Hot 8 Brass Band tour the UK in May

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New Orleans very own Hot 8 Brass Band cross the Atlantic for a run of UK dates in May. 

Expect a sweat drenched merging of jazz, funk, soul and hip hop to sweep you off your feet when the Hot 8's come to town.

They've been operating for over two decades and know a thing or two about igniting a carnival atmosphere. Check out the band's iro hot cover of Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Heeling' below. 

Legends in their own right, the band touch down in a bunch of major cities and several other key venues dotted up and down the UK. 

UK tour dates below: 

Liverpool - The Magnet, Monday 16th May 

Leeds - HiFi Club, Tuesday 17th May

Cottingham - The Duke Of Cumberland, Wednesday 18th May 

Southampton - The Social Club, Friday 20th May 

Coventry - The Copper Rooms, Saturday 21st May 

Newcastle Upon Tyne - Riverside, Sunday 22nd May 

Glasgow - Oran Mor, Monday 23rd May

Edinburgh - La Belle Angele, Tuesday 24th May 

Swansea - Sin City, Wednesday 25th May 

Brixton - Electric Brixton, Thursday 26th May 

Manchester - Band On The Wayy - Friday 27th May

York - Fibbers, Monday 30th May 

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