Edinburgh Fringe 2026
70s Jukebox By The 60 Four
The 60 Four
Genre: Live Music
Venue: Assembly St Andrews Square
Festival: Edinburgh Fringe
Low Down
Stick a four-piece band and a nattily dressed quartet of young, energetic male singers on stage and you’ve got the perfect recipe for an hour of upbeat ‘70s music that everyone can sing along to.
Review
Stick a four-piece band consisting of keyboard, guitar, bass and percussion and you’ll be able cover a vast array of the pop hits (and more) that graced the ‘60s, ‘70s and a bit beyond. Throw in a tightly choreographed, nattily dressed quartet of young, energetic male singers and you’ve got the perfect recipe for an hour of upbeat music that anyone can sing along to.
Most of the audience looked as if they were around when the original hits came out, judging by those tottering into the Assembly Saint Andrew’s Square’s Bijou venue, so needed little encouragement to loosen their vocal chords in what was an impressive hour of vocals and movement that’s 70s Jukebox by The 60 Four, the show from ‘erm, The 60 Four.
Proceedings kick off with a rousing rendition of Frankie Valli & The Four Season’s “Who Loves You?”, the only artist to have two songs feature across a well balance set list that featured contributions from many of the usual suspects, including the Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Beatles, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Gloria Gaynor, to name but a few.
However, no tribute to the music of the ‘70s at the Edinburgh Fringe could fail to include something from home town boy band the Bay City Rollers. And what better way to get the audience belting it out than “Shang-a-Lang” – that chorus line ‘doo wop be dooby do aye’ raising the decibel levels. It’s that sort of gig you see, as The 60 Four took every opportunity to get a bit of free vocal backing, which probably explains why they go down well on what is their staple earner, playing on cruise ships.
Make no mistake, The 60 Four – Ben Francis, Lachlan Williams, Finnegan Green and Robbie Breugalmans – are a slick, professional act with crisp choreography, strong solo voices (each with at least a two octave range) and impressive backing harmonies. And they do a passable impression of the original singers in some of the tracks they cover as well, Leo Sayer’s “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” and Frankie Valli & The Four Season’s “Oh What A Night” standing out. You get a bang for your buck too, as they keep the chat to the minimum in favour of belting out as much music as they can.
Their final number had the audience on their feet, strutting their stuff, bopping and gyrating in the heaving venue, with a fleet of physiotherapists on standby in anticipation of a business bonus once the gig finished. And finish it had to, regrettably. It’s a great trip down memory lane to the days when big hair, big bands and big tunes ruled the roost. Recommended fun for everyone.
