THE REAL PEOPLE (ACOUSTIC)
The Real People, pioneers of the 90’s Brit pop movement, were formed by Tony and Chris Griffiths in 1988. Whilst touring with Inspiral Carpets, Chris and Tony took the then Inspirals roadie Noel Gallagher under their wing, along with his brother Liam and the rest of Oasis. The Real People invited Oasis into their studio to develop and record the new band, resulting in the now famous Live Demonstration Tape which subsequently secured them a major deal with Alan McGee and Creation Records. Once signed by Creation, Chris and Tony were instrumental in the recording of Oasis’ first single ‘Supersonic’, with Tony providing the backing vocals. Chris also co-wrote the B-side to ‘Roll With It’ entitled ‘Rockin’ Chair’ which helped set Oasis on the path to becoming world wide stars and the biggest band of the past 30 years.
The Realies continue to write, record and tour and this forthcoming tour ‘An Evening With….’ provides a very rare chance for fans old and new to see them perform their back catalogue in stripped down acoustic versions and hear some of the stories behind the songs.
If you haven’t heard The Realies before, you really should. But don’t take my word for it – please read recent Jon Robb article (link attached) setting out why The Real People are one of the most respected and influential bands of the past 35 years.
