ROBERT ARKINS COMMITMENTS

About this event

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Have you got Soul? If so, join us at Arena, Torquay, on Sunday 13 September, from 5pm-8pm, for a family-friendly day celebrating 35 years of The Commitments - the Irish saviours of soul. The event features Robert Arkins, who played band manager Jimmy Rabbitte in The Commitments bringing his 9-piece Commitments band to Torquay as part of their 2026 UK & Ireland tour. Expect all the hits from the film, including Mustang Sally, In the Midnight Hour, Destination Anywhere, Nowhere to Run, Dark End of the Street and more  The evening also includes a warm-up DJ set from Dublin's DJ Jacqui Carroll, spinning classic 1960s soul to get the floor moving. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Alan Parker's 1991 classic, we're releasing the first batch of tickets at the 1991 price of just £12 for the first 100 tickets only. Once they're gone, they're gone.