Luther Live & Velvet Voices

Luther Live & Velvet Voices comes to The Alban Arena on Saturday 12 June 2027, a tribute to the smooth R&B of the 80s and 90s. The show centres on Luther Vandross and Alexander O'Neal, with a live band and a set of hits from that era.

It doesn't stop with those two, though. The set also pays tribute to a wider roll call of R&B royalty, including Marvin Gaye, Bobby Brown and George Benson. You'll hear songs like 'Sexual Healing', 'Dance With My Father', 'Saturday Love' and 'Shine' throughout the night, so it pulls from a few different corners of the soul and R&B songbooks rather than sticking to one artist.

Gamal John fronts the vocals, described as Britain's Got Talent's gold buzzer rule breaker. He's backed by a full live band, so the sound comes from a stage rather than a track.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 31 July, and there's a non-refundable £3.50 transaction fee on bookings. The show starts at 7:30pm at The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3LD.