Bell X1 set for intimate show at City of Derry Jazz Festival

The big names keep rolling in for this year’s City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival as Stendhal Festival has announced it is hosting an intimate night with Bell X1 at the Nerve Centre on Sunday, May 1.

The multi-platinum selling Irish four-piece will be performing a semi-acoustic show accompanied by Dowry Stings, in what promises to be a magical experience.

The band are constantly evolving and changing things up for themselves and their fans and this collaboration with Dowry Strings has resulted in an incredible and quite moving live experience.

This highly anticipated show will debut new material along with a lot of the favourites spanning the last 20 years.

Stendhal festival director Ross Parkhill said, “It’s brilliant to be involved with the Derry Jazz Festival this year.

“It’s the biggest Jazz Festival in the country and we are really happy to be supporting the event this year by bringing Bell X1 to the Nerve Centre.

“The show itself promises to be something very special for fans old and new and while not jazz in the strictest sense, we think this is a fantastic addition to the festival this year.”

Andrea Campbell, event organiser, Derry City and Strabane District Council added, “We are delighted to be teaming up with the Stendhal Festival to add Bell X1 to our exciting line up for the 2022
City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival.

“The team are really excited to be able to deliver the festival to a live audience for the first time in three years and this semi-acoustic show promises to be a real treat for fans of Bell X1.

“We have some exciting new initiatives planned for 2022 including the Gay McIntyre Stage in Guildhall Square as well as the return of our Jazz Hubs in The Playhouse, Bennigans Bar and the Great Hall at Magee University so it promises to be a festival to remember,” she added.

• Tickets are now on sale, for more info visit the Nerve Centre website.