Smokey
Robinson and the members of Human Nature will celebrate the 1,000th performance
of their hit Las Vegas show “Smokey Robinson Presents Human Nature: The Motown
Show” in Las Vegas on stage at The Sands Showroom at The Venetian Las Vegas® on
April 10 at 7 p.m. Mentor, good friend, and show presenter Smokey Robinson will
make a special appearance and perform with Human Nature marking their show
achievement in true style.
Calling
Las Vegas home since 2009, Human Nature came to the performing mecca as the #1
vocal group in Australia and quickly became one of the Las Vegas Strip’s
favorite shows. Performing to sold-out audiences regularly, the multi-platinum
selling band has brought the classic Motown sound full circle to critical
acclaim.
“We
are extremely proud of this achievement,” said Human Nature’s Andrew Tierney.
“We have been performing together as a group for over 24 years, and it’s
amazing that 1,000 of our shows in the U.S. have been in Las Vegas. It’s an
honor to perform in front of people who have travelled from every corner of the
world to Las Vegas and into our theater. Each and every show is special to the
group and we are truly grateful to the audiences, fans, our band and partners.”
In
honor of their 1,000 shows, Andrew, Mike, Phil and Toby were asked to give a
rundown of the numbers that have contributed to the success of Human Nature:
The Motown Show:
40
three-piece custom made Tuxedos
60
black bow-ties (only 2-3 missing without a trace - all Andrew’s)
120
various matching colored blazers
24,000
songs sung
2,500
throat lozenges (2,000 by Phil)
60
narrow cut straight black ties
16,500
batteries
4,000
Berocca tablets
800
fresh razor blades
80
black patent leather dancing shoes
1,500
shots of vodka (only 1 each at any time - except for Toby)
5,000
gallons or 20 000 liters of water
500,000
bums on seats
11,000
towels (only 5 by Mike - he never sweats)
9,000
light bulbs
500,000
miles travelled (3,000 of those while dancing on stage)
4 new
additions to the Human Nature family (a daughter for Mike, a son and a daughter
for Toby, and a son for Phil.)
8
shows cancelled (1 due to hangover. No names.)
4
singers
4 microphones
1,000
shows
Smokey
Robinson Presents Human Nature: The Motown Show performs nightly at The Sands
Showroom inside The Venetian Las Vegas Monday – Friday (dark Saturday and
Sunday) at 7p.m. Tickets can be purchased at The Venetian Box Office, by
visiting ticketmaster.com, or by calling (702)414-9000.
About
Human Nature
Brothers
Andrew and Michael Tierney along with high-school friends Toby Allen and Phil
Burton formed Human Nature 24 years ago. Signing with Sony Music Australia in
1995 the group has released ten albums, five of which hit number one in
Australia. The group achieved 24 platinum awards, 17 top 40 hits and five top
10 hits worldwide and sold over two million albums in Australia alone. The
group toured nationally in the U.S. in 2012, scored a Number 1 on the
Heatseakers/New Artist chart in 2012 and released their first U.S. album, The
Motown Record, and the DVD Human Nature Sings Motown following their PBS TV
special. After an appearance on ABC’s hit television show Dancing With The Stars
in April 2012, The Motown Record shot up to the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s Movers
and Shakers, as well as Top 40 on both the Amazon and iTunes sales chart. Their
most recent release, “Human Nature: The Christmas Album” reached Platinum
status in Australia in December 2013 and peaked at #4 on the Australian ARIA
charts. The Christmas Album became the 3rd most successful Australian album for
2013. In 2009, Human Nature became the first Australian group to start a
residency on the Las Vegas Strip. The group performs in Smokey Robinson
Presents Human Nature: The Motown Show 5 nights a week at The Venetian Las
Vegas.
