{"id":18111,"date":"2019-11-27T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18111"},"modified":"2019-11-27T14:34:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:34:01","slug":"top-rod-stewart-tribute-confirms-belfast-empire-show-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/11\/top-rod-stewart-tribute-confirms-belfast-empire-show-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Rod Stewart Tribute Confirms Belfast Empire Show This December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shake off the Christmas turkey, grab your handbags and don your gladrags as the Rod Stewart tribute is set for a special show on December 27 as Lee Hedley brings Tonight\u2019s The Night to Belfast\u2019s Empire for all fans of Rod The Mod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rocking, high energy show will see Lee bring to life the man and his music, with a tour de force show that has earned rave reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect a packed house of Sweet Little Rock \u2018n\u2019 Rollers grooving along to the likes of Proud Mary, Don\u2019t Want to Talk About It and, of course Maggie May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee said that performing a tribute to Rod was special for him and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRod Stewart has such a legacy demonstrating that music can really move you,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s the measure of the man that at the marriage of a couple that was delayed because of the Thomas Cook collapse he turned up at the wedding to sing Have I Told You Lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGenerations have loved his music. Rod has inspired me throughout my career and I hope the audience at the Empire will love every second.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee\u2019s show in Waterford\u2019s Theatre Royal was reviewed by the Munster Express saying: \u201cHedley had the moves, the chutzpah, the raspy Rod Stewart voice, and he got the audience going\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee Hedley is one of Northern Ireland\u2019s leading performers with The Lee Hedley Blues Band, bringing his blend of classic rock, blues and jazz to venues across the country and playing festivals such as The Belfast Blues Festival, as well as touring in the US, Europe and even in Libya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to bring the excitement and joy of shows by Sir Rod Stewart to Belfast,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are so many tunes that have become iconic and are loved by so many that it is a privilege and delight to not only sing them, but to see the response from the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith Rod currently in remission from prostate cancer he remains as ever committed to recording with last year\u2019s \u2018Blood Red Roses\u2019 charting and packed with memorable tunes. I hope to bring that energy and joy to the Empire for what will be a special post-Christmas show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod might sing – and Lee will too on the 27 \u2013 Some Guys Have All The Luck but your luck will be in when you see Tonight\u2019s The Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well s Lee and the seven-piece band, the Empire show will also have DJ Will Reynolds playing \u2018Classic Gold Roadshow\u2019 tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets, priced \u00a315, are on sale now via Visitbelfast.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shake off the Christmas turkey, grab your handbags and don your gladrags as the Rod Stewart tribute is set for a special show on December 27 as Lee Hedley brings Tonight\u2019s The Night to Belfast\u2019s Empire for all fans of Rod The Mod. The rocking, high energy show will see Lee bring to life the … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18114,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111\/revisions\/18114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}