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Sounds Green 24 July 2024 – Mighty Like The Blues

The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music

Event details

Wednesday 24 July 2024
6.30 - 8.30pm

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' Might Like the Blues' jazz band with their instruments.
An intergenerational collaboration between five of the UK’s leading jazz soloists, Mighty Like The Blues explore the deep legacy of the blues with passion and intensity. Click for information

Featuring legendary guitarist Jim Mullen, Mighty Like The Blues explore the deep legacy of the blues with passion and intensity. Expect to hear blues of all styles and in all forms, from the low-down gut-bucket to the sophisticated blue-ballad, all played with the group’s trademark heartfelt intensity.

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The Sounds Green series runs every Wednesday in July.

Set on the Garden’s Main Lawn, visitors can relax and enjoy informal and fun live music with family and friends, on a (hopefully) warm and balmy evening.

🎵 Music begins at 6.30pm, lasting approximately one hour.

🎵 Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Garden until 8.30pm when the gates will close.

🎵 Picnics are welcome. Food and drink will be provided by the Wandering Yak and The Garden Café. Ice cream by Jack’s Gelato.

🎵 Bring a rug or picnic chair and relax in beautiful surroundings to some stunning musical sounds!

Tickets:

Tickets are the cost of normal Garden admission and include entry into the Garden from 10am.

Paying visitors are advised to book online for this event as tickets cannot be guaranteed on the gates. Online tickets can be purchased up until 5pm on the day of the event.

It is not necessary to purchase advance tickets if you are:

  • An Essential Carer for a Disabled Visitor
  • A Child 0 – 16 inclusive (must be accompanied by an adult)
  • A CUBG Friend or Corporate Friend (on display of a membership card)
  • A CU Student (on display of a student card)

Sounds Green is part of the Cambridge Summer Music Festival, and is kindly supported by Birketts LLP

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