Shalamar

One of the most successful soul groups of all time, Shalamar return to the UK in 2026 to celebrate their 50th anniversary with The Gold Tour.Formed in Los Angeles in 1976 by Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and music executive Dick Griffey, Shalamar became a defining force in late ’70s and ’80s R&B, funk and dance music.With 18 UK Top 75 hits, 11 Top 40 singles, four Top 10 hits and over 25 million records sold worldwide, their influence on popular music and dance culture remains unmistakable.Rising from their breakthrough with debut single & album ‘Uptown Festival’, Shalamar went on to deliver a run of era-defining hits including ‘A Night To Remember’, ‘Take That To The Bank’, ‘The Second Time Around’, ‘Make That Move, Dead Giveaway’, ‘There It Is’, ‘Friends’ and ‘Dancin’ In The Sheets’; records that continue to fill dancefloors and festival fields worldwide.The group also played a central role in shaping modern dance culture. In the early 1980s, Jeffrey Daniel introduced body-popping to the UK and Europe, famously performing the first moonwalk on British television - a moment that helped redefine pop performance and influenced a generation of artists.Today, Shalamar are led by Jeffrey Daniel and Howard Hewett from the classic 1982 lineup, alongside Carolyn Griffey, who has been the group’s female lead since 2001 and is the longest-serving woman in Shalamar’s history.