Due to phenomenal demand indie legends The Bluetones have added another London date to their farewell tour. The second gig at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday 27th September will be the band’s final ever show. On announcing the extra date, frontman Mark Morriss said;
"We’re ecstatic that due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, we’ve had to add an extra London show. This will be the final UK performance by The Bluetones and promises to be the absolute shizz!"
Their debut album ‘Expecting to Fly’ released on 12th February 1996 knocked Oasis’ ‘(What’s The Story ) Morning Glory?’ off the Number 1 spot in the UK album charts and delivered 3 Top 20 singles, ‘Bluetonic’, ‘Slight Return’ and ‘Cut Some Rug’.
Hugely influential in the Britpop movement, the Farewell Tour will be a reminder of how important The Bluetones are within the UK indie music scene, and marks the end of an era for the band who have been going strong since they formed in the early ‘90s.
Tickets for the last ever show go on sale Friday 3rd June at 9am and available from ticketweb.co.uk
Tour dates: September 2011 *Academy Event presents
Saturday 3rd Yeovil, Orange Box
Monday 5th
Tuesday 6th Reading, Sub89
Wednesday 7th Brighton, Concorde 2
Thursday 8th Southampton, The Brook
Saturday 10th Manchester, Club Academy
Sunday 11th
Monday 12th
Tuesday 13th Sheffield O2 Academy2*
Thursday 15th Liverpool O2 Academy2*
Friday 16th
Saturday 17th Leeds, Cockpit
Sunday 18th Bournemouth, O2 Academy*
Tuesday 20th Oxford, O2 Academy2*
Wednesday 21st Bristol, O2 Academy*
Thursday 22nd Birmingham, O2 Academy2*
Tuesday 27th FINAL SHOW London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire*
