BRITISH singer songwriter Jake Bugg will perform at Poole Lighthouse this winter in what will be the venue’s first standing gig for five years.

The 27-year-old, who burst onto the scene almost 10 years ago, will play the Concert Hall on Monday, December 11.

Brit Award-winning Jake topped the UK album charts with his eponymous debut which saw him feted as the next Bob Dylan. His fifth album and latest release, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, spawned lead single, All I Need.

Head of programming Tim Colegate said: “We’re excited to welcome Jake Bugg to Lighthouse and introduce a new generation of live music fans to the famous bouncing floor in our Concert Hall.

“This show from one of Britain’s brightest young talents is the first of what we hope will again become a regular feature of standing concerts at Lighthouse.”

In recent years, Lighthouse has hosted concerts from major stars including Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Wilko Johnson, Simple Minds, kd lang, Gregory Porter and Bryan Ferry, which have all been seated shows.

Since opening in 1978 as Poole Arts Centre, artists such as U2, The Who, The Jacksons, The Clash, Eric Clapton, Megadeth, Kings of Leon, and Oasis have played standing concerts.

A feature of the venue’s unique sprung flat floor is that the movement of a big crowd produces a bouncing effect – a memory that was commemorated in song by The Lockdown Band commissioned by Lighthouse during the first Covid lockdown in 2020.