![]() ![]() Got to .uk / .uk / or venues direct for information and tickets. Gladys' contribution to music has been honoured with inductions into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Hall of Fame and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Gladys will be singing her most famous hits, which include 'Midnight Train To Georgia', 'Help Me Make It Through The Night', 'The Way We Were', 'Baby Don't' Change Your Mind', 'You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me' and James Bond theme 'Licence To Kill'. Since she began her career in the 1950s performing with The Pips, the award-winning singer has recorded more than 40 albums and enjoyed No.1 hits on the Pop, Gospel, R&B and Contemporary charts. Sharing her excitement about the shows, she said: "UK I have missed you! I can’t wait to be back in 2022 and very much look forward to seeing you all soon!’ Gladys - who will back on stage in the US this summer - will kick off her run of 10 concerts across nine cities on June 18 in Manchester and she will end the tour with two nights at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall on June 29 and 30. The 77-year-old singer - known as the 'Empress of Soul' - will be returning to Britain for a host of dates in June 2022, her first appearances outside of the States since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Welcome back Ms Knight.Gladys Knight has announced her live return to the UK. Having been to her 2009 Farewell Tour, it was great that this sprightly 72 year old had had a change of heart. Red Mountain Entertainment is pleased to announce the return of GLADYS KNIGHT to the BJCC Concert Hall on Saturday, June 17th. ![]() It was a mass sing along which carried one of her biggest hits I Heard It Through The Grapevine, whilst a hushed audience hung on her every word as they were treated to Help Me Make It Through The Night. She simply smouldered with the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, whilst the audience were her ‘Pips’ for the luscious, lovelorn Midnight Train To Georgia. She was equally at home with more contemporary songs as one of her backing singers young enough to be her grandson joined her for Bruno Mars’ If I Was Your Man which seamlessly blended into Knight’s sultry If I Were Your Woman, whilst Sam Smith’s Stay With Me was very well received. There was no doubt that the soulful sweep of her vocals was still there to be heard, and it rose to the fore in places, especially in set highlight, Licence To Kill and a raucous I’ve Got To Use My Imagination. This was an evening purely about the music, though in truth not every song carried over as well as it could have, due in part to her backing band being crushingly loud at times.īut opening the show with medleys of All I Do, Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) and Nitty Gritty, together with a full version of her last number one hit, 1987’s Love Overboard, she had this audience immediately in the palm of her hand where they stayed all night. There was no merchandise or programmes on sale, just a petite figure brimming with Southern charm. It was a no frills affair, with only a couple of candelabras on stage to keep her five piece band and four backing singers company. Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul, whose talent carried her from a 1950’s TV contest to R & B’s Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated south of 1960’s America and on through Motown, 70’s disco and 80’s pop, came to The Royal Concert Hall last night and entertained a packed audience from the off. ![]()
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