Colosseum

Colosseum, a British progressive rock band formed in 1968, returns to Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter. The act combines rock with jazz and blues influences.

Colosseum is a British progressive rock band formed in 1968. Its debut album, Those Who Are About to Die Salute You, appeared in 1969 on Fontana Records. Among the early British progressive groups, the band is regarded as highly influential, and its music draws on rock, jazz and blues, with classical-tinged keyboard writing.

Its approach to rock is adventurous, with pronounced jazz and blues colouring alongside keyboard parts that carry classical touches. Its influence can be traced across the wider development of classic rock.

This visit to Band On The Wall, a concert and performance venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, brings the group back to the city. The night suits anyone interested in the early progressive rock scene and its jazz and blues roots.