Inspired by the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Chris formed his first Barber New Orleans Band in 1949 at the age of nineteen. In 1953, along with Monty Sunshine and Lonnie Donegan, he joined forces with Ken Colyer. Then, with the replacement of Colyer by Pat Halcox, Ken Colyer's Jazzmen became Chris Barber's Jazz Band in 1954 and has been one of Europe's most successful traditional jazz bands ever since. The Big Chris Barber Band - 50th Anniversary Tour website.| 24 Feb 04 | Octagon Theatre Yeovil, Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Feb 04 | Wyvern Theatre Swindon, Wiltshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Feb 04 | Medina Theatre Newport, Isle of Wight Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Feb 04 | Theatre Royal Wakefield Wakefield, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Dec 03 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Dec 03 | Huntingdon Hall Worcester, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Dec 03 | The Stables Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Dec 03 | Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Dec 03 | Bristol Beacon Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Dec 03 | Buxton Opera House Buxton, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Dec 03 | Usher Hall Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Dec 03 | Music Hall Aberdeen Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Dec 03 | Royal Concert Hall Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Nov 03 | Guild Hall and Charter Theatre Preston, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Nov 03 | Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Nov 03 | Princes Theatre Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Nov 03 | Wycombe Swan High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Nov 03 | Harrow Arts Centre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Nov 03 | The Orchard Dartford, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Jun 03 | Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Jun 03 | Anvil Arts Basingstoke, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Jun 03 | Forum Studio Theatre (formerly the Chester Gateway) Chester, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Jun 03 | New Theatre Royal Lincoln, Lincolnshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Jun 03 | Grand Theatre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Jun 03 | City Varieties Music Hall Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Jun 03 | Royal & Derngate Northampton, Northamptonshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Jun 03 | Dorking Halls Dorking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 May 03 | Southbank Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 May 03 | Chelmsford Theatre Chelmsford, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 May 03 | Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 May 03 | Corn Exchange Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 May 03 | Pavilion Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 May 03 | Town Hall Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Mar 03 | The Playhouse Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Mar 03 | Queen's Theatre Barnstaple, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Mar 03 | Lyceum Theatre Crewe, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Mar 03 | G-Live Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Mar 03 | Arts Centre Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Mar 03 | Roses Theatre Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Mar 03 | Alban Arena St Albans, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
