'Blinding' experience coming to Wolverhampton
By order of the Peaky Blinders - Original stars from the TV smash hit are coming to Wolverhampton for ‘A Blinding Experience.’
A band put together of three cast members from the hit show will play their first gig at Wolverhampton Academy, formerly Starworks, on November 16 in a show titled A Blinding Experience.
The trio is made up of actors Kevin Metcalfe on the vocals, who plays thug Scudboat, Brian Cohen, AKA Billy Lovelock, on the drums and Mark Powell on the guitar, who plays gangster Fred Farr in the show.
The night will be based on 1920s nostalgia from the BAFTA-award winning drama and will feature vintage cars, actors recreating the 1920s experience, the boxing ring from the series and dancers who will be teaching dance moves from the era.
The night will also be hosted by YouTube sensation and impressionist Charlie Hopkinson who has done a number of videos impersonating characters from Peaky Blinders.
The event has been organised by boxing promoter PJ Rowson, from Sedgley, who has played a hand in a number of boxing events across the Black Country over the last two decades.
PJ said: "This is a new venture that really excites me.
“I’m confident we could sell the tickets many times over, but when people have taken the time to dress Peaky Blinders-style for the show, they should have enough room to relax and enjoy all that is going on.
"The venue holds 3,000 people but we're only selling 1,500 because the people coming are making such an effort to dress up that we don't want them crammed in, we want them to strut their stuff.
"If you've bought a ticket but don't put the effort in and come looking the part, you won't get in.
"This isn't solely a musical evening, it's a fully immersive experience and we have so much going on.
“There will be many surprises to make the event special and we want guests to be able to mingle freely and enjoy themselves and the whole immersive experience.
"There's been a huge demand for tickets and we have a great line-up.
"I've managed to put together an event that has legs - this will be really big."
Tickets are currently on sale from £15 each and can be found at www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Wolverhampton/Wolverhampton-Academy/A-Peaky-Blinding-Experience/13328047/venue.html
