Simply Big Band

Musical extravaganza

Strictly Big Band will now be known as 'Simply Big Band'.

Chas Cole the producer of the newly named 'Simply Big Band', said "The producers of Strictly Come Dancing contacted me and asked if we'd mind changing the name of our new show. They explained how they owned the trademark to the word 'Strictly' in association with all live events. They were very friendly about it all and wished us well but thought a name change would be appropriate for us. It has delayed the promotion of the tour a little but we are very excited about the future. It's a great show and other than the word 'Strictly' it will be just the same".

The newly named show is an amazing extravaganza of Music, Song and Dance and the perfect night out for all the family.

From the raging razzmatazz of Harlem's Cotton Club in the 20s, to the halcyon post-war days of swing and Sinatra's bobby-sox girls, and the glamorous glitz of Las Vegas in the swinging 60s, SIMPLY BIG BAND is the show that puts the 'show' into showbiz.

Featuring a selection of classic songs including Take The 'A' Train, Let's Face the Music and Dance, Georgia, Minnie The Moocher, Fever, It Don't Mean A Thing, God Bless The Child, Sing Sing Sing, Manteca, Let The Good Times Roll, Night Train and Let The Good Times Roll.

The heartbeat of the night will be the wonderful big band itself, an electrifying 26-piece orchestra comprising some of the finest musicians in the land, the perfect complement for spine-tingling performances by a roster of top guest singers.

Backed by a tasty cocktail of tango, salsa, tap, foxtrot, lindy hop and jive dance routines from the ballroom, glittering costumes as sharp as a needle factory and classic archive big-screen footage from some of the most famous venues of the time, SIMPLY BIG BAND is the show that brings this truly golden era back to glorious life.

You will be transported back to a pulsating epoch when immortals such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles ruled the boards, and legendary big band leaders such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Quincy Jones were the musical masters of their generation.

SIMPLY BIG BAND will have you clicking your fingers from the first beat, bopping in your seat by the interval and dancing in the aisles by the final encore.

Strictly Big Band tickets are on sale now.