See the stunning new show curated by Paul Casey, featuring the classic hits of his long-time collaborator Chris Rea. The Chris Rea Experience is a critically-acclaimed, expertly-crafted show, presenting the biggest songs of the 40-million-album-selling Chris Rea.
Fans of the late Chris Rea can now enjoy a rare opportunity to witness his music live, like never before, as Casey and his band ‘Rea-imagines’ the classic hits.
The new show will honour Rea’s legacy in a way that could only happen on the back of their decades-long relationship. Featuring hits such as Fool If You Think It’s Over, Auberge, The Road To Hell, On The Beach, Let’s Dance, Stainsby Girls and many more….
….In late 2024, Paul Casey suggested to Chris Rea that he wanted to put together an all-star band of musicians to play a night of Chris’s music at the Derry Jazz Festival but only if he had Chris’s blessing.
“Pauly,” Chris said “you always have my blessing”.
Paul was gifted Chris’ own touring amps (cigarette burns included!) and the final Chris Rea stage set of 5 blue guitars.
A unique musical tribute played by those who were there
The band includes Eoghan O’Neill, who played on most of Chris Rea’s big hits and toured with him in the 1980s, Liam Bradley (Van Morrison, Ronan Keating, The Blue Nile), John McCullough (Van Morrison, The Waterboys, Sinéad O’Connor), and newcomer Dan Millar on guitar.
Paul Casey performs his authentic tribute to Chris Rea’s body of work. Not as an imitation, but as someone who knows this music from the inside, has co-written parts of its history, and brings it to life with heart and soul.
Book a table for pre-concert dining
Acapela Studio provides pre-concert dining between 6.00pm and 7.30pm from our pizza oven. To view the current menu visit here.
BOOKING A TABLE FOR AN EVENT IN 2026
Please purchase your concert tickets first before booking a table. We will not accept any table bookings that do not have a corresponding ticket purchase.
Then return to the event page to book your table, by selecting the date of your event, number of diners and time you require table. The times shown are the only vacancies left. Please complete your email and phone number as this is required to ensure your table is allocated. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email and text.
If on the date you have chosen no tables are available - no times will be shown and the booking system will revert you back to todays date - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DATE!
PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE RELIES ON THE INCOME FROM DINING TO ENSURE WE CAN BOOK ALL THE GREAT ACTS PERFORMING.
Income from the provision of pizzas is very important to the venue and if you have booked a table it is a requirement that all people sat at tables order food - a salad alternative is available to pizzas. Please do ensure that all individuals will be ordering on your table - if this is not the case please cancel your table so others who are looking to dine can do so. Our apologies to raise this but recently we have had many tables (some very large) where less than 50% of those sat at tables have ordered food. Financially this is a real problem to the sustainability of the venue.
- All seating at tables must purchase a pizza - so please do not book a table if everyone is not eating.
- Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before the time slot allocated to order your pizzas prior to your booking time.
- Tables not seated within 15 minutes of the allocated time may be lost and allocated to other audience members wishing to order pizzas.
- If you wish to book a table for 6 or more please email info@acapela.co.uk
BOOKING A TABLE FOR EVENTS IN 2027
From the 1st January 2027, all tickets for table dining will include the price of the pizza included within the ticket price. When purchasing table tickets you will have a choice of purchasing tickets to dine at certain times.
If you wish to join your booking with another table so you are sat at the same table then please email info@acapela.co.uk requesting the tables to be joined.
If you arrive 15 minutes after the time booked your table may be given away to other ticketholders who have purchased pizzas on the evening.
As with all out tickets – the venue has a no refund ticket policy
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order and cooked in an authentic wood-fired oven. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
PLEASE NOTE:
Please note that no alcohol or other drinks not purchased on the premises are allowed to be brought into the venue. Thank You.
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BOOK A TABLE YOU CAN STILL ORDER PIZZAS ON THE NIGHT (USUALLY ON BUSY NIGHTS NO LATER THAN 7.15PM) AND WE WILL SERVE THEM TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE SAT IN THE VENUE - IN A PIZZA BOX.