Hugh Cornwell starts his UK tour this evening at the Carlisle Brickyard. The concerts will be divided into two sets, the first will feature his brand new studio album ‘TOTEM AND TABOO’, and the second will see Hugh playing The Stranglers’ seminal 1977 second album ‘NO MORE HEROES’ in its entirety, with keyboards added to the lineup.
Tickets for the UK tour, which runs nationwide until October 20th, can be ordered from the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898, and booked online from www.hughcornwell.com and www.thegigcartel.com.
Carlisle The Brickyard (Oct 3)
Aberdeen Lemon Tree (Oct 4)
Glasgow The Arches (Oct 5)
Northumbria University (Oct 6)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (Oct 10)
Leeds The Cockpit (Oct 11)
Manchester Academy 3 (Oct 12)
Birmingham O2 Academy 2 (Oct 13)
Bristol The Fleece (Oct 17)
Southampton The Brook (Oct 18)
London O2 Academy Islington (Oct 19)
Tavistock The Wharf (Oct 20)
Hugh Cornwell is the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the British punk rock band The Stranglers, he’s enjoyed massive UK and European success with 10 hit albums and 21 Top Forty singles, with classic songs including Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Grip, Nice N Sleazy, Duchess and No Mercy. Cornwell’s recently released new studio album ‘TOTEM AND TABOO’ was recorded at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, it was engineered and mixed by Steve Albini (Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies).