasm they have on stage becomes infectious and made me want to hear more even as the last song was finished.