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The 27 Club

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The 27 Club

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Greatest myth of rock'n'roll. Pop culture phenomenon, weird curse, or pure coincidence? A breathtaking night of music with UKs finest musicians paying homage to Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones and master bluesman Robert Johnson, where the 27 legend begins. Excess and tragedy are the stuff of musical legend, but there are deeper patterns behind the lives of the musicians who lived fast, burned bright, and never made it to 28. An inspiring musical journey unravelling this mysterious phenomenon of rock stardom. Long live the Legends of Rock! All ages.

Forever 27 Productions.

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The tragic number - Fringe shows charting the musicians who died aged 27

11 Jul 2012

Trio of Edinburgh Fringe shows explore the haunted number

John Kielty is sitting in an Edinburgh bar, listing the supernatural properties of the number 27. ‘It’s the cube of three; three being the original magic number,’ he says. ‘The moon orbits the earth every 27 days. The sun revolves on its axis every 27…

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