Tom McGuire & the Brassholes are a funk soul powerhouse from Glasgow. They effortlessly combine rich arrangements with meticulous songcraft and are wholly untouchable when it comes to their live performance. This band is carving a niche of their own.
The band formed busking on the streets of Glasgow and made a living from playing bars before bursting onto the scene with runaway viral debut single “Ric Flair”. Mere months later the band launched their debut album with a sellout show at the QMU in Glasgow. Since then they have gone on to secure support slots for Craig Charles and Geroge Clinton, have become a firm favourite on the festival circuit, headlining a number of scottish festivals, and have toured extensively in the U.K and Europe.
The band’s music is full of vitality, the sound of a new niche being cut, classic pop sensibility with high musicianship values and rewarding arrangement and rich production. At the root is soulfull song, telling stories and sharing experiences of joy, turmoil, loss, celebration, sadness, happiness, confidence, frailty. All told hyper distilled and delivered in finely honed funk pop parcels of aesthetic joy. Life is confusing and hard, but music is fun and great, so let’s talk about it whilst at one and the same time, getting down.
The ultimate celebration of the genius of Stevie Wonder!
Voted one of Britain’s top soul singers, mesmeric vocalist Noel McCalla, award-winning saxophonist Derek Nash (Jools Holland’s R&B Orchestra) and their world-class band present a diverse catalogue of Stevie Wonder classics from albums including Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs in the Key of Life and Hotter than July.
The Wonder of Stevie perform hit after hit, from dance floor classics I Wish and Superstition to beautiful arrangements of My Cherie Amour and I Just Called to Say I Love You and the much-loved Isn’t She Lovely and Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing. This outstanding live band features musicians who have previously performed with a wide variety of music legends including Sir Rod Stewart, Bill Withers, Amy Winehouse, The Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney, David Gilmour, Nile Rodgers, Martha Reeves, Chaka Khan, Sam Moore, Jethro Tull, Eddie Floyd, Gregory Porter and Alfie Boe.
“Breathtaking” – Sunday Times
“Spine-tingling” – The Guardian
“A dazzling homage to one of the great masters of 20th & 21st century music” – Jools Holland
“Never have we heard the music of Stevie Wonder interpreted with such finesse, energy and all-round brilliance” – The House of Soul
The Mosh Tots Band headline the hippest show in town on Sunday 1st November!
Aimed at children aged 0-8, Mosh Tots is here to introduce young people to the rockin’ world of live music in a safe and fun environment. We believe that live music should be for everyone, no matter your age. For too long live music venues have been off limits for young children and their parents. Mosh Tots flips that on its head and is an opportunity to share the joy of live music together as a family.
Child + Adult: £14.00
Under 1 + Adult: £7.00
Child + Under 1 + 2 Adults: £19.00
1 Additional Adult: £3.50
Parties: £17.95 per child + 1 adult
Join us for an unforgettable musical evening amongst the twinkling lights of the Theatre Room. Featuring The Simashgu String Quartet, traditional folk and blues musicians, interspersed with winter-themed poems, stories and excerpts from plays.
We strive to make our spaces and events as accessible as possible to all, please see our accessibility page to help you plan your visit.
Celebrate the festive season with an enchanting evening of Christmas concerts at The Reader. Across three special evenings this December, you are invited to enjoy a unique blend of live music and festive readings in the warm and welcoming surroundings of Calderstones Park.
Grab a drink and enjoy seasonal performances from Liverpool Wind Collective, Cameo Strings, and vocal trio Cantanti.
Camila y Silvio return to La Feria with their award-winning sound, rooted in Andean and Latin American folk traditions. Blending musical heritage with a fresh, youthful perspective, the duo creates performances that move through landscapes, shared histories and the emotions that connect us.
Peregrinos open the evening, and are included in the same ticket. Peregrinos is a Chilean duo formed by Raimundo Santander and Rodrigo Recabarren, whose music brings together the traditions of Chilean folk with the freedom and spontaneity of jazz.
Killabeatmaker is a music producer and performer from Medellín, Colombia, whose sound fuses traditional Colombian music with electronic production, urban grooves, deep bass and global rhythms. Known for energetic, interactive live shows, he combines beatboxing, rap, vocals and live beats.
Over the past two years, Killabeatmaker and his band have completed three European tours, performing in more than 70 cities and appearing at festivals and cultural events worldwide. They continue touring in 2026 with appearances across North America, Canada, India and Europe.
Orchestra Mambo International (OMI) is a 13-piece Latin big band formed in 2022 by salsa DJ and promoter DJ Lubi Jovanovic and trombonist and composer Jonny Enright. Bringing together musicians from Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Brazil and the UK, OMI plays the golden age of mambo, salsa dura and Afro-Cuban jazz with a contemporary edge.
Inspired by Tito Puente, Machito, Eddie Palmieri and Tito Rodríguez, the band has established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting Latin ensembles.
The Manfreds, featuring original Manfred Mann members Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, will be heading back to The Atkinson, Southport in 2027 for one last time.
They are considered one of the finest and most respected bands from the 1960’s era. Their numerous hits were not just ‘pop’ songs; many were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz – a very unusual but winning combination of playing style and substance.
As a result, their records have a timeless quality and, some 65 years on, The Manfreds will be performing many of their hits, including ‘Pretty Flamingo’, ‘The Mighty Quinn’, ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, one of the most popular and instantly recognisable songs of the ‘60’s, and still the biggest audience pleaser at their concerts, along with a mix of Jazz and Blues covers and tracks from their individual solo albums.
Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Tom McGuinness on guitar, Marcus Cliffe on bass, Simon Currie on saxophone/ flute, Mike Gorman on keyboards & Pete Riley on drums.
Don’t miss the chance to see this iconic band live for one last time
A matinée concert of high-intensity emotion from Edward Peak and Orchestra dell’Arte.
The music chosen is full of ardent romantic moments, perhaps deeply personal to each of us or as shared climaxes within our music collective. Relax with Puccini and Wagner before the excitement builds with Stravinsky and closes with Sibelius’ passionate Second Symphony.
Promoted by Orchestra dell’Arte
