DUTCH group Focus will be hoping to rock their fans when they appear in the North-East next month.

The group, formed in 1969, will be playing the Customs House, South Shields, on May 9.

Focus made their name in this country in the 1970s with hit singles including Hocus Pocus and Sylvia, and with albums including Moving Waves, Hamburger Concerto and Focus 3.

The band has recently launched a new CD, Focus 8, while recent live performances in the Japan, the US, Canada, South America and mainland Europe have been to sell-out audiences.

* For tickets for Focus at the Customs House, call the box office on 091- 454 1234.