Paul Weller live in London, 2015 (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Paul Weller will embark on his first UK tour since the end of last year during April 2017.
Dates have just been confirmed to begin at Colston Hall in Bristol on April 1st, also visiting Northampton, Leicester, Doncaster, York, Blackburn, Liverpool, Watford and Folkestone before the closing show in Reading on April 13th. Tickets are on sale this coming Friday, December 9th.
We were at the Hammersmith Apollo gig on that last UK tour, revelling in an artist who ‘still packs a live punch as heavy as anyone else around‘: “It takes just two songs before The Jam, surely one of the Britain’s most overlooked exports, is referenced in ‘Boy About Town‘ and ‘Ghosts‘.”
“The former is something of a tamer take on the original, while the latter sees a snippet of extracurricular entertainment in the form of two children spilling out from the side of the stage, briefly jumping and rolling about beside an oblivious Weller.”
2017 UK tour dates:
APRIL
1 – Bristol, Colston Hall
2 – Northampton, Royal & Derngate
4 – Leicester, de Montfort Hall
5 – Doncaster, Dome
7 – York, Barbican
8 – Blackburn, King George’s Hall
9 – Liverpool, Guild of Students
11 – Watford, Colosseum
12 – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
13 – Reading, Rivermead