The Magnets are a six-piece British a cappella group, featuring Nicolas Doodson, Michael Welton, Callum McIntosh, Andrew Frost, Stephen Trowell and Fraser Collins and formerly Colin Griffiths and James Fortune. Fortune although no longer singing with the group still writes original songs for them.
The group signed to EMI and released their debut album, “Giving It All That,” in 2001. The following few years saw them tour with Lisa Stansfield, Michael Ball, Tom Jones and Geri Halliwell, with appearances on The Michael Parkinson Show, Blue Peter and GMTV. In 2004, the group released “Another Place,” which featured nine original songs and two covers, including a rendition of Stephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth.” Their next album, “Gobsmacked,” featured songs such as “Girls & Boys” originally by Blur and “Sweet Dreams” by Beyonce, as well as live favorites such as “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga and “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi.
The band has performed in five years of the last eight at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The Magnets undertook a European tour in 2010. In 2011, they performed at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in Australia.
Time: 8 p.m., May 10
Tickets: 50-200 yuan
Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater, intersection of Wenxin Road 5 and Houhaibin Road, Nanshan District (南山区后海滨路与文心五路交界处深圳保利剧院)
Booking: 400-185-8666
Metro: Line 2, Houhai Station (后海站), Exit E(SD News)