Music, Swing | Events

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

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

Sun 30 Jun

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

13:00
15:00

…and 8 more dates until 27 Oct

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

Thu 25 Jul

£17–£21 / 0844 847 2325

Also on at:

…and at 6 other places

FyneFest

Beer is the star at Fyne Ales brewery with over 100 different beers from the UK’s best breweries available over the weekend, accompanied by an equally tempting music programme and food from a range of local producers (local as in venison burgers from the estate and fresh oysters collected from the loch). This year's…

Fyne Ales, Cairndow

Fri 14 Jun

Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120

Sat 15 Jun

Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120

Sun 16 Jun

Times vary / £20–£30 / 01499 600120

Fresh Dixie Project

The collective performs jazz standards and swing from the 1920s and 1930s, now with a modern influence.

Matt And Phred's, Manchester

Sat 27 Jul

£5 / 0161 831 7002

21:30 – 01:00

Kenny Lynch: The Rat Pack Tribute

The vocalist performs jazz, swing and blues covers by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Sammy Davis.

The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Fri 16 Aug

£20 (Children £5 accompanied) / 01929 422239

19:30

back to top

Southern Fried Festival

Scotland’s festival of American roots music covers all the American Roots music bases, including blues, country, cajun, gospel, swing and soul. Artists appearing this year include the Mavericks, Patty Griffin, Shelby Lynne, Bettye LaVette, Darrell Scott and the McCrary Sisters. Fill up on workshops, free gigs, local bands…

Various venues, Perth

Fri 19 Jul

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01738 621031

Sat 20 Jul

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01738 621031

Sun 21 Jul

Times vary / Prices to be confirmed / 01738 621031

The Swing Commanders

The band plays classic swing.

Coal Aston Village Hall, Dronfield

Sat 12 Oct

£10 / 01246 414042

20:00

The Grand, Clitheroe

Thu 19 Dec

£12.50 / 01200 421599

19:00

Little Theatre, Chorley

Sun 3 Nov

£11 / 01257 264362

19:30

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

The Adrian Cox Quartet

The saxophonist and clarinet-player performs lively and retro-influenced jazz-swing with the band.

Boisdales Of Canary Wharf, London E14

Wed 31 Jul

£4.50–£20 / 020 7715 5818

20:00

Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill

Fri 7 Jun

£10 (£8.50) / 01444 242888

20:00

Adrian Cox Quintet

The saxophonist and clarinet-player performs lively and retro-influenced jazz-swing with the band.

Botany Bay Cricket Club, Enfield

Tue 23 Jul

£10 ( £8) / 020 8363 4482

20:30

back to top

Ali McGregor's Alchemy

Australian chanteuse and cabaret royalty, Ali McGregor presents the London premiere of her show Alchemy. McGregor draws inspiration from opera, cabaret and trashy 80s pop divas and working alongside the finest jazz musicians, she creates unique hybrids from popular songs, standards and blues. Expect to hear mash-ups…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Fri 13 Sep

£20.50–£15.50 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£14) / 0844 875 0073

19:15

Sat 14 Sep

£20.50–£15.50 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£14) / 0844 875 0073

19:15

The Alley Cats

Rockabilly and swing combo from the North East.

The Station, Newcastle upon Tyne

Fri 28 Jun

Free / 0191 268 1397

21:00

Alligator Gumbo

Creole-swing by the six-piece band based in Leeds.

Leeds Jazz Club At Armley Conservative Club

Tue 9 Jul

Phone for prices / 0113 252 3844

20:30 – 23:00

Matt And Phred's, Manchester

Fri 28 Jun

£5 / 0161 831 7002

21:30 – 01:00

Barleycorn Sunday Sessions

Regular live music session with resident band Carbon Copy and other guests.

The Barleycorn, Hamilton

Sun 26 May

Free / 01698 282559

16:00 – 19:00

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 01698 282559

16:00 – 19:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 01698 282559

16:00 – 19:00

…and 29 more dates until 29 Dec

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.