Alison Moyet to unite with Jools Holland for UK tour
Story by Jack Foley
JOOLS Holland has announced that he will tour the length and breadth of the UK throughout 2010 with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and will be joined for most of the tour by Alison Moyet.
The 2010 tour will begin on the Isle of Wight on Friday, April 23 and end on December 22 in Cheltenham.
Jools Holland commented: “These are shaping up to be some of our best shows yet. Not only do we have the truly remarkable talents of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, but we will be joined for the first time by the incredible Alison Moyet.
“Her voice is truly unique and has a blues and soul quality that fits perfectly into the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra party.”
Last year, Alison Moyet celebrated her 25-year career with the release of the massively successful The Best Of Alison Moyet. She commented: “I first sang with Jools in the early ’80s on The Tube [the non public transport variety] and often times since and it is ever a pleasure.
“Taking part in his tour will be both a fabulous sea change and a return to the beginning. It’s a great thing being invited to work with musicians of this fine calibre.”
This annual event has seen Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra perform to 4 and a half million people around the UK, and continues to acknowledge and highlight the vocal brilliance of the legendary Ruby Turner and soulful Louise Marshall. They will be joined again this year by Ska / Reggae icon Rico Rodriguez.
Tour dates are as follows (all 2010):
April
23 – Isle Of Wight, Ryde Arena
28 – High Wycombe, Swan Theatre
29 – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
May
5 – Basingstoke, The Anvil
6 – Hastings, White Rock Theatre
12 – Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Room Theatre
19 – Middlesbrough, Town Hall
20 – Bridlington, SPA Royal Hall
26 – St. Albans, The Alban Arena
27 – Croydon, Fairfield Hall
June
23 – Isle Of Man, Royal Hall
24 – Isle Of Man, Royal Hall*
July
2 – Llandudno, Cymru
3 – Carlisle Racecourse.
6 – London, Kew Gardens
10 – Ledbury, Eastnor Castle
14 – Tollard Royal, Larmer Tree Festival
17 – Alnwick Castle
24 – Ipswich, Christchurch Park
25 – Staffordshire, Shugborough Estate
August
7 – Godalming, Charterhouse School
8 – Swansea, Singleton Park
October
21 – Castlebar, Royal Theatre (Ireland)
22 – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
23 – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
24 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
29 – Norwich, UEA
30 – Ipswich, Regent
31 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
November
3 – Reading, Hexagon
4 – Reading, Hexagon
5 – Southend, Cliffs Pavillion
6 – Southend, Cliffs Pavillion
11 – Stoke-On-Trent, Victoria Hall
12 – Oxford, New Theatre
13 – Bristol Colston Hall
18 – Aberdeen, AECC Press and Journal Arena
19 – Glasgow, SECC
20 – Glasgow, SECC
21 – Harrogate, International Centre
24 – Nottingham, Royal Centre
25 – Leicester, De Montfort
26 & 27 – London, Royal Albert Hall
December
1 – Bradford, St. George’s Hall
2 – Sheffield, City Hall
3 – Newcastle, City Hall
4 – Newcastle, City Hall
9 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
10 – Plymouth, Pavilions
11 – Brighton Centre
17 – Cardiff, International Arena
18 – Birmingham, NIA
19 – Bournemouth, IC
21 – Manchester, Apollo
22 – Cheltenham, Centaur
*Alison Moyet will not be appearing on this date. Dave Edmunds will be guest star for June 24.