Hot 8 Brass Band
New Orleans’ Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band will be returning to Europe in February 2020 following last year’s funktastic Take Cover tour, which celebrated their sixth album of the same name and included sell out dates across the UK including London’s Roundhouse. Wherever they are, Hot 8 channel the unique, undiluted energy of the New Orleans Second Line parades and, as they bring the iconic Mari Gras spirit, this tour will be a bigger party than ever.
Mixing an old school street brass approach with funkier currents and hip hop vocals, Hot 8’s magnificent originals are juxtaposed with fresh versions of Joy Division, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, The Specials and Basement Jaxx (and of course their anthemic take on Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing”, which recently re-launched with a new video that has had 2.5 million YouTube hits).
