Jools Holland and his 20-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra play the Swansea Building Society Arena with special guest Pauline Black and guest vocalists.
Jools Holland brings his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra to the Swansea Building Society Arena on Saturday 19 June 2027. It's a big band on a big stage: twenty musicians on the bill, with Holland himself leading from the piano. He's joined by special guest Pauline Black of The Selecter, and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.
Most of us know Holland as the face of Later with Jools Holland, the long-running music show he's presented for years. Before that, he was a keyboardist in Squeeze, and he's been playing piano since he was eight. He's built a reputation as one of the country's most proficient jazz and blues pianists, and he's played and recorded with a long list of names: Eric Clapton, the late George Harrison, Luther Vandross, Sting, BB King and Paul Weller. He was awarded an OBE in 2003 for services to the British music industry.
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On the night, the orchestra takes the lead, with the guest singers sharing the vocal duties across the set. It's a full evening rather than a single set: the support act starts at 7:30pm, followed by an interval at 7:55pm, and then Jools Holland takes over from 8:15pm through to 10:15pm. The venue is the Swansea Building Society Arena on Oystermouth Road, SA1 3BX.
