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Focus

A Bit About The Band

Focus formed at the start of the 1970s, and were very successful in their early days with, in particular, albums Moving Waves and Focus III and hit singles Hocus Pocus and Sylvia; indeed they were (still are?) the only band to have two instrumental singles in the UK top 40 at the same time (if you don't count yodelling!). Guitarist Jan Akkerman left soon after, but keyboard/flute player Thijs Van Leer remains and drummer Pierre Van Der Linden has returned and is joined by Menno Gootjes on guitar and Udo Pannakeet who has replaced Bobby Jacobs on bass.

They were the first band I saw live, at Bracknell Sports Centre on January 13th, 1973.

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Concert Photographs

Cambridge Rock Festival
Aug 2009
Cambridge Rock Festival
Aug 2012
HRH Prog 4, Pwllheli
Mar 2016
Cambridge Rock Festival
Aug 2016
The Robin 2, Bilston
Oct 2017
HRH Prog 6, Pwllheli
Nov 2017
Cambridge Rock Festival
Jul 2018
HRH Prog 11, Sheffield
Apr 2022
Cambridge Rock Festival
Jun 2022

Recorded Live!

'Sylvia'
Cambridge Rock Festival
Jun 2022
'Who Is Calling'
Cambridge Rock Festival
Jun 2022
'Hocus Pocus'
HRH Prog 11, Sheffield
Apr 2022
'Moving Waves'
HRH Prog 11, Sheffield
Apr 2022

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