Five of the Best - Your guide to what to see around Lincolnshire in the coming days
From massive rock riffs to the passion of tango, there’s plenty to enjoy
1 The Classic Rock Show, The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, Thursday February 26
Riffs galore are coming to town in a celebration of three decades of the world’s greatest classic rock music. The Classic Rock Show, which recently clocked-up an incredible 100 million YouTube views worldwide, perform with precision, with multi-million dollar sound and light show to match. Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes, the live band thunders through legendary performances of music from the likes of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, AC/DC, The Beatles, Dire Straits, Meat Loaf, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Boston, Toto, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac and many more. Each show promises anthem after anthem, riff after riff and solo after solo, all culminating in a show-stopping guitar duel. Visit scunthorpetheatres.co.uk or call 01724 296296 to book.
2 LuLu: Louise Brooks Girl Out of Time, Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe, Saturday February 21 and Sunday February 22
The new musical drama tells the story of Louise Brooks, a silent movie icon, face of the Jazz Age, the original Flapper and one of the most photographed women in the world.
It begins with Louise in Berlin on the set of her seminal film Pandora's Box, during October and November of 1928. Against the fading decadent glamour of the Weimar Republic, the misogyny and huge excess of Hollywood at the very peak of the Roaring Twenties, the nascent rise of Germany's National Socialist Party and Georg Pabst's Noir film, theatregoers will discover the story of one of the first modern celebrity women fighting to be true to herself in the face of her own very dark side, and everything the world was telling her she shouldn't be. Visit scunthorpetheatres.co.uk or call 01724 296296 to book.
3 John Lydon: I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right, The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, Friday February 27
The punk icon – also known as Johnny Rotten – helped change the face of music and spark a cultural revolution. As the frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL), Lydon caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good. In his spoken word show, Lydon will talk about how he sees life, along with his unique and extraordinary career, and take audience questions. Visit scunthorpetheatres.co.uk or call 01724 296296 to book.
4 The Carpenters Experience, Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough, Saturday February 21
Featuring the voice of Maggie Nestor and eight top-class musicians, the show captures the sights and sounds of the remarkable talents of Richard and Karen Carpenter. Karen’s silky contralto is combined with Richard’s delightful piano and seamless harmonies in this big production that brings Close To You, We’ve Only Just Begun, Top Of The World, Rainy Days And Mondays, Solitaire, Goodbye To Love, Please Mr Postman, For All We Know, Only Yesterday and dozens more classic songs to the stage. Visit trinityarts.co.uk or call 01427 676655 to book.
5 Vincent Simone - Tango Passions, New Theatre Royal, Lincoln, Friday February 20
Argentine Tango King and Strictly Come Dancing legend Vincent Simone to the stage with his new show, Tango Passions. Accompanied by world-class Argentine Tango and Latin specialists, the original Italian stallion takes theatregoers on a journey to Buenos Aires and tell the tale of love, passion and lust set at the turn of the 20th century. The show features classic and modern Argentine Tango music from the likes of Astor Piazzolla and Gotan Project. Visit newtheatreroyallincoln.ticketsolve.com to book.