Mick McConnell & Blue Thunder are delighted to announce that they will play Looe Blues Festival on Friday 4th December 2026. The festival takes place over a full weekend and tickets are available via Solid Entertainments.

Our 2026 dates continue to be added and can be found in the live section.
we've had a cracking start to the year, with gigs in Harrogate, Sunderland and the Winter Blues Weekender in North Shields. 
All these gigs have…

We can't wait for this one!
What a great line up, that Solid Entertainments have put together!

As well as a few dates around West Yorkshire, Mick is delighted to be invited to play The Glasgow Blues Festival presented by Solid Entertainments  on Sunday 16th November 2025

An absolute brilliant line up!   (Stage times to be announced) 

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Mick will be playing the iconic 100 club, as part of his UK Tour this February.
“It's just one of those gigs, that you have to play once in your life”

Ticket links will follow shortly, but here's the date.

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It’s so difficult to write a tribute about someone, because it’s so easy to miss something out, especially when for thirty some years, we’ve spent an incredible amount of time together. 

I sit here today, thinking about…

As most of you already know by now, my bandmate and friend lost his wife last week.

I know that many of you have sent condolences to Terry and his family, via social media.
I would also like to…

I'm back for another "Hang" on the 20th October (8pm-UK  -  9pm-EU)

Got some great new songs, coming at you!
I hope you can join me for 45 minutes of music and banter?

Here's your link to Stageit:

All I shall say. It was great to once again walk on a stage and do what I've not done for almost two years!

Hey everyone .......

I'm back with another "Acoustic Hang" on the 22nd of September!!!!
Please join me for some music and banter, with nothing other than my trusty acoustic guitar.
Some cool new tunes coming your way!!!

8pm…

September is here, and summer is slowly heading to meet Autumn.
Sadly Smokie still haven't got back on the road and I'm starting to find it all a bit frustrating.

Obviously there's not much to report except we, like…

So today; The government in the UK, made some changes to quarantine rules when returning to the UK from green and amber countries. As long as the traveller has received both jabs and has the correct vaccine proof to hand.

For those of you who have showed some concern to me disappearing off social media, I just want to let you know that I'm perfectly fine!

Such a shame that there are some people in this world who want…

Hey everybody

I hope you're well.

I have another "Acoustic Hang" on the 14th April.

Please join me for some great music fun and laughter!
Make sure you have wine!!!!!

https://www.stageit.com/mick_mcconnell/the_acoustic_hang_7/96727 

Hi everyone!

I have another "Acoustic Hang" that will take place as usual on stageit.com!

Here's the link
https://www.stageit.com/mick_mcconnell/the_acoustic_hang_6/95680

Please share on your social media and spread the word!

Isn't it funny, how sometimes a musician can perform a concert in whatever setting . . . in this case me at home doing my "Hang"

After the show, I had so many messages, telling me how it was…

Hi everyone!

I'm back for another "Acoustic Hang| on the  27th January 2021.

Please join me for a night of fun, banter and acoustic music!

https://www.stageit.com/mick_mcconnell/the_acoustic_hang_4/94100

Hi everyone!

I hope you are safe and well.
What can I say? . . . . This is such a strange Christmas!
I hope that next year will be different!
I hope that we can get back to…

Hi everyone!

I hope you can all join me on Wednesday the 16th of December for my live stream "The Acoustic Hang"

This live stream is via www.stageit.com

Tickets are pay what you like…

On Wednesday 25th November.
Mick will perform a live stream from his house in Yorkshire.

He will be playing some of his favourite songs as well as a couple of original songs from his first solo album…

Greetings from a very hot sunny Spain folks! 

I usually call this a summer update. Sharing stories from the road in what would normally be, a busy period in my work calendar. 

First of all, I hope your…

Little did I know when I walked off stage 6 weeks ago in Stockholm that I would be heading home for something that would be completely unprecedented in my lifetime. 
That day was Wednesday, the 11th of March. 
Little did…

I was back rehearsing with "The Blue Thunder Brigade" this week!

It was a bit rough the first few songs, but we soon got back to winning ways and by the end of the session, we were back in the…