By: Ben Robinson, IntoMobile Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Yep you didn’t read it wrong – I got an email from the UK’s leading entertainment venue, The O2 – and it said:
Elvis Presley. In concert. At The O2.
As you can imagine, I was a little bit “WTF?!” until I read the explanation:
See highlights of Elvis’s greatest concerts on ‘King’-size video screens. On the stage, a 16-piece orchestra and backing vocals – including some of the original TCB band and singers – will perform live and in sync with Elvis.
So there you have it – a bit weird to my mind, but it should be a memorable experience, and great for Elvis fans! O2 subscribers can off course get their hands on tickets with the priority system that O2 uses:
O2 Priority Tickets are available from 9am Wednesday 22 April until 8am Friday 24 April 2009
Give us a shout at IntoMobile if you go to this – we’d love to know what it’s like!
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Tracy
This show is not to be missed if you like Elvis Presley.
It’s Elvis on a huge screen, but with his original band members and backing singers live on stage. They have to keep in time with Elvis on the screen. It amazes me how they do it. It’s mainly through the drummer, Ronnie Tutt, who counts it in at the beginning – then they are off!
It’s such a thrill to see these musicians and singers perform live. You get that authentic Elvis music, and then Elvis’ original vocals from the screen.
There are no silly Elvis impersonators. Just pure Elvis!
Brian Quinn
I have seen this Concert some 16 times now since it’s first outing in the UK in 1999. It is the nearest you will get to experiencing Elvis in Concert. No impersonators are involved – only the original band members and backing vocalists. The show is timed to perfection and it is certainly an experience to be in the same concert hall as around 10,000 people shout THE KING on during his performance. From the ’2001 Theme’ to ‘Elvis Has left The Building’ the concert is a modern day miracle which has already earned it a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records. Miss it at your peril!
michael
i all ways saide it when your good your good once you do a concert you only do it once and once only its fangtastic and mean it its fangtastic the worlds gretatest that world will ever love the power of his the kings voice out standing performer that world has ever seen elviss new name from now on is elvis the worlds gretatest that ever lived and what i saide when your good your good let two the once thats good thats an other one for the worlds number one elvis the most in important king of the whole wide world elvis may you rest in peace loved by the world the man and his music and all ways will be a legend for ever more