Luke Thomas & The Swing Cats: Kings of Swing Tour - Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026
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About this event
Ireland’s “King of Swing” Luke Thomas and The Swing Cats return after their triumphant sell-out performance at last year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival with their brand-new Kings of Swing Tour.
Join Luke Thomas & The Swing Cats as they celebrate 100 years of swing, jazz, big band and vintage pop music featuring songs made famous by Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darrin, Luis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and many more…
Expect to hear timeless classics like Sing Sing Sing, When the Saints Go Marching In, Mack the Knife, Mr. Bojangles, Fly Me to the Moon, L.O.V.E., as well as swing arrangements of modern-day classics like Wonderful and The Boys Are Back in Town performed by award-winning and No.1 selling artist Luke Thomas and his band The Swing Cats!
With two No.1 albums, three TV concert specials and countless sold-out tours under their belts, this is an absolute must for swing, jazz and big band music fans.
Location
15 MacCurtain Street
Venue details
The Everyman is a non-profit company that produces and presents the best in Irish and international performance for Cork and Irish audiences. Our mission is to be indispensable to all of the communities we serve: audiences, artists (local, national, international), employees and suppliers, while remaining rooted in, and inextricably linked to, Cork.
Our beautiful theatre is 650-seat listed building and a jewel of late Victorian architecture, celebrating its 120th birthday in 2017. The building is steeped in history and the auditorium is a favourite with audiences and performers alike for its intimacy and atmosphere.
