I Love York – Echo and the Bunnymen at the Grand Opera House York

For one night only on Thursday the 29th of September sees a very special concert at the “Grand Opera House York” featuring the 80’s band “Echo and the Bunnymen”, the concert is in celebration of the band’s 30th anniversary.

Why this concert is so special is that band’s album 1984 “Ocean Rain” is to be played, in its entirety accompanied by orchestral strings. The Ocean Rain album in its entirety they undoubtedly captured just how influential and highly regarded the band are. The Ocean Rain captures just how influential and highly regarded the band are within the music industry.

Rolling Stone magazine described Echo and the Bunnymen’s ‘Ocean Rain’ album “as a bold, ambitious record that marked the pinnacle in the moody Liverpudlians’ career, and still stands up as one of the finer moments of the post-punk/new wave era.”

The Ocean Rain album is widely considered to be the bands masterpiece. It has captivated Bunnymen fans and pushed the band to a far wider audience because of such classic songs such as “Silver”, “Seven Seas” and “The Killing Moon”. This concert is a must see event, probably as it could be a once in a life time concert. So for all fan’s of early eighties era music this is a must.

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