Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are coming to Cheltenham next month!

Musical virtuoso Jools Holland and his distinguished Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are preparing to commence their renowned autumn/winter UK tour for 2019 with many special guests.  Local fans will be delighted to know that one of the performances is at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday 9th November. 

Accompanying Jools with the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra around the UK will be the supremely talented Ruby Turner, with her breath-taking gospel vocals, Louise Marshall, with her beautiful Soul and Jazz tones as well as the powerhouse Gilson Lavis on the drums. Supporting this date will be Christopher Holland and an additional special guests will be BRIT award winner Eddi Reader who Jools has previously described as, “one of (his) favourite singers of all time.”

Jools and Eddi have been collaborating musically for more than 20 years, with highlights that include their single Waiting Game, which Jools co-wrote with Chris Difford, as well as featuring in the 2009 Richard Linklater film Me and Orson Welles and also the soundtrack. Eddi also famously harmonised with Annie Lennox whilst touring with the Eurythmics as well as leading vocals in the band Fairground Attraction, reaching the top of the UK charts in 1988 with the single Perfect. The Selecter, featuring Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, are celebrating the band’s 40 th  anniversary with an extended European/UK tour that will see them on the road for most of 2019.  Now also joining Jools and the Orchestra on the road, they will be entertaining audiences throughout the country with their energetic live performances, which include the show stoppers On My Radio, Train To Skaville and Too Much Pressure.

With a tremendous collection of Jools tunes and other boogie-woogie classics to choose from, Jools’ UK tour is set to be an unforgettable night out that will have audiences on their feet!

Tickets for the performance in Cheltenham are priced from £42 (+ booking fee) and are available from Ticketmaster, See Tickets, Ticketline and Stargreens. For a full list of tour dates click here.