American blues and soul man, Robert Finley, the former helicopter pilot now widely known for his piercing voice and sultry guitar playing skills – not to mention his critically acclaimed Goin’ Platinum album with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys – will play his first ever show in London at Bush Hall on November 26. Tickets are available from: https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1205070/robert-finley/london/2018-11-26/en Expect […]

Jazz innovator David Murray together with acclaimed actor/poet Saul Williams will bring their Blues For Memo tour to the UK from this weekend. Catch the amazing duo at: Bristol, The Fleece [Oct 21]; Brighton, The Haunt [22]; Manchester, Band on the Wall [23]; Leeds, Brudenell [24]; and London, Moth Club [27]. Promoting their upcoming album together, both dates and recording […]

Reggae On The Lawn returns to Forty Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA on Sunday, August 12, 2018 [12noon–6pm]. Now in its second year, this one day festival [organised by Make it Happen Organisation] will be headlined by the indomitable Etana, backed up powerfully by Kabaka Pyramid, Natty, Empress Lyan.S [of Britain’s Got Reggae, and Reggae Star Factor fame] and Dawn Penn. […]

Resurgent R&B-popman Craig David has a number of summer festival and horse racing live events upcoming around the country. At the moment his diary reads: Newmarket Racecourses, July course [July 20];  Chelmsford, Hylands Park, Rize Festival [August 17]; London, Clapham Common, SW4 Festival [26]; Maidstone, Kent Event Centre [31]; and Northampton, County Ground [Sept 1]. The Northampton and Maidstone gigs will […]

The Black Eyed Peas – will.i.am, Taboo, and apl.de.ap – have just announced that they will be embarking on a tour throughout Europe as a unit for the first time in eight years, starting on October 27 in London. Tickets go on sale on July 13 at 9am at LiveNation.co.uk. The group has also premiered a brand new single and provocative […]

Soulful Jamaican reggae man Beres Hammond is heading this way for a bunch of summer dates – made all the more special by the name of his supporting partner on this trip: Sanchez. Opening on August 18 at the Birmingham O2 Academy, the gigs then run: London, Brixton Academy [19]; Birmingham, O2 Academy [22]; Bristol, O2 Academy [23]; London, O2 Forum […]

Coming from UMOD from July 6 is This Is How We Do It, a 55-track, three–CD compilation of old-school, feel-good R&B smashes, led by Montell Jordan’s million-selling hit of the same name. Still, over 20 years after it topped the US singles chart, one of the ultimate summer party jams, the Grammy-winning This Is How We Do It sounds as […]

Acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill has just released her new single and video The Pepper Club. Written and produced by Hill, the track presages a handful of UK live dates in mid-summer. Catch her at: Manchester, Night & Day [July 15]; Liverpool, Shipping Forcast [16]; Pizza Express, Birmingham [17] and Pizza Express, London [18/19]. The Pepper Club is the […]

Bluesman of the road extraordinaire, Robert Cray, has turned our way again and booked himself a series of autumn gigs up and down the UK. Catch him at: Bexhill On Sea, De La Warr Pavilion [October 15]; Salford, Lowry [16]; Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre [17]; Glasgow, City Halls [19]; Edinburgh, Usher Hall [20]; Sheffield, Memorial & City Hall [22]; Cheltenham, Town […]

Lauryn Hill plans to bring her ‘The Miseducation Tour’ package – celebrating the 20thanniversary of her iconic album – over here towards the year’s end. Kicking off in Glasgow on November 23 at the SSE Hydro, she then goes: Manchester, Arena [Nov 26]; Birmingham, Arena [27]; Dublin, 3 Arena [30]; and London, O2 Arena [December 3]. Visit https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/search?aid=795402&user_input=lauryn&q=Ms.%20Lauryn%20Hill&tm_link=tm_header_search