Trevor Nelson's Soul Nation

Trevor Nelson is bringing his soul night to The Alban Arena on Saturday 21 November, starting from 7:00pm. It's a standing-only night, so you'll be on your feet for this one, and it's ages 18+.

If the name doesn't ring a bell, you've almost certainly heard him. Trevor Nelson MBE is a radio host, promoter, club DJ and television presenter who's spent decades championing RnB music. He started out at the pirate station Kiss FM and went on to A&R artists like D'Angelo. In 1996 he moved to BBC Radio 1 to present The Rhythm Nation, and in 1998 he joined MTV to host The Lick, which ran for eleven years. He later moved to daytime Radio 2, where he drew a daily listenership of over three million.

These days he spans two BBC music networks: Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation on Radio 2, Monday to Thursday 10pm-12am, and Trevor Goes Old Skool on Radio 1Xtra every Sunday 11am-1pm. Along the way he's picked up four MOBOs, an MBE for his work with the millennium volunteers, and the Sony Radio Academy Awards' gold lifetime achievement award in 2010. He's also released twelve compilation albums over the last twenty years.

So, on the night, it's Nelson himself behind the decks. The Alban Arena is in the Civic Centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3LD. It kicks off from 7:00pm on Saturday 21 November, and as it's standing only, it's a night for dancing rather than sitting back.