The Ukulele Orchestra Tour in Tewkesbury

Firm favourites, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will be arriving at the Roses in Tewkesbury this March, for its Silver Jubilee Tour.

Organisers say ‘If the ukulele conjures up visions of George Formby, prepare for a rapid rethink,’ and we couldn’t agree more. With sell-out dates becoming a regular occurrence for ‘The Ukes’, if you want to be in the audience for the Roses Theatre concert in March 2010, you’d better be quick.

Since humble beginnings in 1985, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain have garnered a cult following – thanks to appearances on Jools Holland’s Hootennany, The South Bank Show and even Blue Peter – and with packed dates at Glastonbury, Ronnie Scott’s and The Edinburgh Festival all now behind them Gloucestershire fans will once again be able to get their ukulele fix this spring.

As part of its new Silver Jubilee Tour: God Save the Ukulele Orchestra, the group of all-singing, all-strumming ukulele players will be giving a foot-stomping concert in Tewkesbury on Friday 19 March 2010, with a line-up that promises to include post-punk performances and toe-tapping oldies.

Audiences at The Roses can expect to hear everything from Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Reading during the evening concert, with twanging and tittering going hand-in-hand.