Tony Blackburn OBE brings his BBC Radio 2 show 'Sounds of the Sixties' to the Princess Theatre with the All-Star Band and Singers.
Tony Blackburn OBE brings Sounds of the 60s to the Princess Theatre on Wednesday 22 September 2027, starting at 7:30pm. He's not on his own for this one; he'll be joined by the Sounds of the 60s All-Star Band and Singers, so it's a full live set rather than just a DJ set. The whole thing is built around the music of the sixties, and Blackburn is the one leading it.
If you've never come across him, he's a proper 60s music authority. He got his start at the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London, where he introduced the first ever soul programme to the UK. From there he became the first voice ever heard on BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967. In the 1980s he joined Capital Gold, where he kept the soul shows going until December 2002. These days, listeners across the country tune in to BBC Radio 2 to hear him play the greatest songs of the sixties, and that's exactly what he's taking on the road here.
2027 is a bit of a landmark year for him: it's ten years since he started hosting Sounds of the Sixties on Radio 2, and sixty years since he launched Radio 1. Reviewers describe him as funny and full of energy, a lifelong soul champion who still presents a Friday golden hour on Radio 2 and a Sunday soul show on BBC Radio London. That soul background is a good thing to keep in mind, because it's a big part of what he brings to the music he plays.
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So, it's the sixties songs you'd expect from his radio show, played live by the All-Star Band and Singers with Blackburn hosting the night. Tickets start from £36.40, and it all kicks off at 7:30pm at the Princess Theatre on Torbay Road.
