Cregan & Co

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Featuring Jim Cregan & Ben Mills and their fantastic band.

Jim was the main-stay of Rod's first band after he left the Faces.

From 1976 to 1994, Jim co-wrote the hits, recorded the albums, and toured the world with him. Songs like You're in My Heart, I was Only Joking, Baby Jane, Blondes Have More Fun, Forever Young, D’Ya Think I'm Sexy, the list goes on and on...

A fantastic musician in his own right, Jim has also worked with the biggest names in the music business:- names like Art Garfunkel, Ronnie Wood, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Katie Melua, Kid Rock, Michael Bolton, Paul Carrack, Paul Rodgers, Cat Stevens, Family, Gary Brooker, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Steve Cropper, Roger Taylor, Tina Turner, Cockney Rebel.

Singer/guitarist Ben Mills teamed up with Jim and the band in October 2011. An accomplished singer/songwriter in his own right, Ben reached the final of UK X Factor in 2006 (the year Leona Lewis won), and launched a successful solo career on the back of it. He’s “having a blast” singing Rod Stewart’s back catalogue, with the man who co-wrote the songs, and he’s enjoying putting his own stamp on the hits that everyone knows and loves.

Drummer Harry James is best known for his work with legendary UK rock band Thunder, as well as drumming with Magnum, Steve Harley, Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes. The musical backbone of the band is completed by Bass player Pat Davey (Tom Robinson Band) and pianist Sam Tanner (Alexander O’Neil, Nate James & Duffy).

Some Quotes

“Not a tribute to Rod, but a tribute to themselves, the man who helped make Rod the star he was at the absolute pinnacle of his career. And what a night they delivered in Southampton – brilliant from first to last, a succession of great tracks all played to perfection...” “Together, they soar, that great Rod Stewart sound conjured up by the guys who created it.” - Southampton Review.

“If you can’t afford my tickets go see these guys.....they’re just as good and half the price!!” - Rod Stewart (2011)

“When I talk of goosebumps and tingles down my spine, it's not just a figure of speech.

When I hear Ben sing it genuinely does happen, and I would quite happily listen to him for hours on end, knowing I would be captivated and totally mesmerised the entire time.”

“I was once again captured by Ben's voice. Sat with my eyes closed, I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end as I surrendered to the music. For the next two hours, nothing else mattered.”

Cregan & Co

This is a fantastic band that plays seriously good music, and delivers a show jam packed with the feel good factor. Quite simply, they play the music that has formed the soundtrack to many of our lives, for over 30 years. Go see them – and hear all those Rod Stewart classics, played by the guys who wrote them...