Kaz Hawkins | Friday 02 September | £18
Award-winning Belfast singer/songwriter Kaz Hawkins isn’t just a classic blues interpretation. She is from a generation and culture where blues emotion is gladly mixed with a soul voice, gospel flights, some rock guitars and cry ballads.
Discovered supporting Sir Van Morrison, she exploded onto the Irish blues scene winning numerous awards. She then began to win awards in the UK and was invited to represent the United Kingdom in Memphis and then again in Denmark where she became the first UK act to win at the European Blues Challenge in 2017. When she isn’t touring, you will hear Kaz as a presenter on BBC Radio with her show ‘Kaz Hawkins Got The Blues’ or giving lectures for charities on using music as a mental health tool. Kaz will return to the UK after a four-year hiatus with her French/Belgian band for some exclusive shows.
‘If you can imagine a cross between Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin and Etta James, you’d be getting somewhere close to describing Kaz Hawkins’ Blues & Soul Magazine
‘A gospel blues rafter-raiser in the great tradition of Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples’ Classic Rock Blues Magazine
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cHANTEL mCgregor (Support: blue nation)
Friday 09 September £17
her stunning live performances demonstrated that she had the ability to perform rock for the new age, played by a musician born with an effortless virtuosity. Since then, she has built a loyal and growing fan base who follow her every move.
If you measure an artist’s prospects by the company they keep, then Chantel has been moving in the right direction. Early in her career, Chantel was invited to perform with Joe Bonamassa on two of his UK tours.
Chantel is writing for her next studio album, and is debuting some of the new tracks on her tour which is taking place throughout the UK.
Chantel stated, ‘I’m over the moon to be back out on tour again, the last couple of years have been incredibly tough for everyone in the music industry and it’s just so wonderful to be able to play live music in front of great crowds once again’.
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MAMA – GENESIS TRIBUTE | sATURDAY 10 sEPTEMBER | £20
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After the resounding success of the recent Genesis tour ‘The Last Domino’, Mama are proud to announce their 2022 shows where they will perform the same songs in the same order as this stunning tour.
One of the UK’s most successful Genesis tribute bands, Mama faithfully reproduce the sights and sounds of a high octane, contemporary Genesis rock concert with fantastic musicianship from acclaimed musicians.
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Gerry Jablonski Band | Friday 16 September | £14
Powerful and energetic, a standout act with an ultra confident, no-holds-barred swagger, Gerry Jablonski and the Electric Band have a unique trademark sound and style.
Their raw and crafty stage show takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride of dangerous, charming and gutsy music with hooks and melodies that cross genres and age groups.
“an absolutely refreshing and life-affirming experience. The best band you never heard of” –Classic Rock Magazine
2018 Blues Awards – UK Blues Act of the Year
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Katey Brooks | Saturday 17 September | £14
Katey Brooks is a rebellious artist that resists formula. The ‘powerful’ (Evening Standard) songstress defies easy classification, with a sound blending folk, soul, blues and Americana. Her versatility has become one of her biggest assets when lending her voice to different genres and moods. A devastating song-writing talent, she is simply ‘not to be missed’ (Time Out). Her haunting ethereal sound on the 2016 ‘I Fought Lovers’ EP received an enthusiastic reception from radio stations around the UK and internationally, including BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and CBC Canada and her most recent album ‘Revolute’ was released in 2019 to huge critical acclaim across the world, including a ‘Best Album of the Year’ credit from music magazine Popdust.
She’s made fans out of her peers with Joss Stone telling her fans online “I love this lady’s voice. She really means what she’s singing” and Squeeze legend Chris Difford “Your voice is just amazing” which has recently earned her an opening slot during his tour in 2022.
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EDDI READER (SOLD OUT) | FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER | £25
Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice. In 2021, she celebrated her 40th year on stage with a ‘40 Years Live’ concert tour, her performances just get better and better.
From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of western Scotland and learning how to street sing across Europe (like her hero Edith Piaf) Eddi’s path soon led her to a professional career in music as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Gang of Four. Her band Fairground Attraction had huge international success and number one hits with ‘Perfect’ and debut album ‘First of a Million Kisses’ which stormed the charts in the late 1980s.
Throughout her successful solo career, Eddi has released consistently great works, including highly acclaimed albums such as ‘The Songs of Robert Burns’ and last year’s ‘Cavalier’. She has won Brit Awards, been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on some of the world’s greatest concert and festival stages and collaborated with a host of stars across a myriad of genres including Folk, Jazz, Pop, World, Punk and even Classical work with various orchestras.
“Just perfect – Eddi Reader gets every song just right” – The Sunday Times
“Flawless, not just perfect, world class” – R2 Magazine