Earl Thomas and the Kings of Rhythm (the late great Ike Turner's Grammy Award winning band) are on tour in the UK at the very end of April/beginning of May.
Here's the tour flyer:

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... and here are the gig dates with links:
Tuesday, 27/04/2010, The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Sq, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR 0191 4434661.
http://www.thesagegateshead.org/ Thursday, 29/04/2010, The Forum, University of Hertfordshire, Herts.
http://www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk/ Friday, 30/04/2010, The Flowerpot, Street, Derby 01332 834438.
http://www.rawpromo.co.uk/ Saturday, 01/05/2010, Mumbles Mostly Jazz and Blues Festival, Festival Pavilion, At Southend Gardens on Mumbles Road, SA3 4EA, Mumbles 01792 361302.
http://www.mumblesmostlyjazzandblues.co.uk/ Sunday, 02/05/2010, Penrith Leisure Centre, Southend Road, Penrith CA11 8JH, Cumbria 01768 863450.
http://www.edenarts.co.uk/ Thursday, 06/05/2010, Session Recording, BBC Radio 2's Paul Jones' Show, Broadcast date to follow.
Friday, 07/05/2010, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead, Berks 01628 788997.
http://www.nordenfarm.orgSaturday, 08/05/2010, The Pigalle Club, 215 Piccadilly, London W1J 9HN 0800 988 5470.
http://www.vpmg.net/pigalle/Click here for more info:
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/earlthomas.htm and
http://www.earlthomasmusic.com