Beverley Knight « Born To Perform Tour »

Beverley Knight brings her Born To Perform Tour to The Blackpool Opera House in Blackpool on 6 June 2026. Raised in Wolverhampton within a Jamaican family and shaped by the Pentecostal church, she treads a clear line between soul, contemporary R&B, neo-soul and gospel. On stage, that grounding feeds a set built on tight grooves, rich harmonies and vocals that lean into phrasing and call-and-response.

The show draws widely from her catalogue: the 90s rise with The B-Funk and Prodigal Sista, the personal turn of Who I Am, the pop-opened palette of Affirmation, the analogue colours of Music City Soul and 100%, the British soul tributes on Soul UK, the Memphis shades of Soulsville, and the recent The Fifth Chapter. With a focused band, she moves from uplift to slow-burn pieces, keeping the song at the centre.

Parallel to her recording career, Knight has taken on major roles in the West End (The Bodyguard, Memphis, Cats, The Drifters Girl, Sylvia, Sister Act). That stage experience shows in a concert format that balances precision and warmth, connecting her gospel roots with her R&B instincts for a night that traces where she’s been and where she’s headed.