Reggae superstars heading to Civic

Wolverhampton is set to play host to two of the biggest reggae legends in the world, when Maxi Priest and Beres Hammond play at the Civic Hall in April.Maxi Priest and Beres Hammond will appear at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Sunday, April 12, 200. Tickets cost £30 plus booking fees and the Civic points out that "this is a late show, ending at 1am!".

Beres Hammond started out as a mellow soul artist, specialising in romantic lovers rock but switched to hardcore reggae in the mid 1980s and went on to have his greatest success in the 1990s. He had a number one hit with What One Dance Can Do.

Second only to Bob Marley, Maxi Priest is considered by many to be the world's most successful reggae solo artist.

Born Max Alfred Elliott in London in 1961, Priest is known as the "King of lovers rock".

His biggest UK hit has been his cover of Cat Stevens' Wild World, which reached number five in the charts in 1988. He has also scored major hit singles in the United States and collaborated with a variety of artists, including Roberta Flack, UB40 and Apache Indian.