Jools Holland's twenty-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra plays Victoria Hall, with special guest Roachford and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.
Jools Holland & his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra play Victoria Hall on Thursday 19 November, part of their UK tour. It's a big band on a proper stage, and the line-up for the night is a full one: Jools Holland OBE leading his twenty-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, with Roachford as special guest and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.
If you've only known Jools from the telly, it's worth remembering what he does when he's not presenting. He's a pianist and bandleader who's worked across rock, blues and soul, and he's played and recorded with some of the biggest names in those worlds — Eric Clapton, the late George Harrison, Luther Vandross, Sting, BB King and Paul Weller. The orchestra is a twenty-piece, so there's a lot of brass and reed on stage, and the set is a long one, running for two hours and 45 minutes.
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With Roachford as special guest and Turner, Marshall and Jayatilaka on vocals, the night is built around a rotating cast of singers sharing the stage with the orchestra. It's a big, loud, brassy sound, and with nearly three hours on the clock, it's a proper night out rather than a quick set. If you're planning to go, keep in mind it's a Thursday night in Stoke-on-Trent, and the show runs for two hours and 45 minutes.
