Wet Wet Wet in Edinburgh

Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop-rock band formed in Clydebank in 1982. They became known through songs including “Wishing I Was Lucky,” “Sweet Little Mystery” and “Goodnight Girl,” while their recording of “Love Is All Around” spent 15 weeks at the top of the UK singles chart and appeared on the soundtrack to Four Weddings and a Funeral. Their albums include Popped In Souled Out and Picture This. In 1988, Wet Wet Wet performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium. Their arena history later included The Big Picture Tour in 2016, which revisited the songs of Picture This. Kevin Simm leads the full-band lineup at the group’s later concerts.

Johnny Hates Jazz are a British pop band formed in London in 1985 by Clark Datchler, Mike Nocito and Calvin Hayes. Their polished synth-pop and sophisti-pop became closely associated with “Shattered Dreams,” “I Don’t Want to Be a Hero” and “Turn Back the Clock,” the title track of their debut album. In April 1986, the original trio played its first live show at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. Datchler and Nocito reunited in 2009 and returned the band’s catalogue to UK stages, later performing at Rewind Festival and the Let’s Rock festival series.