Root Down! | Young Pilgrims
Friday 13th December 2019
7:00pm - 10:00pm
- Standing
- Limited dining spaces from 7pm (no orders past 7:30pm) keep your seat during performance (ticket price includes £5 deposit redeemable on your food order)
- Concert starts at 8pm
- Kitchen also serves street food wraps until 9:30pm
- Followed by DJ Daddio & The Jazz Ambassadors - Free Entry from 10pm
From Glasgow's Commonwealth Games celebrations to the Paris Jazz Festival, Young Pilgrims have entertained crowds across Europe with their rock influenced brass band sound. Originating in Birmingham this 9 piece band, led by charismatic Scottish trombonist Richard Foote, have performed at a range of festivals and venues including Love Supreme Festival, London Jazz Festival, Birmingham's Symphony Hall and Lunar Festival, winning fans for their energetic and engaging performances.
In their hometown they've made a name for themselves with their monthly Pilgrimage shows which present them alongside guest acts from across the country in the cities legendary Hare & Hounds venue. Their debut album, ‘Little Things’ released in 2016 on Birmingham's Stoney Lane Records, comprises largely original tunes by penned by Foote, full of catchy melodies and danceable grooves.
Young Pilgrims are:
Richard Foote and Kieran McLeod - Trombones
Mike Adlington, Sean Gibbs and Aaron Diaz - Trumpets
Michael Owers - Sousaphone
Andy Isherwood - Baritone Saxophone
Jonathan Silk and Euan Palmer - Drums
“They are not only one of the finest brass bands we've seen but one of the most energetic, vibrant and fresh artists around. The perfect festival act!” - Mostly Jazz Festival
“The Young Pilgrims appeared as if from nowhere, spontaneously creating a performing space and delighting festival-goers with a New Orleans-inspired chant. The band is fronted by two athletic trombonists (always a bonus) and powered by an impressively funky (and equally impressively bearded) sousaphone player.” – John L Walters, for the Jazz Breakfast
“ What it always is is a good-time, get-up-and-jump-around band, but at the same time it’s satisfying to listen to without getting out of your chair. The arrangments are inventive, the counter melodies clever, the horn voicings not always obvious.” - Peter Bacon, The Jazz Breakfast
Ticket booking
Root Down! | Young Pilgrims
- All seating is allocated by our Maitre d', who will make every attempt to accommodate your first choice. This is not always possible, and for busy events your party may even be split between tables. Please email bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk
- We respectfully ask that you consider fellow listeners and artists by silencing mobile phones and keeping noise to a minimum during performances
SEATED TICKET
- These are the premium seats, each one having clear sight lines to the stage
- You can request to be seated in Dizzy (raked theatre), Duke (side wall), Monk or Bird (bar stools), Billie (front of stage) or Mingus (near piano) and we will do our best to allocate you to your chosen seats on a first come, first served basis. (Though we can guarantee that you will have a table, we cannot guarantee exactly where, as we do our best to fulfill all customers requirements)
- Each of these seats is at a table or bar where you can order food and drink with table service
- You can also request to be seated in an area near the window (Ella or Satchmo). Please note, some tables have restricted view
EARLY BIRD/ADV TICKET
- These are seated if the event is seated, or standing otherwise
STANDARD, SEATED IF AVAILABLE TICKET
- Standard tickets are realeased once seated tickets have sold out
- These are for any of the table seating not occupied by "seated" ticketholders, or for standing in the bar area behind the seated auditorium. We politely ask that you stand within this area so as not to obscure the view of the seated audience
STANDING EVENTS
- Seating in the areas Billie and Mingus will not be available for these events.
- Usually, other seating areas will be bookable, but please be aware that other audience members may obscure your view of the stage in some locations
GROUP BOOKINGS
- We are able to cater for bookings of up to 22 people in the area 'Ella' and up to 12 in 'Satchmo'
- We can also arrange for a standing buffet for more people on request
Please email bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk to discuss your enquiry
SPECIAL ACCESS NEEDS
Please email bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk to reserve a suitable seat for you and your party
We have an accessible toilet on the ground floor
ONLINE TICKETS/ON THE DOOR
- Online ticket sales finish an hour before the listed start time
- There are often tickets available on the door, but we would advise purchasing online as events can sell out well in advance