Nine Below Zero Announce 50th Anniversary 59 Below Zero UK Tour For 2027

South East London rhythm and blues favourites, Nine Below Zero are celebrating 50 years together with a major tour in 2027.

The ‘59 Below Zero’ UK tour runs from February through to December, with a string of very special guests joining the band on stage along the way.

Founding members Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham started making music and playing live together in South East London back in 1977. Half a century on, Nine Below Zero are still creating and playing some of the finest UK rhythm and blues around, and their anniversary year is shaping up to be a busy one.

The guest list is impressive. Iconic Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, fast-rising Zac Schulze, incredible blues pianist Ben Waters, legendary guitarist Robbie McIntosh and long-standing co-performers Dr Feelgood will all appear at selected shows.

The tour opens on 19th February at Band On The Wall in Manchester with Dr Feelgood, and the two bands team up again in Southend, Blackpool and Southampton. One of the standout nights is set for London’s Cadogan Hall on 2nd October, where Bruce Foxton and Zac Schulze both join the band.

Robbie McIntosh appears at dates including Weston-Super-Mare, Great Torrington, Cambridge and Sturminster, while Ben Waters joins the band in Liverpool, Morecambe, Kendal, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Tivoli in Wimborne on 18th November features both McIntosh and Waters.

Zac Schulze also lines up for shows in Hertford, Hastings and Saltaire. The UK run closes at Ripley Town Hall on 18th December, and more dates are still to be added.

Alongside the full band UK dates, Nine Below Zero will also perform a run of shows in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia. On top of that, the band are squeezing in a short run of intimate acoustic shows, including two supporting the Fabulous Thunderbirds, to make 2027 a truly golden year.

Nine Below Zero released their classic debut LP ‘Live at the Marquee’ in 1980 and kept the momentum going with ‘Don’t Point Your Finger’ in 1981. Their third LP, ‘Third Degree’, followed on A&M Records in 1982, with its front cover image shot by legendary photographer David Bailey.

Since 1988 the band have released a further 20 LPs, adding up to an incredible recording career. Mark Feltham has also been selected as harmonica player by a whole host of acts, including Oasis, Annie Lennox, Talk Talk and Rory Gallagher.

The band’s early years were packed with memorable moments. Nine Below Zero toured with The Who and The Kinks in 1980 and 1981, and appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test and The South Bank Show.

Perhaps most memorably of all, they made a cameo performance on the cult comedy The Young Ones, an appearance that is still fondly remembered by fans of the show and the band alike.

Today’s Nine Below Zero line-up features Dennis Greaves on guitar and vocals, Mark Feltham on harmonica and vocals, Anthony Harty on bass guitar and vocals and Sonny Greaves on drums and vocals. Fans can find out more about the two founders in the Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham biographies on the band’s website.

The tour is an AGMP Concerts presentation. Tickets are on sale now via AGMP or by calling 0871 220 0260, and individual venue ticket links are included with each date below. Tickets for the Ripley show go on sale in 2027.

Nine Below Zero’s 50th anniversary ‘59 Below Zero’ UK tour dates are as follows:

19th February 2027 – Band On The Wall, Manchester (with Dr Feelgood) – Tickets
20th February 2027 – The Leopard, Doncaster – Tickets
26th February 2027 – Palace Theatre, Southend (with Dr Feelgood) – Tickets
27th February 2027 – Old Brewery Store, Faversham – Tickets
12th March 2027 – Blakehay, Weston-Super-Mare (with Robbie McIntosh) – Tickets
13th March 2027 – Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington (with Robbie McIntosh) – Tickets
22nd April 2027 – Cavern, Liverpool (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
23rd April 2027 – Platform, Morecambe (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
24th April 2027 – Brewery Arts, Kendal (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
30th April 2027 – Junction, Cambridge (with Robbie McIntosh) – Tickets
1st May 2027 – Steelies, Hartlepool – Tickets
8th May 2027 – Exchange, Sturminster (with Robbie McIntosh) – Tickets
14th May 2027 – Strings, Newport, Isle of Wight – Tickets
18th June 2027 – Arts Centre, Colchester (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
24th September 2027 – Barnoldswick Music And Arts Centre, Barnoldswick – Tickets
25th September 2027 – Bootleg Social, Blackpool (with Dr Feelgood) – Tickets
2nd October 2027 – Cadogan Hall, London (with Bruce Foxton & Zac Schulze) – Tickets
9th October 2027 – Corn Exchange, Hertford (with Zac Schulze) – Tickets
15th October 2027 – The 1865, Southampton (with Dr Feelgood) – Tickets
23rd October 2027 – The Piper, Hastings (with Zac Schulze) – Tickets
29th October 2027 – Live Room, Saltaire (with Zac Schulze) – Tickets
30th October 2027 – Cluny, Newcastle (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
12th November 2027 – Metronome, Nottingham (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
18th November 2027 – Tivoli, Wimborne (with Robbie McIntosh & Ben Waters) – Tickets
26th November 2027 – St Luke’s, Glasgow (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
27th November 2027 – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh (with Ben Waters) – Tickets
18th December 2027 – Ripley Town Hall, Ripley – tickets on sale in 2027

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