Smokie The Legacy Tour

A brief summary of former glory. The Smokies first gathered at a school in Yorkshire in the late 1960s. After going through different names and styles, they signed a contract with Micki Most's then very popular RAK label and found their way onto the charts. Songs such as “If You Think You Know How To Love Me”, “Don't Play Your Rock'n'Roll To Me”, “It's Your Life” and “Oh Carol” (all in the Top 10) became regular radio tracks and gave Smokie a ticket to travel around the world.

The sound was a combination of catchy songs and Smokie's signature but unabashedly American-inspired soft-rock harmonies, and their secret was the vocal mix — a gritty, emotionally-infused lead juxtaposed with melodic harmonies that produce a unique, bittersweet result.

After reaching more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, the Smokies recorded in Nashville in 1997 the album “Wild Horses”, which cost the band a quarter of a million pounds to produce. This has given them a foothold in American country radio, while hit collections continue to find a suitable market. This trend was continued by “Uncovered” and “Uncovered Too”, which were huge hits throughout Scandinavia - reaching the top 5 in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden - achieving double platinum status.

Smokie continues to be one of the most successful bands in the world. Recent developments in the world, as well as the more devastating news of Terry Uttley's departure, meant that today's line-up had to change and expand with the addition of Pete Lincoln, former member of The Sweet on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Luke Bullard, son of Martin Bullard, who replaced Terry on bass and backing vocals For now, the Smokie legacy that Terry founded will live on, and Smokie looks forward to meeting you all on their further journey.

The composition of Smokies is:

Steve Pinnell on drums Mick McConnell on lead guitar and vocals Pete Lincoln lead vocals and rhythm guitar Martin Bullard keys Luke Bullard on bass guitar and backing vocalsGot me smoke without fire, as the saying goes — and the Smokies are still running on all five cylinders!