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The Northern Swing Orchestra
Celebrate Christmas to the exhilarating sound of a 16-piece live big band as the sensational Northern Swing Orchestra takes to the Bibis stage.
With 16 professional musicians and two outstanding live vocalists, this is big-band music as it is meant to be heard — live, powerful and right in front of you.
Expect 90 minutes of timeless swing, show-stopping classics and festive favourites, drawing on the golden age of big band and the music of legends including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and Michael Bublé — alongside many more.
From the unmistakable opening of In the Mood to Come Fly With Me, Fly Me to the Moon, New York, New York and festive favourites including Let It Snow, expect soaring vocals, brilliant musicianship and that unmistakable big-band sound.
A spectacular afternoon of live music, Christmas atmosphere and plenty of reasons to get out of your seat and onto the dancefloor.
Dinner. Big band. Dancing. Christmas, the Bibis way.
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