Van Morrison at The Colston Hall in Bristol on Tuesday 21 November 2017

Van Morrison will perform at The Colston Hall in Bristol on Tuesday 21 November 2017.

Celtic soul troubadour Van Morrison returns to the Colston Hall stage, performing iconic hits from one of the most revered back-catalogues in music history. Despite his recent knighthood – the latest addition to a pile of accolades which include an OBE, an Ivor Novello, six Grammys and entry into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame – Morrison refuses to rest on his laurels. His critically-acclaimed 2015 album ‘Duets: Re-working The Catalogue’ is “a gem that only could have been imagined by a crank of Morrison’s brilliance” (Rolling Stone) and features collaborations with the likes of Bobby Womack, Gregory Porter, Mavis Staples and Michael Bublé. This special performance from the singer responsible for ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ and ‘Jackie Wilson Said…’ will be a celebration of one of music’s most prolific and influential artists.

Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison grew up listening to artists such as Ray Charles and Solomon Burke, as well as Woodie Guthrie, Muddy Waters and Charlie Parker, courtesy of his father’s record collection. These artists made a real impact on his work, and much of his music has been influenced by the Celtic tradition, jazz, as well as soul music and R & B.

Morrison started his music career as a teenager in the late 1950s, playing guitar, harmonica, saxophone and keyboards for various bands in his native Northern Ireland. He later rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the R & B band Them, but it was the release of his hit single ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ in 1967 that launched his career as a solo artist.

Morrison released his first solo album ‘Astral Weeks’ in 1968, however it was his following album ‘Moondance’ that established him as a major artist in the 1970s. Since then Morrison has built on his reputation with critically acclaimed albums and live appearances. He is now a multi-Grammy Award-winning artist, and has secured his place in musical history having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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