Richard Thompson has announced plans to tour the UK this October with dates across the country at venues including Brighton Dome, G-Live in Guildford, the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Edinburgh’s Usher Hall and many more. Ahead of these dates, Martin will play Gawsworth Hall in Cheshire on the 9th August and Fairport’s Cropredy Convention on the 11th and 12th August, you can find all of Thompson’s upcoming UK dates below.
Thompson will also release two new albums simultaneously on 11 August, Acoustic Classics Vol. 2 plus Acoustic Rarities, both on his own label Beeswing.
On the heels of the success of Acoustic Classics in 2014, Acoustic Classics Vol. 2 will feature acoustic renderings of classic songs from the Richard Thompson catalogue, some previously recorded by other singers, some previously available only in a band format. Acoustic Rarities is new recordings of some of the more obscure songs in the Thompson catalogue, some previously existing only as cover versions. Further details on the albums to follow soon. Special three-disc vinyl LP and double CD versions of both albums together will be released exclusively via Pledge Music.
Upcoming Tour Dates
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
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| Saturday, 4th August 2018 | Dranouter | Dranouter Festival | Belgium |
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| Sunday, 5th August 2018 | Wickham | Wickham Festival | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 8th August 2018 | Cheshire | Gawsworth Hall | United Kingdom |
| Address: Garden Theatre, Church Lane, Macclesfield SK11 9RN. Buy Tickets | |||
| Friday, 10th August 2018 | Torquay | Princess Theatre | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 15th August 2018 | Belfast | Empire Music Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Thursday, 16th August 2018 | Dublin | National Concert Hall | Ireland |
| Address: Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, Co. Dublin. Venue phone: 01 417 0000. Buy Tickets | |||
| Friday, 17th August 2018 | Cork | St Luke’s | United Kingdom |
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| Saturday, 18th August 2018 | Wareham | Purbeck Valley Folk Festival | United Kingdom |
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| Sunday, 19th August 2018 | Devon | Beautiful Days Festival | United Kingdom |
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| Thursday, 23rd August 2018 | London | Richmond Theatre | United Kingdom |
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| Friday, 24th August 2018 | Towersey | Towersey Festival | United Kingdom |
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| Saturday, 25th August 2018 | Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury Folk Festival | United Kingdom |
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| Thursday, 11th October 2018 | Liverpool | Liverpool Philharmonic Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Saturday, 13th October 2018 | Perth | Perth Concert Hall | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 01738 621 031. Buy Tickets | |||
| Monday, 15th October 2018 | Canterbury | Marlowe Theatre | United Kingdom |
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| Tuesday, 16th October 2018 | London | Barbican Centre | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 020 7638 8891. Buy Tickets | |||
| Wednesday, 17th October 2018 | Bath | The Forum | United Kingdom |
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| Thursday, 18th October 2018 | Nottingham | Royal Concert Hall | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 0115 989 5500. Buy Tickets | |||
| Saturday, 20th October 2018 | Stoke On Trent | Victoria Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Sunday, 21st October 2018 | Manchester | Manchester Opera House | United Kingdom |
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| Monday, 22nd October 2018 | York | Grand Opera House | United Kingdom |
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| Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 | Hull | City Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 24th October 2018 | Gateshead | The Sage Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 0191 443 4666. Buy Tickets | |||
| Friday, 26th October 2018 | Birmingham | Birmingham Town Hall | United Kingdom |
| Address: Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ. Venue phone: 0121 780 3333. Buy Tickets | |||
| Saturday, 27th October 2018 | Southend | Cliffs Pavilion | United Kingdom |
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| Sunday, 28th October 2018 | Oxford | Oxford New Theatre | United Kingdom |
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| Tuesday, 30th October 2018 | Cambridge | Cambridge Corn Exchange | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 01223 357851. Buy Tickets | |||
| Wednesday, 31st October 2018 | Salisbury | City Hall | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 01722 434434. Buy Tickets | |||
| Thursday, 1st November 2018 | Bexhill | De La Warr Pavilion | United Kingdom |
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| Friday, 2nd November 2018 | High Wycombe | High Wycombe Swan | United Kingdom |
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| Saturday, 3rd November 2018 | Woking | The New Victoria | United Kingdom |
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