DANCE music pioneer and DJ Judge Jules is heading to East Lancashire in October complete with a full band.

He will be presenting a special live show featuring a reworking of many of his favourite dance anthems when he comes to King George’s Hall, Blackburn, on October 23.

He said: “There is something about music being played live that never fails to send shivers down your spine – it doesn’t matter what the genre is, hearing a track performed by live musicians on stage is something you cannot replicate in the studio, or even on the best nightclub environment.

“So, I decided to create my own bespoke versions of my all-time favourite records with a specially selected band. It’s taken a long time to put together, but finally we look forward to taking the “Judge Jules Live” tour on the road.

“This truly is a new take on the ‘live dance music’ phenomenon and the tour bus starts rolling shortly.”

Jules’s in-depth involvement in many of the recent wave of “classical” dance events, including Gatecrasher, Colours, Club Class and 2019’s Ministry of Sound tour, inspired the decision to take the impact of the classical shows and create a new take on live dance music.

Featuring a full 10-piece band with brass, percussion, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, keyboard and singers, Jules will lead the audience on a carefully curated journey through dance music. Every song has been completely rewritten specifically for the band to play live bringing a new dimension to many well-known favourites.

Judge Jules - who got his nickname while studying law at the LSE and continues to work as a music indusry lawyer - has been one of the most influential figures in dance music over the past 25 years.

He was one of the leading DJs on the Ibiza scene and continues to appear behind the decks at some of the world’s leading superclubs.

Judge Jules Live, King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Saturday, October 23. For details visit www.bwdvenues.com