Join Rob Strong on Valentine's weekend in Drogheda
After the sensational reaction to Rob Strong's guest appearance at Brian Byrne's concert at the Solstice Theatre in Navan in November, the Godfather of Soul returns to the North East this weekend. It’s been two years since the legendary Blues/Soul singer Rob Strong last performed in Drogheda. His last visit saw him sell out Odd Mollies on 22nd February 2020 for his third gig there in six months. This time round Rob and his band are looking forward to playing the fabulous McHugh’s Venue in the town this Saturday 12th February at 9pm.
The Derry native has been playing in Drogheda since the late 1960s when he fronted the iconic Plattermen band at huge venues such as the Abbey Ballroom, The White Horse Hotel and The Ashling Ballroom in Clogherhead. In the early 1970s nobody in Ireland personified the raw energy of rock, blues and soul music like Rob Strong. Rob proceeded to play The Penny Farthing venue in Georges Street in the ‘70s and many local venues ever since. For almost 40 years he has fronted The Rob Strong Band, which currently feature top class musicians, Sean Behan on lead guitar, Cormac Crowley on drums, Salvatore Urbano on keyboards and Rob himself on lead vocals and bass guitar.
As the title of his highly acclaimed biography suggests, Rob is 'STILL GOING STRONG' after an incredible 60 years on the road with Rob celebrating his 75th birthday later this month. The biography was written by Paul Holland from Drogheda, who has been managing Rob for the past five years.The biography has attracted interest from US producer Danny Saber, who has worked with The Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna and David Bowie.Danny is hoping to make a movie on Rob's career with the influence of Irish musicians on the world stage the main theme.
Rob is known as ‘The Godfather of Soul’ but is versatile in singing all genres , especially Rock, Blues, Jazz and Pop . He is regarded by Colm Wilkinson, Brush Shiels and Johnny Logan, as one of the best singers to ever come out of Ireland. Rob’s son, Andrew, achieved worldwide stardom when he starred in The Commitments movie and nowadays performs in Scandanavia and Australia. Rob’s daughter, Niamh Strong, has performed regularly with Rob’s band and the youngest in the family, Alex, is proving to be very talented on the bass guitar!
Saturday's gig in McHughs promises to be another great night with Italian Salvatore Urbano , Sean Behan on lead guitar and Cormac Crowley on drums, all fabulous musicians in their own right.Tickers €13.50 available from ticketstop.ie .