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Diggin’ For Diamonds [Soul & Funk]

Diggin’ For Diamonds [Soul & Funk]

Wednesday 1st October

Doors at 7pm (7:30pm for ‘Standing’)
Performance 8-10pm (with interval)
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Diggin’ For Diamonds

“Fantastic band with an awesome groove. Excellent singer and one of the tightest bands I’ve seen in a long time”Richard Futter

“An absolute smasher of a gig from Diggin’ For Diamonds at a wonderful venue! It was sold out and we had a brilliant time!”Paulette

A 7-piece band of East Anglia’s finest musicians, Diggin’ For Diamonds is back by popular demand at Peggy’s Skylight, for its 4th time at the club. Proving to be one of the UK’s best new soul bands, the group now has a large following and recently played at one of Britain’s top Soul Weekenders.

Diggin’ For Diamonds was put together by Percussionist & Soul DJ Andy Davies in 2018. Andy wanted to feature Rare 70’s Soul, Funk & Disco Covers along with original material. The band are influenced by incredible Soul artists like Leroy Hutson, The Salsoul Orchestra, Alice Clark, Loleatta Holloway, Gwen McCrae and many of the independent Soul & Funk artists whose work was only released on small local labels in the USA. Some of the tunes the band play had never seen the light of day until recently.

The members of Diggin’ For Diamonds have performed with the likes of Myles Sanko, The Brass Funkeys, Kathy Kosins, Resolution 88, Joanna Eden, Paul Young’s Q-Tips, Don Airey, Joe Bataan, Nicholas Beard, Speedometer, Blondied, The Soft Tone Needles, Kenny Thomas, Soulutions and Dennis Taylor to name a few. The band have also performed at a range of festivals and club venues including Pizza Express, Soho, London.

Line up
Alex Taylor – Vocals
Andy Davies – Percussion
David Franklin – Tenor and Baritone Saxophones
Justin Dwyer – Guitar
Hugh Birkenhead – Keyboards
Russell ‘Eddie’ Edwards – Bass
Joe Taylor – Drums

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Date

01 Oct 2025

Buy Tickets:

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Main seating area £15

Doors open at 7pm | Performance from 8pm

Available Tickets: 21
The Main seating area ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket type. We occasionally have extra availability or cancellations. please contact bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk
Window seating area £15

Doors open at 7pm | Performance from 8pm
Some seating may have a slightly restricted view

Available Tickets: 13
The Window seating area ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket type. We occasionally have extra availability or cancellations. please contact bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk
Standing £10

Doors open at 7:30pm for Standing | Performance from 8pm
There will be a standing area by the bar, opposite the stage

Available Tickets: 10
The Standing ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket type. We occasionally have extra availability or cancellations. please contact bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk

Ticket and Venue information:

  • You can request to be seated in ‘Dizzy’ (raked theatre), ‘Duke’ (side wall), ‘Billie’ (front of stage) or ‘Mingus’ (near piano) and we will do our best to allocate you to your chosen seats.
  • Though we can guarantee that you will have a table, we cannot guarantee exactly where, as we do our best to fulfil all customers requirements
  • Seating in ‘Ella’ or ‘Satchmo’ (by the windows) is allocated last, unless specifically requested. Please note, a few of these seats are restricted view
  • All seats are at a table or bar where you can order food and drink with table service
  • You can view a seating plan here

SPECIAL ACCESS NEEDS

  • Please email bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk to reserve a suitable seat for you and your party
  • We have an accessible toilet on the ground floor

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