In Autumn 2010 Darius toured the UK with the Barison's Swing Band in a show that he created and produced himself. 

History Of Big Bands took the audience on a musical journey through the times of the Big Band and Swing Era. As well as performing classics by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, Darius also sang some of his own new 'big band' style material that he had written himself.

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Talking about the tour at the time Darius explained:

“It all stemmed from a conversation I had with my grandfather about big band music. I loved the idea of having a band on stage and being able to demonstrate the roots and relevance of big band music throughout the ages. It was very much the pop or rock of its era.

“Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Peggy Lee; the big band sound evolved over many chapters that can be divided by the leaders such as Duke Ellington to Count Basie. It’s a journey from one end of the spectrum to the other with great songs and solos performed in a way an audience will probably never have heard before. We have a dancer performing burlesque and a 16-piece orchestra. The whole idea is to transport people to a different era to see what it was like to have been there, back in the day and experience the music the way it should be - live.”

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“I really love Nat King Cole. He’s a legend. In my opinion he's the greatest male vocalist. He did something with his voice no other singer did before - allowing the bass baritone to enter into popular music in such a distinctive way. It’s never been achieved before and I love his voice; it’s like velvety chocolate.”

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“I’ve been very lucky to experience different things and grow as a man and also as a singer,” concludes Darius. “It’s good when you find the perfect fit, the genre that suits your voice best. I’d thought I’d found that with opera but I have a sneaking suspicion I might be at my best with an older era of crooning, which oddly enough I tapped into in those first Pop Idol auditions years ago.”