P.P. Arnold and Band

P.P. Arnold plays the Jim Marshall Auditorium at The Stables on Thursday 29 October, with her band. She's billed as London's 'First Lady of Soul', and the name carries a fair bit of weight: she arrived in England in the 1960s as one of The Ikettes, backing singer to The Ike & Tina Revue, before Mick Jagger spotted her and convinced Andrew Loog Oldham to sign her to Immediate Records. That launched a solo career that made her one of the most iconic faces of London's Swinging Sixties.

Her records and live performances now stretch into a sixth decade, and the list of stages she's played reads like a who's who of the big ones: Glastonbury's Pyramid stage, Roskilde, Montreux Jazz, the Royal Albert Hall and the London O2. She also spent a decade touring global arena stages as part of a collaboration with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters. Beyond the music, she's worked on stage too, starring in the West End hit Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria and in the production Catch My Soul.

Among her hits are her original version of 'The First Cut Is The Deepest', 'Angel Of The Morning' and '(If You Think You're Groovy)'. She's also one of music's most prolific collaborators, having worked with Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, the Small Faces, Cat Stevens, Barry Gibb, Paul Weller and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

It's an evening with P.P. Arnold and her band, starting at 8:00pm. Tickets are £30, which includes the booking fee.