Altsounds - Frank Turner - 11 Festival appearences including Glastonbury, Headline and Holloways

"I think Frank Turner will turn out to be one of the best singer songwriters of our generation." Mike Davies Radio 1 (22nd January 2008)

“Gather round kids, old beardy balls has something to tell you. ...I love Frank Turner” Zane Lowe Radio 1

In the week that FRANK TURNER releases his brand new second album 'Love Ire & Song' through Xtra Mile Recordings we can announce some exciting tour and summer festival news.

With dates on his current UK tour selling out fast, fans will be pleased to know that Frank has been confirmed as main support for pals The Holloways on their forthcoming UK tour and has bagged 11 festival appearances over the summer, so far. These include 2 amazing slots at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, on the Avalon Stage and as part of Rock Against Racism on the Leftfield Stage.

‘Love Ire & Song’ is out now in shops and online. It has been lauded by all sections of the music industry winning folk over at radio, TV and press receiving glowing reviews and a lot of airplay on Radio 1, 2, XFM all networks and 6 Music.

With his first album being release simultaneously over in the States, Frank’s assault on worldwide domination continues…

"Both uplifting and heartbreaking, these 12 tracks are the sound of Turner sitting down, taking stock and edging steadily further towards greatness. Godspeed, sir." KKKK Kerrang!

“Frank is truly a unique British talent to be cherished and acclaimed with good reason.” 8/10 Rocksound

LOVE IRE & SONG UK TOUR

MARCH
31 The Brudenell Social, Leeds SOLD OUT
APRIL
1 Fibbers, York
2 The Cluny, Newcastle
3 The Corporation, Sheffield SOLD OUT
4 The Sugarmill, Stoke
5 The Kasbah, Coventry
6 Bar Academy, Birmingham SOLD OUT
7 The Queen Charlotte, Norwich
8 Zodiac The Academy, Oxford
9 Moles, Bath
10 Thekla, Bristol
11 Bodega Social, Nottingham
12 SiZe, Workington
13 The Tunnels, Aberdeen
14 King Tut’s, Glasgow
15 Joshua Brooks, Manchester
16 Crawdaddy’s, Dublin club night
17 Speakeasy @ QUBSU, Belfast club night
18 Barfly, Liverpool
21 Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton
22 The Barfly, Cambridge
23 The 100 Club, London SOLD OUT
24 The Railway Inn, Winchester SOLD OUT

THE HOLLOWAYS MAY UK TOUR

5 Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
6 Student Union 3sixty, Reading
7 The Waterfront, Norwich
8 Hertfordshire Uni SU, Hatfield
10 The Foundry, Sheffield
11 53 Degrees, Preston
12 Strathclyde Students Union, Glasgow
13 Uni Stanley Theatre, Liverpool
15 University Union Mine, Leeds
16 University Union Asylum, Hull
18 Brunel Students Union, Uxbridge

Summer festival appearances are:
3 June - Party On The Pier, Southsea
13 June - Rock Against Racism at Brighton's Komedia - Glastonbury warm-up
19 June - London Calling
26 - 29 June - Avalon Stage, and Rock Against Racism on the Left Field Stage at GLASTONBURY
29 June - Boring By The Sea, Weymouth
5 July - Z008 Port Lyme Wildlife Park
12 July - 2000 Trees Festival
25 July - Perfect Day Festival
1st August - Y-Not Festival, Derbyshire
17th August - Beautiful Day Festival, Devon