Ian Brown Announces UK Tour

In anticipation of his new album, due for an Autumn release, Ian Brown has announced a mammoth 22 date tour of the UK for Septemberember and October. Brown’s 5th studio album, the follow-up to 2004’s Solarized, has the working title The World is Yours and is being recorded at London’s RAK studios with Ex Smiths bassist Andy Rourke and Big Arm’s and Happy Mondays’ Paul Ryder.

New tracks in the works include Goodbye to the Badlands and Some Folks Are Hollow.

The mighty Mancunian recently performed a short set at this year’s Manchester Versus Cancer event at MEN Arena. Songs included Ian Brown classics F.E.A.R., Golden Gaze, Dolphins Were Monkeys and two more new songs – On Track and Goodbye To The Broken. The finale of the show was a storming rendition of I Am the Resurrection with Brown joined on stage by Mani and Andy Rourke on bass.

Of the new album Brown says “The NME (Godlike Genius) award and all that gave me the pick up and the confidence to really go for it now – so far it’s sounding like this LP’s going to dwarf the others. I know everyone always says their latest is their best, but I really feel that this time. I’ve really gone all out with the lyrics and melodies. I’m trying to make my own What’s Going On. It’s going to be something really beautiful, with violins, dead sharp beats, socially conscious lyrics – this time around, I’m trying to bury everything I’ve ever done.”

IAN BROWN TOURS

Thursday 27th September - Newcastle Academy
Friday 28th September - Hull City Hall
Saturday 29th September - Sheffield Octagon
Monday 1st October - Middlesbrough Town Hall
Tuesday 2nd October - Lincoln Engine Shed
Wednesday 3rd October - Halifax Victoria Hall
Friday 5th October - Leeds University
Saturday 6th October - Warrington Parr Hall
Monday 8th October - Dundee Caird Hall
Tuesday 9th October - Motherwell Civic Hall
Wednesday 10th October - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Friday 12th October - Llandudno Venue Cymru Arena
Saturday 13th October - Preston Guildhall
Monday 15th October - Derby Assembly Rooms
Tuesday 16th October - Nottingham Rock City
Thursday 18th October - Reading Hexagon
Friday 19th October - Birmingham Academy
Saturday 20th October - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Monday 22nd October - Southampton Guildhall
Tuesday 23rd October - Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Thursday 25th October - Bristol Academy
Friday 26th October - Liverpool University

Tickets on general sale 9.00am on Friday 18th May at Gigsandtours.com.

Manchester and London are still to be announced - don't panic.