BOB HARRIS - Celebration of Music

An extraordinary line-up of artists spanning rock, folk, country and pop will come together at the Hall for Stand By Me: Bob Harris – A Celebration of Life In Music – a landmark concert honouring broadcasting legend Bob Harris.

Night 1 will see performances from Roger Daltrey, Paul Weller, Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, Rick Wakeman, Carly Pearce, Chris Difford, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Judie Tzuke, Kate Rusby, The Shires, Kezia Gill and Toby Lee, many of whom have worked with or been championed by Bob across his decades-long broadcasting career. With more guests to be announced.

Night 2 will see performances from Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Carly Pearce, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Albert Lee, Joe Brown, Bears Den, Seth Lakeman, Martyn Joseph and Elles Bailey.

Bob Harris, known affectionately as “Whispering Bob,” has spent more than five decades at the heart of British music broadcasting, from presenting the original Sounds of the 70s, and the iconic BBC TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test, to championing new Country and Americana talent through Bob Harris Country on BBC Radio 2. Awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to music broadcasting, he has built lifelong friendships with many of the artists he first supported in the earliest days of their careers – relationships that lie at the very heart of this once-in-a-lifetime concert.