Harrogate International Centre

According to a certain Guinness Book of British Hit Singles, throughout the 1960's and 1970's, The Hollies had more hit records than The Beatles.

Yet beyond those familiar songs, The Hollies have been responsible for a remarkably varied and intriguing catalogue of music. What's more, this is one of the very few bands who have retained their status, dignity and cool - never descending to the revival package circuit, yet still regularly selling out major venues all over the world in their own right.

The live performance is Hollies pure and simple or complex and sophisticated - as the mood takes them. Wistful vocal harmonies or sheer raw musical power - each song is spectactacularly showcased by its own brilliant lightshow.

On stage, their five decades of music is as always driven by Bobby Elliott's powerful drumming and punctuated by Tony Hick's incisive narrative - the inside story on how The Hollies classic recordings were created, occasionally seasoned with the odd morsel of backstage gossip.

Pioneering Pop or hard-edged Rock - through to their Power Anthems - The Hollies do it all - and they do it with style and panache.

In between European dates and outdoor festivals, the band are currently working on their new album which will be released to herald The Hollies 2009 Spring Tour. Cast aside any prejudices that you may have about Rock 'n' Pop being the domain of youngsters, The Hollies still hack it in a major way.