Folkrock legends Fairport Convention take to the road this month for a string of UK concert dates to promote their brand new studio album 'Myths And Heroes'.
The 26-date tour will open at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on 29 January and finish at the Union Chapel in Islington, London, on 1 March. Venues include Sage Gateshead, The Lowry in Salford, Birmingham Town Hall and Union Chapel in Islington, London.
The concerts will feature songs and tunes from Myths And Heroes. It is the first Fairport Convention studio album for four years and will be released in March. Pre-release copies of the album will be on sale at the concerts.
"Our first love is performing live," says founder-member Simon Nicol, "so we're really looking forward to getting on the road again. This year will be a bit special because we've got a whole album's worth of new material to introduce. And, of course, we'll also be playing some familiar songs from our repertoire. We are really excited about these shows."
The concerts will open with a short set from guitar-fiddle duo Kevin Dempsey and Rosie Carson.
Tickets are on sale from the individual venues. The dates are:
January
Tewkesbury Roses Theatre, Thursday 29
Lichfield Cathedral, Friday 30 SOLD OUT
Southport The Atkinson, Saturday 31,
February
Ulverston Coronation Hall, Sunday 1
Frome Cheese & Grain, Tuesday 3
High Wycombe Swan, Wednesday 4
Worthing Connaught Theatre, Thursday 5
Weston-Super-Mare Playhouse Theatre, Friday 6
Swansea The Garage, Saturday 7
Chesterfield Winding Wheel, Tuesday 10
Salford The Lowry, Wednesday 11
Farnham The Maltings Friday 13
Bury St Edmunds Apex Theatre, Saturday 14
Hunstanton Princess Theatre, Sunday 15
Leeds City Varieties, Tuesday 17
Gateshead Sage, Wednesday 18
Burnley The Mechanics, Thursday 19
St Albans Alban Arena, Friday 20
Milton Keynes The Stables, Saturday 21 SOLD OUT
Lincoln The Drill Hall, Sunday 22
Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre, Tuesday 24 SOLD OUT
Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre, Wednesday 25
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, Thursday 26
Birmingham Town Hall, Friday 27
Bridport Electric Palace, Saturday 28
March
London (Islington) Union Chapel, Sunday 1
