IT will be like the 60s never went anyway in Worcester this month as two of the era's top groups dust off their instruments and join forces for a musical extravaganza.

A 60's Night Out sees The Ivy League team up with The Fortunes to air their hits at a string of venues across the country, including the city's Huntingdon Hall on Thursday, February 9.

The show has had great success over the past two years, with the line-up being bolstered by the addition of new Fortunes member Geoff Turton.

Geoff is the lead singer of the Rockin' Berries and had hits in the UK and US as Jefferson in the 70s. The audience can expect to hear everything from The Fortunes' Storm In A Teacup and Seasons In A Sun to Ivy League's Tossing & Turning and Rockin' Berries Poor Man's Son.

Tickets for the show are £14 and available by calling the box office on 01905 611427.

Massed ukeleles

THE all-singing all-dancing Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will be hoping to get audiences moving and shaking as they pay a visit to Hereford tonight.

The orchestra first started out as a bit of fun in 1985 but grew from there after their first gig, intended as a one-off, was a sell-out.

Since then they have made hundreds of appearances on radio and television worldwide, including Jools Holland's Hootenanny, Blue Peter and Radio Four's Loose Ends programme.

Now they are set to come to Hereford's Courtyard tonight for what is hoped to be a very special concert.

Their concerts involve elements of humour, virtuosity and an abundance of singing by a menagerie of voices - but they insist there are no drums, pianos, backing tracks or banjos.

Tickets for the concert at The Courtyard in Hereford are available by calling the box office on 01432 278118.

The group of ukulele players believe all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the ukulele.

They have played sold out concerts all over the world including Ronnie Scott's jazz club, The Royal Festival Hall, Glastonbury Festival and the Chicago Chamber Music Festival.