Robert Arkins

Name: Robert Arkins
Start: 2026-09-13T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Band on the Wall

Band on the Wall

25 Swan Street

Tomorrow · 19:00

Manchester

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Have you got Soul…..? Robert Arkins, the original Star of award winning Irish film ‘The Commitments’, who played wiley Band Manager Jimmy Rabbitte, on tour celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Alan Parker movie classic with his own 9 piece Commitments band direct from Dublin. Playing all the hits from the film, including ‘Mustang Sally, Nowhere To Run, Try A Little Tenderness, Midnight Hour, Destination Anywhere and much more, as well as select cuts from the Detroit and Northern Soul era from the likes of Jackie Shane and Eddie Floyd. Prepare for a night of non-stop dancing. Now say it once and say it loud…… Support comes from Dublin DJ Jacqui Carroll, playing all the best Soul and Motown

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