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The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular
The return of the UK's finest Rat Pack tribute night, with classic tunes including 'Under My Skin' and 'Come Fly with Me' and plenty of entertaining between-song patter.
Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay
Sat 31 Aug
£20 / 01803 328385
- 20:00
Blackwood Miners' Institute
Wed 9 Oct
£20 (£18) / 01495 227206
- 19:30
Bristol Hippodrome
Also on at:
- Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
- Lancaster Grand Theatre
- Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
- Liverpool Empire Theatre
- Medina Theatre, Newport
- Milton Keynes Theatre
- Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre
- New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
- New Wimbledon Theatre, London SW19
- Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Opera House, Manchester
- Opera House & Winter Gardens, Blackpool
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Ray McVay directs the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra through their repertoire of swing and jazz band tunes.
Assembly Rooms, Tamworth
Sun 10 Nov
£16 (£14) / 01827 709618
- 19:30
Bristol Hippodrome
Sun 14 Jul
£18–£24 / 0844 847 2325
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
Sun 25 Aug
£18.50–£20.50 / 01323 412000
- 15:00
Also on at:
The Rat Pack Live
- 65 min
A lavish musical show celebrating the talents of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
The Cresset, Bretton, Peterborough
Fri 22 Nov
£21.50 / 01733 265705
- 19:30
Music Hall Memories
Re-live the Music Hall days with this variety show. And if you think entertainment in Granny and Grandad's time was all prim and proper, you might get a surprise from the saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians strutting their stuff here in one of the world's oldest intact music halls.
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Sun 26 May
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Sat 29 Jun
Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840
- 13:00
- 15:00
Zig Zag Big Band
Eighteen-piece big band playing contemporary Scottish composers with a mix of new fresh arrangements of jazz classics.
City Halls, Glasgow
Sun 30 Jun
Bazaar Bar
Free / 0141 353 8000
Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.
- 13:30
Kudos Bar Restaurant, Glasgow
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0141 221 1066
- 14:00 – 16:00
Sun 7 Jul
Free / 0141 221 1066
- 14:00 – 16:00
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0141 221 1066
- 14:00 – 16:00
1940s Big Band Swing Dance
Dress in your 1940s finery (perhaps a diamond as big as the Blitz?) for dinner and dancing to the musical stylings of That Swing Sensation Big Band and Nicola Cassells. More fun comes in the form of a raffle and auction.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow
Fri 30 Aug
£55 (includes complimentary drink and three course meal) / 01292 561347
- 18:15 – 00:00
Byres Road Big Band
SNJO alumnus Paul Towndrow (saxophone) leads the big band.
City Halls, Glasgow
Sat 29 Jun
Bazaar Bar
Free / 0141 353 8000
Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.
- 14:00
English National Brass Band Championships
The top 10 brass bands in England go horn-to-horn to win the opportunity to represent the country at the European Brass Band Championships 2014 in Perth.
Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham
Sat 29 Jun
Prices to be confirmed
- 10:00 – 19:00
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Surrey County Youth Jazz Orchestra
The ensemble performs big band arrangements of popular tunes.
G Live, Guildford
Sun 19 May
£14 (£9) / 0844 770 1797
- 19:30
Nick Ross Orchestra: Sounds of Glenn Miller
Big band music from the Nick Ross Orchestra.
Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Sat 25 May
£18.50 (£17.50) / 01292 288235
The Rat Pack: Live
Swinging jazz covering the songs of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr and Dean Martin. Backed by the sassy Berelli Sisters and a 12-piece jazz orchestra.
The Central Theatre, Chatham
Fri 24 May
£21.50–£23.50 / 01634 338338
- 19:30
Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford
Fri 15 Nov
£21 (Children £19.50; £19.50; £19.50) / 01785 254653
- 20:00
Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier
Sun 7 Jul
£23.50 / 01263 512495
- 19:30
Also on at:
Ray Gelato Giants
The ensemble performs big band and swing classics.
Fleece Jazz, Colchester
Fri 21 Jun
£20 / 01206 262 836
- 20:00 – 22:45
Ronnie Scott's, London W1D
Thu 23 May
£25–£45 / 020 7439 0747
- 18:00
Fri 24 May
£25–£45 / 020 7439 0747
- 18:00
Sat 25 May
£25–£45 / 020 7439 0747
- 18:00
Academy Percussion Ensemble/Academy Big Band
The ensemble performs a selection of jazz pieces by Joe Locke, with Stan Sulzmann, saxophone.
Royal Academy Of Music, London NW1
Thu 13 Jun
Duke’s Hall
£7 (£5) / 020 7873 7300
- 19:30
The Allstar Goodmen Orchestra
The ensemble performs the music of Benny Goodman, plus other big band arrangements.
Malvern Theatres
Sun 2 Jun
Forum Theatre
£18.50–£22 / 01684 892277
- 19:15
The BBC Big Band
A celebration of the rise of Big Band and Dance Band music in the UK. Including a selection of favourites from the days of the BBC Dance Orchestra under the batons of Jack Payne and Henry Hall through to the music of band leaders including Jack Hylton, Harry Roy, Bert Ambrose, Geraldo, Ted Heath, John Dankworth, Joe Loss…
Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
Tue 23 Jul
£25 / 01553 764864
- 19:30
The Big Band Ball
Hark back to days before WWII, when Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington ruled the wireless. A three-course dinner is followed up by an evening full of swinging tunse and ballroom dancing. Dress code is smart casual.
Skylark Hotel, Southend-on-Sea
Fri 7 Jun
£10–£25 / 01702 279955
- 19:00 – 00:00
Fri 19 Jul
£10–£25 / 01702 279955
- 19:00 – 00:00
Fri 16 Aug
£10–£25 / 01702 279955
- 19:00 – 00:00
Big Band Festival
Zig Zag Band, the Byres Road Big Band and the Glasgow University Big Band come together for this special gig playing some works never performed in Scotland before.
Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow
Thu 6 Jun
£5 / 0141 339 9784
Part of West End Festival.
- 19:00
Big Band Leavers Gig
Departing members from The University Of Warwick Big Band play jazz, swing, Latin, funk and soul under the aegis of Musical Directors Dan Parkes, Bradley Price and Nick Perry.
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Sat 22 Jun
£8.50 (£5.50) / 024 7652 4524
- 20:00
The Big Beer Band
Seventeen-piece swing band.
The Grape & Grain, London SE19
Mon 20 May
Free / 020 8778 4109
- 20:00
Mon 27 May
Free / 020 8778 4109
- 20:00
Mon 3 Jun
Free / 020 8778 4109
- 20:00
Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra
The ensemble performs big band arrangements of standards and popular tunes.
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University
Fri 21 Jun
Adrian Boult Hall
£5.50 (£3) / 0121 331 5901
- 13:05
Cliff Longhurst’s Jazz Knights Orchestra
The drummer leads the band as it performs the big band music of composer and musician Woody Herman.
The Belvedere, Billericay
Wed 29 May
£10 / 07850 607075
- 20:00 – 22:30
Dave Barry Big Band, Steve Clayton
The band performs arrangements of well known standards and popular songs.
Iford Manor, Bradford-on-Avon
Sat 29 Jun
£32 / 01225 868124
- 18:00
Bootleggers, Kendal
Sun 28 Jul
Free / 01539 723824
- 18:00
Sun 29 Sep
Free / 01539 723824
- 18:00
Sun 1 Dec
Free / 01539 723824
- 18:00
Doncaster Jazz Orchestra, Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra
The ensemble performs big band arrangements of popular tunes and standards.
Robin Park Arena, Sports & Tennis Centre, Wigan
Thu 11 Jul
£14–£16 / 01942 828550
- 20:00
Drummond Community Big Band
Big band formed from an evening class playing mainly jazz standards.
Woodside Hotel, Aberdour
Sun 4 Aug
£8 / 01592 750625
- 14:00 – 17:00
