Kings of Marigold celebrate Beatles’ music with return to Kings Theatre in Kirkcaldy

Kings Of Marigold return to the Esplanade venue for a gig on May 9 when they will take a deep drive into the songbook of the Fab Four with a setlist from across their albums.

It is one of a number of gigs the band has lined up in Fife in the coming months with dates at Leslie Town Hall (July 11), the Beveridge Suite at the Adam Smith Theatre on August 15, and a return to the Fire Station Creative in Dunfermline on August 29.

And with over 200 Beatles songs to choose from, they have the luxury of changing their set to keep fans entertained.

The band compromises Garry Stanton and Charlie Cheung on guitar and vocals, Michael Cheung (keyboards), Cammy Berwick (drums) and Paul Lough on bass, turning the Fab Four into a quintet.

“Adding keyboards means we can do songs the Beatles never played live,” said Charlie.

The legendary Liverpool band split up 56 years ago this month, but their music endures across the generations, giving Kings of Marigold a fanbase that retains a strong interest in hearing the music played live.

Garry and Charlie took part in a 2023 event at the Kings to mark 60 years to the day that The Beatles played in Kirkcaldy. It featured a screening of A Hard Day’s Night, followed by an evening of their songs from half a dozen local musicians.

On the back of that, they collaborated to create Kings of Marigold, and since then have performed the Abbey Road album in full, and played across Fife and Edinburgh. At their last Adam Smith show they played the set The Beatles did in Kirkcaldy in 1963.

Said Charlie: “For this Kings show, we are going right across the band’s albums - there is so much to choose from, from well known songs to the more obscure. It is lovely to be able to have that mix, and it gets a lot of feedback from the audience. The first set will be for the die hards and the second for those who want to get up and have a dance.”

They’ll even do Cry Baby Cry, the song in which John Lennon referenced the Duchess of Kirkcaldy, from which the band took its name.

Garry said: “As well as the songs, we tell some of the stories behind them, and we’ll have a projector up and maybe teach the audience the lyrics.

“We’ve all played ib bands in pubs and have a lot of fun, but these are concerts which people have bought tickets to see so we have a responsibility to change up the set. We got 200 songs to choose from. We are building an audience which is fantastic - and seeing folk coming back.

Kings of Marigolds’ gig at the Fire Station Creative in late August will mark 60 years since the Beatles last performed live - another landmark which opens up more options for the set list.

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