Hollies shine with list of hits

The Hollies perform to an appreciative audience at Ride the Rhythm, in Forsyth Barr Stadium last...
The Hollies perform to an appreciative audience at Ride the Rhythm, in Forsyth Barr Stadium last night.
Singer-songwriter Kylie Price performs at the Hollies concert at  Forsyth Barr Stadium last night...
Singer-songwriter Kylie Price performs at the Hollies concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium last night. Photos by Peter McIntosh.

After an afternoon of equestrian entertainment, the audience at Forsyth Barr Stadium was last night delighted by the smooth sounds of one of the United Kingdom's leading bands of the 1960s and '70s, the Hollies.

The band trotted out hit after hit to an enthusiastic crowd, with On a Carousel and I Can't Let Go among the highlights.

Playing the only South Island show as part of their 50th anniversary tour, the '60s survivors took the largely middle-aged crowd back in time and near the start promised to play ''every hit we ever recorded''.

They had the audience - many of whom had migrated from the stands to the field after the equestrian event - clapping along from the first song. The band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, showed its experience, with the guitar solos spot on and the harmonies pitch-perfect.

Among the die-hard fans was Alistair Edmond (64), who travelled from Christchurch with his wife and a group of friends and last saw the Hollies play in 1967 or 1968 - also in Dunedin.

''I've been a fan since then.''

He said they had a ''distinct sound'' which separated them from other bands of their era, adding that ''every song they sing is a hit''.

Earlier in the night, Dunedin singer Kylie Price warmed up the crowd, her clear voice shining on a cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.

- vaughan.elder@odt.co.nz

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