Direct from his highly acclaimed tour of the United Kingdom, Darren Coggan is bringing the Peace Train back to New Zealand, due to popular demand, with performances in Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland, August & September 2018.
Peace Train is a night of music and story-telling which will strike a chord deep inside the heart of anyone who longs for something more, a journey back in time, recreating the sights and sounds, seeking out the man in the music and telling the story behind the songs. Hear all the timeless hits that defined a generation including Moonshadow, Wild World, Peace Train, Where Do the Children Play, Father & Son, Morning Has Broken and many more sung with remarkable authenticity by one of Australia’s most exciting artists. Darren Coggan takes the audience on a ride of discovery, back through the joys and the sorrows, the triumphs and the pain, in a celebration of the life of one of the most inspiring and prolific singer songwriters of our time, Cat Stevens.
Cat Stevens was the ultimate rock star. Talented, charismatic, with a seemingly endless succession of beautiful melodies streaming from his imagination, the international singing star had everything. He sold more than 60 million albums, earned enough money to last several lifetimes, and enjoyed all the trappings of fame. But he wanted more out of life. So, at the height of his career he shocked the world by taking his last bow. The music stopped and Cat Stevens was no more.
“We take our audience on that same journey of self-discovery that Cat went on and try to answer the question as to, why did he leave the music industry? I had the privilege of being invited to London to meet with the great Cat Stevens in 2007 and I heard first hand some of the many anecdotes and stories that we share with the audience throughout the performance.” Said Darren.
Darren Coggan’s Peace Train has inspired audiences across Australia, playing to standing ovations in the most prestigious theatres including The Sydney Opera House and most recently wowing audiences in concert halls throughout Scotland & England.
Get on board the Peace Train as Darren Coggan traces the path of a man who never stopped wondering about how to make the world a better place.
“Darren Coggan seamlessly weaves the Cat Stevens story in song and speech in what ends with a standing ovation.” - Sunday Herald Sun
“Coggan sounds amazingly like Stevens. He has the timbre, the inflections and the feel of Cat’s music. The combination of Coggan’s affable persona, the intriguing story and the amazing catalogue of songs adds up to a winner.”- The Daily Telegraph
“Coggan has found a quality of voice which is so close to the original that you would think it is Cat Stevens himself.” - Canberra Times
