JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA TO PLAY THE ROYAL CONCERT HALL NOTTINGHAM 22 NOVEMBER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PAULINE BLACK AND  ARTHUR ‘GAPS’ HENDRICKSON 

Musical maestro Jools Holland and his revered Rhythm & Blues Orchestra will play Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall this month.

The tour which started in Southend on November 2nd, the tour will take in 30 shows across the UK including two dates at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th of November. Renowned as one of the UK’s most popular tours, this year the show will feature The Selecter’s Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson as special guests. 

Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson are no strangers to Jools and the orchestra, having joined them for a memorable tour in 2016. The duo are founding members of the influential Coventry based two-tone band and ska pioneers The Selecter. Their debut album ‘Too Much Pressure’, released in 1980, still remains a key moment of British music history. The two vocalists have been an unstoppable force since relaunching The Selecter, entertaining audiences throughout the country with their incredible live performances, including hits like the classic ‘On My Radio’. 

Fans will be thrilled to hear that the shows will once again feature the outstanding vocals of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, as well as the highly talented Sumudu Jayatilaka, who joined Jools for the first time in 2022. Together with the inimitable musicianship of the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which features drums from original Squeeze member Gilson Lavis, Jools Holland will be performing tracks spanning his entire solo career. With a catalogue that reaches through decades, prepare to enjoy the greatest boogie-woogie party in town! 

Jools Holland said: “Myself, my piano and Orchestra are thrilled to bits because our special guests this year are Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson of The Selecter. This magnificent addition will amplify our Ska music credentials and bring an extra razzy dazzy spasm to our dance capabilities. Coupled with our own Boogie Queen and Enchantress, Ruby Turner, this mix will result in one of the most dynamic shows we’ve ever had. But it doesn’t stop there, adding her delicious voice and harmonic enchantments to the evening, will be our very own, Louise Marshall. Further, for your aural delectation we introduce, the much sought after and wonderful new voice of Sumudu Jayatilaka. All this music will be underpinned by the drums of my Squeeze co-founder, Gilson Lavis and decorated by the scintillating soloists of the Orchestra.” 

Tickets for the tour are on general sale via www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.seetickets.com 

FULL AUTUMN UK TOUR 2022 DATES 

NOVEMBER 2022 

Thu 2nd	Southend	Cliffs Pavilion
Fri 3rd	Southend	Cliffs Pavilion
Sat 4th	Ipswich	Regent Theatre
Sun 5th	Cambridge	Corn Exchange
Thu 9th	Stockton	Globe
Fri 10th	Northampton	Royal & Derngate
Sat 11th	Reading	Hexagon
Sun 12th	Harrogate	Convention Centre
Thu 16th	Stoke	Victoria Hall
Fri 17th	Guildford	G Live
Sat 18th	Bournemouth	Pavilion
Sun 19th	Southampton	Mayflower Theatre
Wed 22nd	Nottingham	Royal Concert Hall
Thur 23rd	Leicester	De Montfort Hall
Fri 24th	London	Royal Albert Hall
Sat 25th	London	Royal Albert Hall
Wed 29th	Sheffield	City Hall
Thu 30th	Newcastle	City Hall

DECEMBER 

Fri 1st	Glasgow	SEC Armadillo
Sat 2nd	Glasgow	SEC Armadillo
Wed 6th	Bath	Forum
Thu 7th	Bristol	Beacon
Fri 8th	Plymouth	Pavilions
Sat 9th	Brighton	Centre
Fri 15th	Birmingham	Symphony Hall
Sat 16th	Birmingham	Symphony Hall
Sun 17th	Leeds	First Direct Arena
Wed 20th	York	Barbican
Thu 21st	Cardiff	International Arena
Fri 22nd	Manchester	O2 Apollo