BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1844@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Tom Jones DTSTAMP:20260801T053110Z DTSTART:20260920T233000Z DESCRIPTION:Legendary Welsh singer and performer Tom Jones continues to sus tain his\npopularity around the world\, captivating audiences with his tim eless discography\nof hit songs and enduring talent and charisma. With a r emarkable career spanning\nover six decades\, Jones is widely considered t o be one of the greatest singers\nand recording artists of all time\, sell ing over 100 million records and\ncontinuing as an esteemed and influentia l figure in the music industry.\n\nAt the age of 85\, Jones has received s ome of the best reviews of his career for\nhis most recent Ethan Johns-pro duced albums “Surrounded By Time”\, "Long Lost\nSuitcase\," "Spirit In The Room\," and "Praise & Blame." Critics have praised both\nthe recorded mat erial and Jones' performances\, highlighting his undeniable and\nunique ta lent in both the studio and on stage.\n\nBorn in the mining town of Pontyp ridd\, South Wales\, Jones quit school at an\nearly age\, working various odd jobs before getting his start as a member of a\nlocal band called The Senators\, later forming his own group\, Tom Jones and the\nSquires\, gigg ing in clubs and pubs around the local area.\n\nIn the early 1960s\, he si gned with Decca Records in London\, kickstarting a\nsuccessful and diverse career and achieving international fame with his powerful\nvoice and dyna mic stage presence. He had a string of hit songs including "It's\nNot Unus ual\," "What's New Pussycat?" "Delilah\," and "Green\, Green Grass of Home "\nwhich sat alongside his hugely popular 1969-1971 cross-continental TV s how\,\n"This is Tom Jones". Jones has always had a fundamental interest in a wide range\nof music\, leading him to work with dozens of iconic collab orators over the\nyears\, ranging from Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin t o Van Morrison\, Dolly\nParton and Ed Sheeran\, just some amongst many. Al though he is well known for his\nhits\, he is first and foremost a diverse artist with a true rhythm and blues\nsoul.\n\nJones's career has been fil led with numerous honors and accolades\, including a\ndeeply cherished kni ghthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2006\, multiple BRIT\nAwards\, a Silver Clef Award\, the prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award and a\nHitmaker Award from the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has also acted in films\nsu ch as Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks\," and "Playhouse Presents: King of The T eds"\nfor Sky Arts. Along with his yearly touring\, Jones has continued to be active in\nthe industry as a longstanding coach on The Voice UK and be ing a valued\ncontributor at a variety of events and broadcasts such as th e 25th Anniversary\nof MusiCares (honouring Bob Dylan) and the 57th Grammy Awards as well as many\nothers for charitable causes. His recent autobiog raphy "Over The Top And Back"\nwas a rollicking best-seller\, and his 2021 album release “Surrounded By Time”\nmade him the oldest male to claim a N umber 1 spot on the UK Official Albums\nChart with an album of new materia l\, overtaking Bob Dylan.\n\nSir Tom has indeed cemented his place in musi c history as one of the most\nsuccessful artists of all time\, traversing musical eras and genres\, cutting\nacross class divides\, and appealing to all genders and ages\, mainstream and\ncutting edge. Sir Tom has always b een about the power of the song\, and the power\nof the voice\, qualities that have made him a true legend in the music zeitgeist.\nDespite the pass age of time\, Sir Tom Jones continues to be a force to be\nreckoned with i n the music world\, and his legacy will undoubtedly live on for\ngeneratio ns to come. URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/tom-jones-come-gather-round-tour LOCATION:Miller High Life Theatre - 500 West Kilbourn Avenue Milwaukee\, W I 53203 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Legendary Welsh singer and performer Tom Jo nes continues to sustain his popularity around the world, captivating audi ences with his timeless discography of hit songs and enduring talent and c harisma. With a remarkable career spanning over six decades, Jones is wide ly considered to be one of the greatest singers and recording artists of a ll time, selling over 100 million records and continuing as an esteemed an d influential figure in the music industry.

At the age of 85, Jones has received some of the best reviews of his career for his most recent Et han Johns-produced albums “Surrounded By Time”, "Long Lost Suitcase," "Spi rit In The Room," and "Praise & Blame." Critics have praised both the recorded material and Jones' performances, highlighting his undeniable and unique talent in both the studio and on stage.

Born in the mining t own of Pontypridd, South Wales, Jones quit school at an early age, working various odd jobs before getting his start as a member of a local band cal led The Senators, later forming his own group, Tom Jones and the Squires, gigging in clubs and pubs around the local area.

In the early 1960s, he signed with Decca Records in London, kickstarting a successful and div erse career and achieving international fame with his powerful voice and d ynamic stage presence. He had a string of hit songs including "It's Not Un usual," "What's New Pussycat?" "Delilah," and "Green, Green Grass of Home" which sat alongside his hugely popular 1969-1971 cross-continental TV sho w, "This is Tom Jones". Jones has always had a fundamental interest in a w ide range of music, leading him to work with dozens of iconic collaborator s over the years, ranging from Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin to Van Mo rrison, Dolly Parton and Ed Sheeran, just some amongst many. Although he i s well known for his hits, he is first and foremost a diverse artist with a true rhythm and blues soul.

Jones's career has been filled with nu merous honors and accolades, including a deeply cherished knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2006, multiple BRIT Awards, a Silver Clef Award, the prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award and a Hitmaker Award from the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has also acted in films such as Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks," and "Playhouse Presents: King of The Teds" for Sky Arts. A long with his yearly touring, Jones has continued to be active in the indu stry as a longstanding coach on The Voice UK and being a valued contributo r at a variety of events and broadcasts such as the 25th Anniversary of Mu siCares (honouring Bob Dylan) and the 57th Grammy Awards as well as many o thers for charitable causes. His recent autobiography "Over The Top And Ba ck" was a rollicking best-seller, and his 2021 album release “Surrounded B y Time” made him the oldest male to claim a Number 1 spot on the UK Offici al Albums Chart with an album of new material, overtaking Bob Dylan.

Sir Tom has indeed cemented his place in music history as one of the most successful artists of all time, traversing musical eras and genres, cutti ng across class divides, and appealing to all genders and ages, mainstream and cutting edge. Sir Tom has always been about the power of the song, an d the power of the voice, qualities that have made him a true legend in th e music zeitgeist. Despite the passage of time, Sir Tom Jones continues to be a force to be reckoned with in the music world, and his legacy will un doubtedly live on for generations to come.

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