concert in Bermuda next month as a warm-up to their European tour.

The band, whose debut album "Cracked Rear View'' has gone triple-platinum and is currently number three on Billboard's albums chart, will play at BAA on May 23 at 9 p.m.

"It doesn't get a whole lot bigger than this,'' said Mr. Barry Fitzsimmons, whose Great Sound Productions scored the coup after months of negotiations.

One of the selling points? It seems Hootie and his Blowfish love golf! See Page 18 for more details.