{"id":565639,"date":"2025-11-12T13:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/565639\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:48:11","slug":"80s-classical-brings-a-night-of-orchestra-backed-anthems-to-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/565639\/","title":{"rendered":"80s Classical brings a night of orchestra-backed anthems to Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The renowned 80s Classical has announced it will be bringing its beloved, nostalgia-packed show to Birmingham next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as the ultimate feel-good celebration, 80s Classical\u00a0brings together the decade\u2019s most iconic voices and songs in full orchestral glory.<\/p>\n<p>The electrifying shows see some of the decade\u2019s top artists perform live in front of a world-class orchestra, playing their own greatest hits alongside more of the songs that defined a generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nik Kershaw, Johnny Hates Jazz, and\u00a0Set Me Free\u00a0hitmaker\u00a0Jaki Graham will take to the stage at Birmingham Symphony Hall with the celebrated\u00a0Opera North orchestra Thu 11 Jun 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnny Hates Jazz\u00a0frontman\u00a0Clark Datchler said: \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the first time I felt the sheer emotional power of the orchestra of Opera North behind me as the introduction to \u201cShattered Dreams\u201d began, during the very first 80s Classical in Millennium Square, Leeds back in 2019. It was absolutely overwhelming and as the tears welled up in my eyes, I became aware I was participating in a historic event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTherefore, I am both honoured and delighted that Johnny Hates Jazz will be returning in 2026 for a fourth time, continuing our 80s Classical journey as it spreads its wings from Leeds to other cities around the UK. It is a truly life-affirming experience for both audiences and performers alike, and I can\u2019t wait to see you there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to 80s Classical Birmingham go on sale Fri 14 Nov at 10am.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThu 11 Jun\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Words:<\/dt>\n<dd>Bradley Lengden<\/dd>\n<dt>Published on:<\/dt>\n<dd>Wed 12 Nov 2025<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The renowned 80s Classical has announced it will be bringing its beloved, nostalgia-packed show to Birmingham next summer.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-565639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115537045342792756","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}