Bellowhead: Burlesque 20th Anniversary Tour

Bellowhead play the Harrogate Convention Centre on Friday 13 November, as part of their Burlesque 20th Anniversary Tour. It's a night that marks two decades since they released their first full-length album, Burlesque, and the set is built around it. You'll hear tracks like 'London Town', 'Frog's Legs', 'Dragon's Teeth' and 'Rigs of The Time' — songs that helped define their sound from the start.

For those who haven't come across them, Bellowhead are an 11-piece English folk outfit. They built their following by taking traditional English songs and tunes and running them through a modern big-band arrangement, so it's folk music with a brass section and a full band behind it rather than a small acoustic group. The sheer number of people on stage is part of the thing.

They split in 2016, but have reunited for tours in 2022 and 2024, and this is the next one. They aren't playing alone, either: the night includes special guests kora player Seckou Keita and Sons of Town Hall, so there's more to the bill than just the main set.

The show is presented by Harrogate Theatre, with booking agent DMF Music. It runs from 7:30pm to 9:50pm in the Main Auditorium, and tickets are £35 to £55. It's recommended for ages 14 and up, with under-16s needing to be accompanied by an adult, and the venue takes card and contactless payments only.