The unmistakably operatic tones of rock icon The Big O will ring through Llandudno once more this month.

He’s the man with the sunglasses and the black suit who delivered some of the world’s darkest and most emotional ballads, and the one and only Barry Steele & Friends commemorate the legend once again in Venue Cymru in The Roy Orbison Story.

Texas-born Roy Orbison remains one of the most distinctive looking, and sounding performers in modern music, responsible for immortal hits like Pretty Woman, “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel), California Blue, Leah and You Got It.

Superfan Barry Steele will use his deep and genuine admiration for the Big O - and more importantly, his vocal range - to the task of stunning audiences with his uncanny ability to recreate the legendary music of Orbison.

Steele said: “Orbison’s songs not only have wonderful melodies and tunes, the lyrics are some of the most sublime ever written.

“Not only does the music take you back in time, the songs can make you happy, sad and emotive all at the same time. Orbison is known as a balladeer, but he also recorded and performed rocky and contemporary songs. His songs are quite simply timeless.”

The production also features original material written, but never performed by Roy Orbison and showcases elements of the Hologram Tour alongside chart busting hits originally made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, Procol Harum, Del Shannon, Chris Isaak and The Spencer Davis Group.

Expect to experience an upbeat and contemporary slant on Orbison’s legacy, as Barry Steele and Friends take audiences on a musical journey from the early Sun years right through to the late 1980s, when Orbison was working alongside Bono and Bruce Springsteen as well as with former Beatle George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne in the supergroup Traveling Wilburys.

This monumental performance will be backed with an all live multi-media show, with not only a fabulous band and musicians, but a big screen featuring both live streaming, and images from the life and times of Roy Orbison, interspersed with factoids and information about the life and times of what is considered to be one of the best singers the world has ever known.

So get ready for a night of solid gold 60s hits and 80s contemporary genius as the Roy Orbison Story celebrates the musical legacy of The Big O in Venue Cymru on Friday, July 27 at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £22, available from venuecymru.co.uk or by calling the box office on 01492 872000.