Legendary 70s singer-songwriter announces rare UK gigs just weeks before first date

Van Morrison has announced a abbreviated UK header circuit that’s owed to footwear disconnected successful conscionable implicit a months time.

The singer-songwriter, 79, volition footwear disconnected the drawstring of dates astatine the Royal Concert Hall successful Nottingham connected March 18.

He volition past caput to Birmingham’s Symphony Hall for a amusement connected March 19, the New Theatre Oxford connected the 23rd, and The Subscription Rooms successful Stroud connected the 24th. All of the shows volition statesman astatine 8pm with the objection of Nottingham which volition statesman astatine 7:30pm.

The circuit is an effort to springiness the artist’s fans the accidental to spot the legendary instrumentalist successful much intimate settings and ‘specially selected’ venues with smaller assemblage capacities than the accustomed venues helium plays.

Tickets spell connected wide merchantability soon, truthful fans had amended commencement making plans to drawback 1 up arsenic they’re astir surely going to merchantability retired quickly.

The online merchantability begins astatine 9am GMT this Friday, February 7.

Morrison had antecedently announced 2 homecoming shows astatine Whitla Hall successful Belfast connected February 21 and 22, arsenic good arsenic European header gigs successful Antwerp, Brussels and The Hague.

Morrison released his latest offering successful 2024, an medium called New Arrangements And Duets.

Its comprised of unreleased worldly and heavy cuts that fans whitethorn person ne'er heard before. It besides includes caller collaborations with artists similar Willie Nelson, Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers and Kurt Elling.

A connection from Morrison astir the grounds reads: ‘This medium represents a tiny percent of the immense magnitude of unreleased worldly we are hoping to rotation retired successful the adjacent future, alternatively than letting it stitchery particulate successful immoderate archive.’

Born successful 1945 successful Belfast, Northern Ireland, Morrison is known for his distinctive blend of rock, blues, jazz, folk, and soul.

He archetypal gained prominence successful the mid-1960s arsenic the pb vocalist of the set Them. But Morrison cemented himself among the astir celebrated singer-songwriters of each clip erstwhile helium launched his solo vocation with the 1967 deed Brown Eyed Girl, which remains 1 of his signature songs.

His medium Moondance, which came retired successful 1970, is among the astir iconic of the decade, bringing him legions of fans.

Morrison has received aggregate awards, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, solidifying his bequest arsenic 1 of the astir influential artists successful modern music.

The icon played a amusement astatine London’s historical Royal Albert Hall past summertime arsenic good arsenic different gig successful London successful September 2024, but helium seldom plays successful the UK, much often touring Europe and the US, making this a immense triumph for British fans.

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