Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul land in Newcastle on 23 October 2026 at O2 City Hall Newcastle, with Jazzie B steering the London collective that shaped a distinctly British take on street soul. Born from a sound system and club nights at the Africa Centre and Brixton’s Fridge, the crew blends soul, R&B, hip-hop, dance and reggae influences into warm grooves and bass-led rhythms that never rush the moment.

On stage, the lineup stays true to the collective’s spirit: rotating vocalists, harmonies that slip in and out of the mix, and arrangements that leave room for dub echoes, keys and percussion. The set leans into the catalogue that made their mark worldwide, from Keep On Movin’ to Back to Life, alongside cuts drawn from the Vol. series that followed Club Classics Vol. One. The live flow borrows from DJ culture as much as from a band setup, with transitions and extended passages that nod to their sound system roots.

Three decades on, Soul II Soul still reconnects past and present without nostalgia, carried by Jazzie B’s direction and the voices that have kept the collective alive in recent years.