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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| Wednesday, 9th August 2017 | Cheshire | Gawsworth Hall | United Kingdom |
| Address: Garden Theatre, Church Lane, Macclesfield SK11 9RN. | |||
| Friday, 11th August 2017 | Cropredy | Fairport’s Cropredy Convention | United Kingdom |
| with his old band mates Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks, along with Christine Collister Buy Tickets | |||
| Saturday, 12th August 2017 | Cropredy | Fairport’s Cropredy Convention | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 11th October 2017 | Brighton | Brighton Dome | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 01273 700747. Buy Tickets | |||
| Thursday, 12th October 2017 | Guildford | G Live | United Kingdom |
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| Friday, 13th October 2017 | Poole | Lighthouse | United Kingdom |
| Address: 21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG. Venue phone: 0844 406 8666. Buy Tickets | |||
| Saturday, 14th October 2017 | Bristol | Colston Hall | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 0117 922 3686. Buy Tickets | |||
| Sunday, 15th October 2017 | Cardiff | Wales Millenium Centre | United Kingdom |
| Address: Bute Place Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AL. Venue phone: 029 2063 6464. Buy Tickets | |||
| Tuesday, 17th October 2017 | Edinburgh | Usher Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 18th October 2017 | Gateshead | The Sage Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 0191 443 4666. Buy Tickets | |||
| Thursday, 19th October 2017 | Salford | The Lowry | United Kingdom |
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| Saturday, 21st October 2017 | Saffron Walden | Saffron Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Sunday, 22nd October 2017 | Coventry | Warwick Arts Centre | United Kingdom |
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| Wednesday, 25th October 2017 | Coventry | Warwick Arts Centre | United Kingdom |
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| Thursday, 26th October 2017 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | United Kingdom |
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| Friday, 27th October 2017 | Basingstoke | The Anvil | United Kingdom |
| Venue phone: 0121 200 2000. Buy Tickets | |||
| Saturday, 28th October 2017 | Norwich | Theatre Royal | United Kingdom |
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| Monday, 30th October 2017 | London | London Bridge Theatre | United Kingdom |
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