TOURING the world and thrilling audiences with their unique style of rough, tough and rockin' R&B from the early forties, King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys are certainly the hottest ticket in town. They come to Bolton's Albert Halls on June 22.

Acclaimed as "the best R&B band on the planet" by internationally respectedZBlues and Rhythm Magazine,Zand described as "the hardest act to follow since the parting of the Red Sea" by Radio 2's Paul Jones - the boys deliver on all accounts in show-stealing style.

Dressed to impress and with a style to die for, you'd be forgiven for thinking they'd just stepped off the silver screen from a bygone era. Expect a superb blend of instrumental ability with an entertaining and utterly zany stage show.

Last year King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys played 213 concerts in 10 countries - a far cry from their early days of busking in the West Midlands.

Their 1995 US tour took in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix Arizona, culminating in four nights at San Aykroyd's famous House of Blues in Boston; and they have been asked back for summer 1996!

They headlined the 1995 Birmingham International Jazz Festival, massively outselling everybody else, and broke all box office records at Ronnie Scott's Birmingham.

They have appeared on national TV in five countries with more than 50 UK TV appearances including:

The Big Breakfast, Blue Peter, Central Weekend, Central News, Live and Kicking, Paradise Club, What's That NoiseZandZPebble MillZa bunch of times.

King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys have five successful albums to their credit. Their latest,ZBlues and Rhythm Review Volume 1Zis their biggest and best. A career achievement that was two years in the making, featuring an array of famous guests including the legendary US bluesman Charles Brown.

They even have their own fiercely loyal fan club - 1800 members and increasing daily.

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