Arguably the world’s most successful rock and roll musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story starts a new 14 week tour in August.
The juke-box musical has played 6,893 performances across the UK since it opened in London in 1989. It has also been seen across the globe.
The show tells the story of Buddy Holly's journey to stardom and features hits such as "That’ll Be The Day", "Peggy Sue", "Oh Boy" and "Rave On" as well as "Chantilly Lace" and "La Bamba".
The tour dates are
- 31 August – 3 September Harlow Playhouse
- 6 – 10 September Skegness, Embassy Theatre
- 12 – 17 September Chesterfield, Pomegranate Theatre
- 19 – 21 September Guildford, G Live
- 23 – 24 September Watford Colosseum
- 27 September – 1 October Portsmouth, King’s Theatre
- 3 – 4 October High Wycombe, Swan Theatre
- 6 – 8 October Hayes, Beck Theatre
- 10 – 15 October Croydon, Ashcroft Theatre
- 18 – 22 October Swansea, Grand Theatre
- 25 – 29 October Dartford, Orchard Theatre
- 1 – 5 November Bournemouth, BIC
- 7 – 12 November Northampton, Derngate Theatre
- 15 – 19 November Crewe, Lyceum Theatre
- 22 – 26 November Swindon, Wyvern Theatre