Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Dianne Swann, Margaret Urlich and Kim Willoughby – When the Cat’s Away were inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame in 2021.
One of New Zealand’s most treasured bands ever, When The Cat’s Away, will reunite for the very first time in 33 years in an unique, one-night-only occasion, to farewell their friend and fellow bandmate Margaret Urlich, who regretfully lost her life in 2015.
A Tribute to Margaret Urlich at Auckland’s Town Hall on October 1 will include the 4 initial members of the Hall of Fame group, Debbie Harwood, Annie Crummer, Dianne Swann and Kim Willoughby, performing their greatest hits consisting of Melting Pot and Asian Paradise.
The multi-media occasion will honour the remarkable life of the vocalist referred to as a “true and rare talent, who lit up any room”, a four-time winner of New Zealand Female Vocalist of the Year, winner of Best Selling New Zealand Artist of the Year, an Aria-award winner, a mom and a friend. Proceeds from this occasion will go to Margaret’s family.
The occasion will likewise include initial members of the When The Cat’s Away support band, Brett Adams and Gary Verberne on guitars and Holidaymakers’ genius Barbara Griffin on secrets, in addition to The Band of Gold who have actually been Debbie and Margaret’s NZ band for the previous 14 years. To honour Margaret’s solo profession, there will be some really unique visitors signing up with When The Cat’s Away for efficiencies of her tunes Escaping, Only My Heart Calling, Room That Echoes, Boy in the Moon and more.
Founding member Debbie Harwood says the band, whose The Melting Pot Tour was the greatest trip in NZ music history, playing to over 85,000 individuals one summertime, wished to do something unique to honour Margaret.
“Sadly we didn’t get to say goodbye,” says Debbie. “Marg lived in New South Wales, Covid and the closed borders meant we just couldn’t get there. We wanted to celebrate her life in the best possible way singing the songs we loved performing together.”
Pre-sales to A Tribute to Margaret Urlich begin today. All staying tickets will be available at 9am this Friday, July 28. This is a one-off occasion and an unusual opportunity to see a few of New Zealand’s most effective artists together, carrying out a collection of our best-loved tunes.
When The Cat’s Away were a New Zealand singing supergroup formed in 1986 for enjoyable just to turn into one of our most effective bands ever. Inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame in 2021 as a group, all members have actually likewise been honoured separately as conscripts.
