Perth ’s Eighties chart-toppers Fiction Manufacturing facility are reforming for a long-awaited hometown gig.
The band appeared on Prime of the Pops alongside Madonna and heavy rockers Whitesnake when their basic synth-pop hit “(Feels Like) Heaven” climbed into the highest 10.
The music has endured down the many years, clocking-up greater than 40 million downloads on Spotify.
Now, to mark the fortieth anniversary of penning the hit single in a Perth bed room, the unique line-up is getting again collectively to headline The Craigie Hill Pageant on Saturday, September 10, together with dates at a competition in Belgium and one other being lined-up for Germany.
Kevin Patterson, Eddie Jordan and Stylish Medley will probably be joined by Graham McGregor and US-based Mike Ogletree, the previous Easy Minds drummer, for the reunion live shows.
They teamed-up for an look on BBC’s ‘The One Present’ that includes basic songs in 2010, with Mike lured over the Atlantic from his residence within the Carolinas.
Pauline Harrier, who's selling the fifth competition to be teed-up on the Perth golf membership, admits she had been attempting to get the band again collectively for a Truthful Metropolis gig earlier than the pandemic worn out reside music plans for the final two summers.
“I've been attempting to influence them for an extended, very long time and at last it has all fallen into place,” she mentioned.
“Fiction Manufacturing facility have at all times been large favourites of mine.
“They're remembered now for one huge hit music - (Feels Like) Heaven reached quantity six within the charts in 1984 and was successful everywhere in the continent.
“It nonetheless pops up on the radio usually. It was coated by the Manic Avenue Preachers and popped up on a Netflix soundtrack.
“However the band put out two actually good albums again within the eighties, particularly ‘Throw the Warped Wheel Out.’
“They did play a number of songs in entrance of massive Rewind competition crowds greater than 10 years in the past however this will probably be a full live performance at The Hill.
“The hearsay mill has been going loopy. The 900 tickets are positive to promote rapidly.
“Individuals have been disadvantaged of reside music for the most effective a part of two years so they're benefiting from the foundations easing off.
“Perth has a extremely busy occasions calendar this summer season.”
Previous Hill headliners have included Eddie Reader, Fish and Perth band The Impolite Boys.
Native outfit The Mad Ferret Band will headline within the clubhouse, with The Curtains and different bands being lined-up, together with foods and drinks shops.
Tickets, priced £35, go on sale on Friday, March 25 by way of www.ticketweb.co.uk