If you can’t hear Only the Lonely or Oh, Pretty Woman without singing along, then this is an evening for you.
The Lonely – a tribute to Roy Orbison is appearing on Saturday, June 13 at the Anvil Centre theatre.
“The Big O was unmistakable with his trademark sunglasses, his distinctive, powerful voice, his complex compositions and the dark emotional ballads we all love,” a press release notes.
From 1960 to 1964, Orbison landed 22 songs on the Billboard Top 40, including the classics Crying, Only the Lonely and Oh, Pretty Woman. Other chart hits included Dream Baby, Ooby Dooby, Blue Angel, Blue Bayou, You Got It and In Dreams.
The Lonely is led by Mike Demers, and the release notes that the band “approaches the music with a humble spirit and a sincere desire to recreate the sounds and feel of the original recordings. The band has been selling out shows right form their debut.”
Check out www.facebook.com/thisisthelonely for more about the band.
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45, and you can buy at 604-521-5050 or www.ticketsnw.ca. The Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St.
