Celebrating the anniversary of the legendary recording “Hot August Night”, PETER BYRNE brings Neil Diamond to you together with a 30-piece symphony Orchestra.
It will be 53 years since Neil Diamond stepped on stage at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and recorded what is still known today as one of the greatest epic live albums of all time. Now that album will be re-created in its original format by Dublin born international artist Peter Byrne and the Irish Studio Orchestra.
Featuring classic songs Crunchy Granola Suite, Cherry Cherry, Sweet Caroline and I am I said along with the Irish Studio Orchestra (a 30-piece Symphony) Peter will reenact every song from the album as Diamond recorded it. After selling out shows in Australia over the last 25 years and Peter’s first sell out tours of Ireland in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with the RTE Concert Orchestra and the Orchestra of Ireland, we are excited to announce that Hot August Night the Concert will showcase in August 2025 for the first time in Trim for the King Johns Summer Festival.
“….the day I see a better Diamond, will be the day the man himself appears on stage… “
Adrian Revere…The Mercury
“Thanks for the great tribute.”
Neil Diamond
One thing’s for sure Peter Byrne is no rough Diamond.
Bio Peter Byrne
Peter Byrne’s career is studded with awards from the entertainment industry, acknowledging his outstanding ability to create and perform shows that take his audience on a memorable journey of songs and music. A career that would not have taken place if were not for the help of his dear friends The Furey’s over 45 years when they gave him his first taste of performing in Dublin. Since then he was hooked and new that one day his dream of putting on his own shows would come true. Twenty five years on, Peter’s professional productions, along with a warm, sparkling personality and a delightful touch of Irish wisdom and humor, has resulted in a ‘cult-like’ band of dedicated fans who provide the nucleus of an audience at all of his public appearances.
When Peter first performed his production of the tribute show, ‘Hot August Night’, as a 25th anniversary tribute to one of the greatest live albums of all time, with a 40-piece orchestra backing him, he received a standing ovation from the 4,000 plus audience at the Sydney Convention Centre. The ‘Hot August Night’ tribute show has been performed every August since that first night, in South Africa, the UK, on cruise ships all over the world, and Australian venues such as State Theatre, Sydney, Burswood Casino, Perth, Adelaide Festival and Taronga Zoo Twilight venue. Peter has received seven ACE Awards and after receiving another of his many ‘MO’ Awards for best Production Show’, Peter’s talent was acknowledged by the great man himself.