PREVIEW:The best of WHAM!, The Lights, Andover

CAN it really be 37 years since George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley formed one of the most enduring pop groups of the 80s?

In four short years WHAM! sold more than 28 million records, topping the charts with three albums, four number one singles and eleven top ten hits. They featured in the Live Aid concert of 1985 and were the first western pop group to ever tour in China. Their impact and influence on the 80s era and music today really cannot be over-emphasised. The Best of WHAM! Show includes all those hits, a few B side favourites and a couple of early George Michael bonus songs.

This brand new concert show stars Craig Webb, performing as George Michael. Craig made his TV debut on Gary Barlow’s talent search Let It Shine, which aired in February 2017 on BBC1. He made it to the quarter finals, where he performed with BUSTED.

With sensational vocals, choreography, costumes and an awesome live band, The Best of WHAM! is an authentic musical journey that truly recaptures the full WHAM! experience. This non-stop 80s party will get audiences singing and dancing to all the greatest hits including ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’, ‘Freedom’ and ‘Im your Man’.

Tickets for the performance on Thursday, June 7 at 7.30pm are £23.50. To book call the Box Office on, 01264 368368 or visit, thelights.org.uk.