Frank Turner’s current album ‘FTHC’ became his first #1 hit on the UK’s Official Album Chart. Appealing to a broad mix of genres - punk, folk, rock and indie - its success was all the more remarkable given that it is his ninth studio album. Now Frank keeps the album in the spotlight by sharing a new version of one of its key moments, ‘Little Life’, which now features KT Tunstall. The original version of ‘Little Life’ and the album’s subsequent ‘Farewell To The City’ combine to give ‘FTHC’ a feel of ending one chapter and waiting to see where the next journey leads to. ‘Little Life’ in particular is about those compromises we inevitably have to make as the years pass. While the song expresses a melancholic doubt about embracing a life far away from the manic rush of the city, its focus is really on the possibilities that this new horizon brings. Maybe love and a leisurely pace of life is all that a couple really needs. This new version is infused with a stronger romantic streak courtesy of KT Tunstall’s beautifully harmonised vocals. The duo revisited the song during a session at Eastcote Studios, London in March. Frank says:- “This song is one of the more important ones on ‘FTHC’ for me, and I wanted to shine more of a light on it. I was blown away, not to say honoured, when KT agreed to be part of the track, and she's brought a whole new life to the piece.” KT Tunstall adds:- “I’ve been a fan of Frank’s for such a long while - collaborating with him on this beautiful song was an absolute joy”. KT Tunstall has remained one of the UK’s foremost Singer-Songwriters since the release of her hugely successful debut album ‘Eye To The Telescope’ in 2004. The record went on to sell over 5 million copies and featured two of her signature songs, ‘Suddenly I See’ and ‘Black Horse and the Cherry Tree’, leading to prestigious awards at the BRITs and the Ivor Novellos. KT followed up that early success with albums ‘Drastic Fantastic’ (2007), ‘Tiger Suit’ (2010), ‘Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon’ (2013), ‘KIN’ (2016) and ‘WAX’ (2018), keeping the platinum sales rolling and cementing her reputation as a major recording talent, as well as a mesmerising live artist. Frank Turner’s live plans for the remainder of 2022 are characteristically hectic. He plays a handful of UK shows in the coming weeks before spending the majority of June and July touring North America. He then takes his four-night Lost Evenings fan congregation to Berlin for the first time in September before commencing his rescheduled UK headline tour. The UK dates are listed below, please see his website for a full list of international tour dates. MAY
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Due to popular demand, Blue Planet II – Live In Concert has announced an additional Matinee show at London’s O2 Arena on March 17th, 3pm (doors 2pm), as part of its 13-date UK & Eire tour next year. The new matinee ticket sale will commence November 21st, 9am with an exclusive O2 priority member pre-sale. All venue pre-sales (AXS/Eventim/See Tickets) will commence November 22nd, 9am with the general public sale commencing November 23rd, 9am. The addition of the extra show comes following the recent announcement of BBC presenter Anita Rani as host for the Blue Planet II immersive visual, audio and spectacular concert experience. Anita Rani said of the addition of the second show:- "The response to the upcoming tour has been fantastic and it’s really exciting that there will now be a second matinee show in London at the O2 Arena and I can’t wait to be a part of this exciting new live chapter of the Blue Planet story.” Bringing the wonders and mysteries of the planet’s oceans and its inhabitants to the arena stage, Blue Planet II – Live In Concert will present a selection of incredible visuals from the BAFTA Award winning BBC One landmark series, highlighting the amazing natural wonders of our blue planet in breath-taking detail, projected on a giant state of the art 4K Ultra HD LED screen. The concert will feature exciting visuals from the show including the now infamous Tusk fish, the Crab and Eel rock pool chase and the ‘folklore-turned-reality’ Sea Lion tuna hunt, to mention but a few. The Blue Planet IItelevision show was the most watched TV programme of 2017 in the United Kingdom, reaching 37.6 million viewers. The UK & Eire arena tour is committed to reducing its environmental impact. All of the arena venues have long term goals to reduce the use of plastic, lower carbon footprints, reduce energy consumption and improve awareness. During the filming of the Blue Planet II television programme, film crews embarked on 125 expeditions, travelled to 39 countries and spent over 6,000 hours of deep sea diving armed with the latest state of the art equipment. Take a deep breath and discover a whole new world hidden beneath the surface of the sea.Hosted by Anita Rani, the Blue Planet II – Live In Concert will allow the audience to share and enjoy this voyage of discovery in an epic live audio-visual experience unlike any other. Tickets from www.AXS.com,www.eventim.co.uk, www.seetickets.com and www.blueplanet2live.co.uk O2 presale: Wednesday 21st November at 9am Venue presale: Thursday 22nd November at 9am General on sale: Friday 23rd November at 9am MARCH 2019 TOUR DATES 13th– Bournemouth International Centre 14th– Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 15th– Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 16th– Birmingham Genting Arena 17th– London O2 Arena (3pm Matinee)**EXTRA SHOW ADDED** 17th– London O2 Arena 19th– Leeds First Direct Arena 20th– Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 21st– Glasgow The SSE Hydro 23rd– Belfast SSE Arena 24th– Dublin 3Arena 26th– Liverpool Echo Arena 27th– Manchester Arena 28th– Sheffield FlyDSA Arena WEBSITE| INSTAGRAM| YOUTUBE| TWITTER| FACEBOOK Astroid Boys are:- Traxx (MC) - Benji (MC) - DJ Comfort (DJ) - Dellux (producer) - Big H (drums) Fresh off destroying arena crowds supporting Enter Shikari grime / rock collective Astroid Boys announce their UK headline tour kicking off in March 2018! 2017 saw Astroid Boys release their debut album ‘Broke’, receiving great support from Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, Annie Mac and Target! Their aim when starting the band was to create something new and exciting which they have certainly done and translated perfectly on their debut album. Broke details the thoughts and feelings of a generation who feel unheard and ignored. Astroid Boys took this as an opportunity to really demonstrate their ability to merge two rebellious genres into something of their very own creation. With the band sitting comfortably between grime and punk/hardcore, their sound fuses together multiple sub-cultures and perspectives—a growth that defines them less as a band and more as a voice for the youth which they will be taking across the UK this coming spring. Not many artists can say they’ve supported Trash Talk and Deez Nuts, as well as Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, Skepta and Stormzy, but Astroid Boys have taken their live show to the urban and metal scenes across the UK. Along with an impressive list of tour supports under their belt, they’ve played at Reading & Leeds Festival, Download, Boomtown, Latitude festivals and T in the Park. Tickets on sale MONDAY 11TH DEC 9am HERE MARCH 2018 7th The Haunt, Brighton 8th Dome, London 9th Waterfront, Norwich 10th Asylum, Birgmingham 11th Rebellion, Manchester 12th King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow 13th Riverside, Newcastle 14th Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 15th Rescue Rooms, Nottingham ‘BROKE’ OUT NOW http://smarturl.it/AB_Broke FOLLOW ASTROID BOYS VEVO | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK www.astroid-boys.com |
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