As one of dance music's most esteemed names for more than three decades, Judge Jules has never shied away from pushing the boundaries.
In 2019, for the first time ever, audiences will be able to experience the iconic tracks that have defined the former BBC Radio 1 DJ's career through a ten-piece live band - with Judge Jules at the helm.
Judge Jules Live will stop off at a number of venues across the UK this month - including Bristol's Thekla, which recently announced plans for a major £1m refit.
With complete creative free rein, Jules curated every element of the performance.
Each track has been bespoke reinvented and reworked in a style unique to this live show, featuring a full ten-piece band including brass, percussion, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, keyboard, singers, and of course Judge Jules himself.
The music in the 90-minute show, which takes place on April 18, has been selected to represent the breadth and scale of his career.
Tailor-made journey through music
This is most definitely not a sit-down show.
Combining the energy of outstanding musicians with his own inimitable presence behind the decks, Jules has promised to take the audience on a "tailor-made journey through dance music" with vocals, hands-in-the-air moments and plenty of basslines that will take clubbers right back to their very first rave.
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With audiences demanding more from dance music and newfound focus on a visual as well as a sonic spectacle,Judge Jules Live is "a chance for dance fans to lose themselves in the moment with the kind of experience that you just can’t replicate with a solitary DJ".
With only five dates on the Judge Jules Live tour, Bristol should count itself lucky that it has been chosen as one of the locations.
"There is something about music being played live."
Judge Jules, real name Julius O'Riordan, said: “There is something about music being played live that never fails to send shivers down your spine.
"It doesn’t matter what the genre is, hearing a track performed by live musicians on stage is something you cannot replicate in the studio, or even on the best nightclub environment.
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"So, I decided to create my own bespoke versions of my all-time favourite records with a specially selected band. It’s taken a long time to put together, but finally we look forward to taking the “Judge Jules Live” tour on the road."
This truly is anew take on the ‘live dance music’ phenomenon and the tour bus starts rolling shortly.”
