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We take you back down memory lane with all the Motown classics from artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and many more.
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The Magic of Motown
Type:Live entertainment
Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT
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