Music

Renowned singer songwriter Roy Harper is embarking on his last ever major UK tour celebrating “50 years of monumental classics.”

This year sees the 60th anniversary of a Great British institution, the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London’s Soho.

Organist Matt Geer opened the new season of musical events at St John the Evangelist church, Hollington, with a concert entirely devoted to transcriptions of popular works.

Over the next few days, more than 40 of the best young concert pianists in the world will play their hearts out in the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition (HIPCC) and compete for a first prize of £15,000.

Revel in nostalgia and classic hits from a golden age in pop history at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings, on Friday May 21.

Collabro will swing into Bexhill next month during their biggest tour so far, The Road To The Royal Albert Hall.

1. Drama. Price On Application is a unique piece of site-specific, immersive theatre taking place in a house on The Green, St Leonards. The audience is invited as prospective buyers to tour the house, and discover its history, heart and soul, secret energy...but maybe the house doesn’t want to be sold. The production is an ensemble event with local actors, designers and technicians all contributing to the ambience, directed by Leigh Shine of Man In the Moon Theatre Productions. Performances from February 22-23 and February 28 - March 2. Two tours per evening (limited to 20 people per tour) at 6pm and 8pm. Tickets from Eventrite.com.

From Come Back And Stay to Wherever I Lay My Hat and Love Of The Common People, singer Paul Young racked up some major hits in the early 1980s and found himself a place forever in the hearts of British music fans.

Discover “a whole new world” with The Royal Hippodrome Community Theatre Company and The Rattonian Youth Group’s production of Disney’s Aladdin Jnr.

Jamaica’s reggae stars Chaka Demus and Pliers bring their first UK tour in 10 years to Hastings with a performance at the White Rock Theatre on Saturday May 25.

Hastings Fat Tuesday celebrates its 10th anniversary in spectacular style with headline act Glen Matlock, original bassist and songwriter with the Sex Pistols, performing at The London Trader, The Albion and The Carlisle on Tuesday March 5.

Polo photographed at the Opus Theatre by Peter Mould

Shakin’ Stevens is bringing his greatest hits tour to Bexhill with a live gig at the De La Warr Pavilion on Wednesday March 6 from 7.30pm.

Rye International Jazz And Blues Festival will host An Evening With Jimmy Webb showcasing one of the most celebrated songwriters of our generation.

Cornish rolk/folk band William The Conqueror will play a free instore gig at Bexhill’s Music’s Not Dead at the De La Warr Pavilon on Friday February 22 from 7pm.

Bexhill Light Operatic and Dramatic Society will present feelgood 80’s musical The Wedding Singer this autumn.

I Feel Nothing Most Days is the soon-to-be-released album by singer songwriter Oliver Cherer who is familiar to local music fans in various guises.