Smokie (UK)

SMOKIE /UK/ 12.12.2026 from 19:30 Pavilion A Flora Exhibition Centre Olomouc www.brnokoncert.cz

SMOKIE RETURNS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC! British legends live in Olomouc. Following their successful return to Czech stages in June 2025, when the Brnokoncert agency organized sold-out concerts in Prague, Brno and Ostrava, the British band Smokie is back! Their show was part of the Greatest Hits World Tour 2025 - and thanks to overwhelming fan interest, a new date is scheduled for 2026.

As the tour name suggests, fans can expect a selection of the greatest hits from this legendary glam rock band. Timeless songs will ring out, such as "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me", "Living Next Door to Alice" and "Oh Carol" - compositions that entire generations know and that still play on radio stations worldwide. Smokie's popularity extends far beyond their native Britain - Czech audiences have embraced their music so much that it has inspired local artists. Just recall songs like "Alice in Wonderland" (Karel Zich), "The Soap Prince" (Václav Neckář) or "Losing Is No Shame" (Argema).

The band's roots go back to 1965, when a group of schoolboys from Bradford, England, led by singer Chris Norman, formed a band that initially performed under various names - Yen, Essence, Elizabethans and Smokey. Only in the mid-1970s did the name Smokie become established, a name known worldwide to this day. From small clubs, the band gradually rose to become one of the biggest names on the world rock scene. The key turning point came in 1975 when producer Nicky Chin took notice of them. That's when they released their debut album, which catapulted them into the charts worldwide. The singles "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" and "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" immediately became hits, and Smokie took their place alongside the giants of the 1970s - Pink Floyd and Rolling Stones. Throughout their career, they have released over twenty studio albums, countless live recordings and greatest hits collections - and they certainly haven't lost their energy after decades on stage.