Swing That Music with Down for the Count All-Stars

Presented by Down for the Count Limited
£28
City Varieties Music Hall
From left to right, a stage is filled with suited musicians: a cellist, a drummer, two trumpet players and three saxophonists. In the foreground is a glamorous female vocalist below a hazy spotlight.

Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for ‘one hellova celebration of vintage music’ (TimeOut London) – it’s time to Swing That Music!

Described as ‘a breath of fresh air on the swing scene’ (Twinwood Festival), Down for the Count’s 10-piece mini big band is regularly found in jazz clubs across the UK and abroad (Ronnie Scott’s London, Le Caveau de la Huchette Paris), at festivals including London Jazz Festival, and on BBC Radio. Now they are bringing the sounds and feels of the best jazz clubs to theatres around the country – with an electrifying show full of incredible energy, musicianship, and their own signature wry wit and humour.

In the band’s updated show for 2025, you’ll hear instrumental songs from the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, vocal classics from singers such as Nat ‘King’ Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and original arrangements of jazz standards penned by musicians in the band.

Down for the Count recreate classic tunes from the swing era, but this is no mere nostalgia trip – the band performs each song in its own unmistakable style, breathing new life into the best vintage music. Combine that with the band’s top-class instrumental solos, sublime vocal performances, irresistible warmth and joie de vivre, and you get a show that will leave you feeling uplifted and wanting more.

“Awesome!!!”
Michael Bublé

Event information

Running Time: 2hrs 40mins (approx. including interval)

Age Guidance: 7+

Prices include a £2.50 booking fee and where applicable, a £1.20 charge for postage will be payable

Boxes at £31pp are available to book by calling the Box Office on 0113 243 0808

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7:30pm
28.50 - 17.50