I was very impressed from the outset as they looked very sharp with their outfits and the equipment that they had. From the first chord you could hear how hard they had worked and how much effort had been put into making an awesome band. They opened with a classic from the Doobie Brothers "Long train running". There were some groovy rifts and extra sweat melodies going on with the keyboard and bass. The lead guitarist showed he could rock it out with a kiwi classic and the drummer summed up enough attitude to keep everyone in rhythm. The closing song ended with an extra large smile on the face of the kids as it was a song written by the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson. His song 'Billie Jean' was a great hit and massive success.

Another delight for the Staff at Manchester Street School was seeing the former Manchester Street Students who had graduated from the school were going on and spreading their wings into the music world. They all looked so confident and truly enjoyed performing to a crowd.

I was amazed at how the group was able to be so good in such a short amount of time. It is not an easy task putting together so many people with so many instruments into one single sound that was so great.

I was spell-bound and I think the rest of the school were too and therefore take a bow Mr and Mrs Samuela you have truly done a magnificent job!