Joe Bonamassa 2023 Tour JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES FIVE UK ARENA CONCERTS IN MAY 2023 48-HOUR PLANET ROCK TICKET PRE-SALE 9AM WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER VIA https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/ TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE 9AM FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER FROM: https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/ https://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/ Celebrated and award-winning blues rock guitarist and singer songwriter, Joe Bonamassa in association with J&R Adventures and Neil O’Brien Entertainment is pleased to announce five UK arena concerts in May 2023. Dates include Bournemouth International Centre on Tuesday 9 May, Blackpool Opera House on Wednesday 10 May, Leeds First Direct Arena on Friday 12 May, Newcastle Utilita Arena on Saturday 13 May, and Birmingham Utilita Arena on Sunday 14 May. Planet Rock will run an exclusive 48-hour ticket pre-sale from 9am UK on Wednesday 28 September via https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/ The 2023 UK tour will see Bonamassa performing songs from his 15th solo studio album TIME CLOCKS his GRAMMY Award-nominated studio album ROYAL TEA plus classic tracks from his rich treasure trove back catalogue including the albums REDEMPTION, BLUES OF DESPERATION and THE BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY, plus many more Bonamassa fan favourites. Image By Robert Sutton “Bonamassa is a seminal blues titan.” - Classic Rock “Joe Bonamassa is remarkable.” - Uncut “Smokin’ virtuosity.” - The Times “Electrifying brilliance.” - Daily Star “Bonamassa shows that he loves the music and is as invested in it as his audience is. A brilliant night.” - Music News JOE BONAMASSA MAY 2023 UK TOUR BOURNEMOUTH, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE BLACKPOOL, OPERA HOUSE LEEDS, FIRST DIRECT ARENA NEWCASTLE, UTILITA ARENA BIRMINGHAM, UTILITA ARENA Elbow Announce Ltd Edition ELBOW ANNOUNCE LIMITED ‘WHAT AM I WITHOUT YOU’ MUSIC BOX OUT FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER ORDER HERE: https://www.theofficialmusicboxcompany.com/collections/main-collection/products/what-am-i-without-you LIMITED AMOUNT AVAILABLE FROM MANCHESTER’S PICCADILLY RECORDS ON 29 SEPTEMBER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igJ-VqH911M Out Friday 30th September, the Limited 1st Edition comes with individually numbered postcard. A limited amount will also be available from Manchester’s Piccadilly Records from Thursday 29th September. ‘WHAT AM I WITHOUT YOU’ is the closing track on Elbow’s ninth studio album; FLYING DREAM 1. The album was recorded at the Theatre Royal in Brighton in 2021, while closed due to the pandemic. Uncut called it “gorgeously somnambulant, yet softly romantic,” Mojo cited the subtle complexity of the music and The Observer noted its softly articulated warmth and empathy “drawing comparisons with Talk Talk’s legendary˜ - Laughing Stock’. Elbow are donating their share of proceeds from this Music Box to help facilitate the ongoing therapy for their good friend Mat Andrew, the former owner of Vibes Records in Bury. More info on Mat’s recovery and his GoFundMe page HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/3ckgd-really-good-fundraiser
The Handsome Family Live Handsome Family Live St Marys Performance Space, Chester, 12 September 2022 Back in 1999 I attended an unusual music festival in Cork, Ireland. It was called the Liss Ard festival which lasted 10 days, held in the most beautiful landscape. The festival was a charity event designed to raise funds to maintain and protect the area. Concerts were held around ponds and under trees. As the only English journalist covering the festival I was able to mix freely with artists and garnered over 20 interviews, mostly over in the breakfast tent. Amongst those interviewed was The Handsome Family husband and wife duo who had charmed audiences with their homespun, mixed-mood, Americana/folk together with their friendly husband/wife banter. From that point on I became a fan and witnessed 2 more live performances over the following years in England. I know of no other act that entertains so royally through their music (a mix of country, bluegrass and murder ballads), musical skills and ability to so easily and effectively communicate both with their audience and between themselves. My home is in Chester, Cheshire, and it’s rare to benefit from visits by internationally recognised musicians. The news that The Handsome Family would be performing in the local and very beautiful St Marys Performance Space (formerly a church) was something of a surprise and an event I could not miss. The event’s managers had done a wonderful job in preparing the bijou venue for its illustrious guests with staging and lighting of high quality. The venue is also acoustically sound and especially for outfits such as The Handsome Family. I reckoned that the show was a sell-out and so the stage was set for what would prove to be one of my live highlights of 2022. The single support act was American singer/songwriter Damien Knox who quietly settled at the grand piano and provided one of the most surprising support performances. With his flowing golden locks Knox blew me away with his highly melodic, introspective songs, liquid vocal, chilled-out demeanour and easy audience communication ability. He talked of his experiences during the pandemic and the fact that he was not a ‘people person’ preferring to stay indoors and watch TV. I was impressed and after his performance went to say hello and seek out his recorded material in return for some images of his performance. I love musical surprises and Damien Knox was one of the very best. I’ve never seen a performer screw up each music sheet and toss them away - it seemed like many songs were written especially for the show, never to be sung again… The stage was set with a comprehensive array of instruments - this was the first time I have witnessed a performance by the duo supported by other players. Jason Toth (drums) and Alex McMahon (guitar, pedal steel) joined Brett (centre-stage) and Rennie Sparks (stage-left). Chester’s fans provided an enthusiastic welcome as the band struck up with the characteristically dark ‘No One Fell Asleep Alone’ with Rennie on guitar and Brett on vocals making their mark from the onset. What followed was no less than a selection of their best songs from almost all their LP releases. One of my favourite tracks (and something of a country musical classic, covered by many artists) ‘Weightless’ which covers love, loss and life - intimate storytelling at its best. Brett’s nasal baritone triumphed backed by Rennie’s sweetest of backing vocals. Throughout were triumphant spells of pedal steel from McMahon that brought home the country underpinnings of Handsome’s music. The musical storytelling continued with dazzling skill and firm audience connection, as did Rennie’s introduction to each song and marital banter which the fans loved. For me, this was my favourite Handsome show and will remain in my memory for a lifetime. Setlist No One Fell Asleep Alone The State We’re In Pt II I’m old enough to have experienced the good and bad over the years. I witnessed the first moon landing and English World Cup victory in ‘66 on a tiny black and white TV screen. I remember the moment I heard of Kennedy’s assassination when living in Hong Kong where I also experienced devastating typhoons which drove merchant ships onto roads, and small fishing boats onto rail tracks. I remember the day I took 9 wickets for 1 run against a novice cricket team for my Kowloon based school. I remember selling a Liden whitewood trolley to Paul McCartney for his movie projector while working at Harrods when the four Beatles visited for their Christmas shopping. The tabloids the following day shouted that Harrods had stayed open especially for the band which is untrue. Every Christmas Harrods invited blind children to play in the annual Toy Fair. They happened to be there when the band visited and when the Beatles heard of this went up to the Toy Fair and played with the children… When living in Australia, I experienced frightening bush fires in both Sydney and Adelaide with gum trees exploding some distance away from the seat of the fires. In Sydney we escaped with just our passports expecting our new home to be destroyed before a wind change saved it. Politically I’ve seen parties and prime ministers come and go. I remember Thatcher predicting Climate Change but, like those that followed her, doing nothing to mitigate or protect against its damaging effects. I remember miners’ strikes and Thatcher’s order to sink the Belgrano with hundreds of lost souls on a ship sailing away from the conflict. More recently Blair’s lies that led to the Iraq war and the loss of thousands of innocent lives, and the subsequent increase in Middle Eastern conflicts and terrorism (in line with authoritative predictions relating to the Iraq war but ignored by Blair and Bush). I remember the devastating outcome of the inspectors’ report that concluded there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and certainly no 45-minute threat. The parliamentary debate that sanctioned the war was like the blind leading the blind, and despite the largest anti-war protests ever through the streets of London (numbering over 1 million people). I began to wonder some time ago whether politics worked. Then came Cameron and his needless, suicidal EU referendum and the coup that saw Boris Johnson lead a dishonest campaign to leave the EU and ultimately become prime minister installed effectively by the extreme right of the Conservative party. A massive election victory followed aided and abetted by Labour’s leader Jeremy Corbin who promised so much more than he could ever deliver to a disbelieving population. The catch phrases ‘Get Brexit Done’ and ‘Taking Back Control’ struck a popular note with many voters who actually believed the marketing rhetoric. Johnson rid himself of all the wise and independent-thinking Tory MPs and surrounded himself with sycophantic loyalists including previously sacked ministers and Brexit fanatics. I warned Starmer that Johnson would strike an EU trade deal at any cost to cement his position. And with a majority of 80 ambitious MPs Johnson got a very free ride - even getting parliamentary support to prorogue parliament and mislead the Queen in the process. Metric Back Live 2023 METRIC ANNOUNCE 2023 UK & EU TOUR WITH LO MOON AS SUPPORT New album FORMENTERA out now. “one of our favourite albums of the year” - NME “Emily Haines magnetic as ever” - Sunday Times Culture Mag “FORMENTERA is a gratifying record stuffed with perfectly crafted songs by a band completely at ease in their own skin.” - Telegraph Following the release of their critically-acclaimed new album FORMENTERA, Metric have announced a run of UK anf EU shows in 2023, including a date at London’s Roundhouse on February 1st. “One of the high points of 2022 for us has been working on putting everything together for The Doomscroller Tour,” says frontwomen Emily Haines. “We’re crafting a set list based on fan favourites including deep cuts from Live it Out & Old World and it’s been wild to see how the new songs from FORMENTERA flow with the classics from Fantasies & Synthetica. I’m really happy with the venues we chose, they suit the lighting and sonics and the whole mood of the show we’re crafting. I want Metric fans to have the best concert experience possible and feel like they got to escape into another reality with us for the evening. Can’t wait to get this show on the road!” Kicking off at The Academy in Dublin on January 28th 2023, the run of dates will be the band’s first shows in the UK and Europe since 2018. Support for the dates comes from Metric’s label mates Lo Moon. Tickets go on-sale here: https://www.ilovemetric.com/ January Sat 28th DUBLIN, The Academy February Wed 1st LONDON, Roundhouse |
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