ROB STRONG CELEBRATES HIS 60 YEARS ON THE ROAD
After the fantastic feedback from his sold out gig at The Royal Meath Bar in Navan last March, the legendary Rob Strong brings his band to Banjo’s Music Hall (ThePalace) in Navan on Friday 8 th December

The past year has seen Rob, aka the ‘Godfather of Soul in Ireland’ sell out a record FOUR concerts at Arthur’s Blues n’ Jazz Club in Thomas Street in Dublin.

Rob Strong is described by Colm Wilkinson as ‘The Best Blues/Soul singer to ever come out of Ireland”. Rob’s band effortlessly weaves together the rich tapestry of blues, soul, and rock , with popular classics from The Commitments Movie as part
of their set, huge favourites such as ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘Treat her Right’ , ‘The Midnight Hour ’ Take me to the River’ ; ’Try a little Tenderness’.

Rob started out in the Showband era when he first joined THE POLKA DOTS and later fronted the iconic PLATTERMEN from Omagh. The Plattermen were one ofIreland’s most popular showbands and packed out huge ballrooms all over Ireland,
including local venues such as The Granada (Kingscourt), The Embassy (Castleblaney) The Beechmount (Navan) and The Abbey Ballroom in Drogheda. In the 1970’s nobody in Ireland personified the raw energy of rock, blues and soul music like Rob Strong! Rob also performed with Johnny Logan in The Giants as well as The Las Vegas Showband, The Rockets, The Commitments band and The RobStrong Band in a career that has spanned an amazing six decades!

Tickets cost €15 plus booking fee on www.ticketstop.ie .Full details on www.robstrong.ie