Foster and Allen in SA with their gold and silver days world tour

THE story of Foster & Allen began back in the seventies when Mick and Tony were playing in country music bands around Ireland.

In 1975 they got together a small group and went over to the UK to work the Irish music venues on a short tour.

Now, 40 years later, South Africans can catch them live at Emperors Palace on April 4.

They will bring fans many of their hits of yesteryear.

At the end of 1978 Foster and Allen released the single, “A bunch of thyme”, in Ireland, which entered the Irish charts and became their first top- selling No 1 single. It stayed in the Irish Charts for 40 consecutive weeks, re-entering for a further 13 weeks.

It was not until 1982 that this single was released in the UK. It was played by all the radio stations in Britain and was soon in the ‘pop’ charts. It climbed rapidly to the top half of the British Top 20.

They did their first concert tour of the UK in 1983 and this tour was boosted even more by the release of another mega hit single, “Maggie”. This proved to be a very popular song and, along with “A bunch of thyme”, have become the signature tunes for Foster and Allen.

On the recording front, Foster and Allen have to date released 30 albums, all of which have gone into the British charts.

Foster & Allen’s style and easy listening sound remains as fresh and exciting as ever. They really enjoy the business they are in, especially the live concerts.

South Africans can look forward to a wonderful production of FOSTER & ALLEN with full band and excellent sound and lighting. Bookings can be made at Computicket.