Award-nominated blues band to play Under The Wrekin festival in Wellington
Wellington to welcome chart-topping blues band Jimmy Regal and the Royals
Jimmy Regal and the Royals is a driving, dynamic band that takes the roots of blues to new places. They are inspired by music cultures from around the world, including North Mississippi, New Orleans, Senegal and Mali, while remaining unashamedly South London.
The core line-up of harmonica, guitar and drums is the basis of a unique and inventive sound that is many-layered and often described as "huge". The band explores diverse influences while keeping a grounding in no-nonsense rhythm and blues.
They tour both as a three-piece and with a horn section, and have recorded with some of West Africa's best musicians, London's top horn players and many others.
After their debut album hit the UK charts in 2017, they scored four top-10 UK blues albums. Their latest studio album, First and Last Stop, reached number one in the UK charts, was the number one most-played UK act in the International Roots Music Report charts for three consecutive weeks, and achieved a US top-10 placing in the Contemporary Blues charts. They received UK Blues Federation nominations for Best Album and Best Band in 2024 and 2026.
They have toured extensively across the UK, including appearances at some of the country's biggest blues festivals, and have built a reputation as an electrifying live act. They have supported major US blues acts including Cedric Burnside and GA-20. In 2026, they performed at the Kafou Music Festival in Dakar, Senegal, as guests of griot musician and kora player Diabel Cissokho, who has also recorded with the band.
For fans of: Junior Kimbrough, Cedric Burnside, Ali Farka Touré, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, North Mississippi Allstars and GA-20.
The new album, Snap Back, will receive its physical release on Friday, September 25. The digital release on all platforms will follow on Friday, October 2.
The band will also perform on Saturday, September 5, at Under The Wrekin: Acoustic Blues at Bowring Park, Wellington, Shropshire, TF1 1QX.
The event is a day of acoustic blues music held in memory of Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee.