Luther UK: The Ultimate Luther Vandross Experience

Luther UK: The Ultimate Luther Vandross Experience comes to the Tivoli Theatre on Wednesday 27 October 2027, a tribute to the music of Luther Vandross. It's a brand-new stage show fronted by Harry Cambridge and backed by a full seven-piece live band, so the sound is built around a proper band rather than a backing track.

The set focuses on Vandross's best-known songs, with Never Too Much, Give Me the Reason to Dance With My Father and Really Didn't Mean It among the titles. It also pays tribute to the artists he collaborated with throughout his career, and the whole thing is rounded off with lighting effects and a dazzling atmosphere. The seven-piece band means the arrangements have a full sound to them, and with Cambridge leading from the front, the night stays focused on the singing.

Cambridge is well-acquainted with the role. He's performed in London's West End with the National Theatre and appeared on ITV's Stars In Their Eyes as Luther Vandross — a turn so compelling that the producers brought him back for two special shows. That background in both theatre and television gives him a good handle on the stage side of a tribute like this, and he's spent plenty of time working with Vandross's material before this production.

It starts at 7:30 pm, and tickets are £32, which includes a £1 donation towards the venue's restoration.