Denny Laine, formerly of Wings, is best known for the 1977 Christmas number one smash 'Mull of Kintyre' that he produced with his band-mate Paul McCartney.

'Mull of Kintyre' spent nine weeks at number one and has sold over two million copies, bettered only by the Princess Diana tribute single 'Candle in the Wind' by Elton John, the 1984 Band Aid single and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen.

Denny will sing this famous song on Saturday night along with a number of other tracks he has written during a music career spanning nearly 50 years.

After spending many years writing and performing in California, Denny's
current UK tour marks his return to Britain.

Denny Laine first became musically active in Birmingham during the early 60s, forming his first band Denny and the Diplomats with future Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan.

In 1964, he moved on to create The Moody Blues, who became enormously popular with the 1964 number one hit single 'Go Now' – on which Denny sang lead vocals – but then quickly fell into a decline, precipitating Laine's departure in 1966 and his replacement with Justin Hayward.

Several smaller projects followed until 1971, when Paul McCartney announced that he was forming his first permanent band since exiting the Beatles.

The group, christened Wings, was McCartney (joined by his wife Linda) on bass, guitar, piano and vocals, with Laine at the core on guitar, bass and vocals.

Wings were massively successful in the 1970s, releasing nine albums (including 'Band On The Run') and scoring Top 10 placings with singles 'Let 'Em In', 'Silly Love Songs' (both number one hits in America), 'With A Little Luck', 'Hi Hi Hi', 'Goodnight Tonight' and the James Bond theme 'Live and Let Die'.

The band were no strangers to controversy and spontaneity.

They survived numerous line-up changes and infamously drove around the UK in a creaky van during the early 70s playing small venues – including Lancaster University – on an impromptu tour.

In February 1972, Wings released a single called 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish', a response to the events of Bloody Sunday.

The song was banned by the BBC for its anti-Unionist political stance and only mentioned in chart rundowns on BBC Radio 1 as 'a record by Wings'.

Partly in reaction to the ban, Wings released a children's song, 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', as its next single.

Following the mammoth success of 'Mull of Kintyre', Wings split in 1981 and afterwards, very little was heard from Denny, although members of Wings re-united – without McCartney – for a one-off Beatlefest show in Las Vegas last year.

* Denny's concert will start at 8pm and tickets cost £15 from the box office on 01524 582803.