THE South (or ex-Beautiful South) play a gig at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Saturday, June 5 at 8pm.

Formed 20 years ago, The Beautiful South sold over 15 million albums worldwide and packed out stadiums and arenas throughout that period.

They had a string of hit singles such as, Perfect 10, Rotterdam, Don’t Marry Her, Old Red Eyes Is Back and No 1 A Little Time.

Their greatest hits album, Carry On Up The Charts, was one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history, entering at No 1 and staying there for weeks, becoming one of the country’s most popular albums ever.

Having taken a two-year sabbatical, original members The Beautiful South return as The South, with Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler (vocals), Dave Stead (drums), Damon Butcher (keys), Tony Robinson and Gaz Birtles, (brass) are now joined by Phil Barton (guitar), Karl Brown (percussion) and fantastically-named Steve Nutter (bass).

They will resurrect the songs and the sounds of this great British pop institution by dipping into the Beautiful South songbook as well as writing new material.

Tickets are £20, available on 029 2087 8444 or www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk