Musicians who tour & record with the legendary Van Morrison, bring their
unmissable weekly show to London’s Emerald Theatre
packed with his rarely performed greatest hits
London has a new music residency to shout about – and it’s built entirely around one of the most cherished songbooks of all time. Tuesdays at The Emerald Theatre in Central London sees classic songs performed live by The Van Morrison Alumni Band: a company of musicians hand-picked by Van Morrison himself to accompany him over decades of touring and recording, bringing one of the greatest songbooks in modern music to life – the songs everyone wants to hear, played by those who know them best.
The group currently features Matt Holland (Trumpet), Steve Pearce (Bass), Alec Dankworth (Bass), Robin Aspland (Piano), Geoff Dunn (Drums), Ralph Salmins (Drums) and curated and led by saxophonist and Musical Director Leo Green, with vocalists including Jessica Greenfield, Hayley Sanderson, Natalie May Paris, and Wayne Hernandez. Collectively they have accompanied Van in concert more than 3,000 times all over the world as well as having amassed more than 600 recording credits alongside him in the studio.
Expect to hear the hits and the deep cuts alike: songs like “Brown Eyed Girl”’, “Into The Mystic”, “Moondance”, “Have I Told You Lately”, “Gloria”, “Domino”, “Sweet Thing”, “Crazy Love”, “Jackie Wilson Said”, and many more – all performed live, and woven around the stories behind them: anecdotes from musicians who have lived and breathed the Van Morrison sound both on stage, as well as in the recording studio with Van Morrison.
Right on the banks of the Thames and just a couple of minutes from Trafalgar Square, The Emerald Theatre is one of London’s newest cultural landmarks – an Art Deco-inspired space with top-tier acoustics, in one of the most enviable locations in the capital, and the perfect place to hear these songs the way they were always meant to be heard.
Residency Dates
August: 4th, 11th, 18th
September: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
October: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
November: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
December: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
Tickets can be purchased directly HERE
