Festive Opening Hours – St George’s will be closed to the public from Christmas Eve (Tue 24 Dec) to Sun 12 Jan 2025 inclusive. We will reopen as normal from Monday 13 January 2025.

Box Office phone lines will open Wed 8 Jan – Fri 10 Jan (counter service resumes Wed 15 Jan).

Season’s Greetings from all at St George’s Bristol!

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Paul Jones’ Big Band Blues Bash!

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At the age of 15, a recording of Jimmy Rushing with Count Basie was Paul Jones’s introduction to the sound of big band blues. 60 years later via Manfred Mann, Eric Clapton, The Blues Band and BBC’s The Blues Show, Jones revisits that early inspiration with a powerhouse big band backing him in a selection of his personal blues and swing favourites.

Line up

Paul Jones Voice & Harmonica

Simon Gardner Trumpet
Enrico Tomasso Trumpet
Stuart Henderson Trumpet
Tom Gardner Trumpet

Ian Bateman Trombone
Terry Kelly Trombone
Jon Hopes Trombone
Justin Pavey Trombone

Alan Barnes Saxophone
Pete Long Saxophone
Richard Exall Saxophone
Robert Fowler Saxophone
Ruth Hammond Saxophone

Dan Moore Piano
Denny Ilett Guitar
Joe Pettit Bass
Ed Richardson Drums

Pre-event Food & Drink

Enjoy delicious drinks and light bites from our Café Bar ahead of the event.

Available to pre-order when booking your tickets, you can choose from a selection of house drinks on arrival, accompanied by a board of bread, olives and dips (all Vegetarian). Just select which option – for one or two people – you would like, before checkout.

Your pre-ordered food and drink will be available to collect from the Café Bar from 60 minutes before the event. It’s the perfect way to begin your event experience at St George’s!

Man in a blue shirt playing the harmonica