Though it may have started in America, there are many British artists that have come to define rhythm and blues music, and this being celebrated in a nationwide tour starring original ’60s luminaries The Manfreds, who will be celebrating 25 years since their reformation by bringing with them some very special guests in PP Arnold and Zoot Money.

Featuring a line-up consisting of the two original Manfred Mann frontmen Paul Jones and Mike d’Abo (who each secured a string of hits with the band), along with founding members Mike Hugg and Tom McGuinness, The Manfreds reformed 25 years ago, adding Rob Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie to the line-up. They have since gone on to tour extensively around the world, recently celebrating their 50th anniversary.

They are all set to entertain the Princess Theatre audience tonight at 7.30pm.

Since Manfred Mann formed in 1962, they have secured their place in the history of British popular music, with timeless hits such as Do Wah Diddy, Pretty Flamingo, Sha La La, Ha Ha Said The Clown, Semi Detached Suburban and, of course, 5-4-3-2-1, among a whole host of others.

Tom McGuinness was also part of McGuinness-Flint (When I’m Dead and Gone, and Malt and Barley Blues).

As well as performing all these classics – and many more – on the tour, they will also perform tracks that brought them success as individual artists, such as the Mike d’Abo-penned Build Me Up Buttercup, which was a smash hit for The Foundations, as well as Handbags and Gladrags, which was a monster single most notably for Chris Farlowe and Rod Stewart, as well as Stereophonics, whose version is synonymous with soundtracking the opening credits of Ricky Gervais’ classic comedy The Office.