A time for rescheduled dates in York in the next few months with some big artists – and some new ones to catch up with.
Alternative-rock duo THE BLUE STONES – known for their blistering live shows – head out on their highly anticipated “Hidden Gems” tour in 2022, their first journey over the Atlantic since 2019s sold out run. Their duo worked with famed producer Paul Meany (Mutemath, Twenty One Pilots, LANY) to create their critically acclaimed sophomore album “Hidden Gems”. e their highly anticipated UK & European 2022 Tour, their first journey over the Atlantic since 2019s sold out run. “It’s been far too long since we’ve seen the stage,” says frontman Tarek Jafar, “We plan on hitting these European shows with every last drop of pent up energy we’ve had this year.” They play the iconic Fulford Arms on 15th March.
No bigger than PAUL WELLER who will be at The Barbican on 5th April. Paul Weller’s long-lived solo career is fuelled by soul music after his time leading The Jam – one of Britain’s most popular punk rock bands – and he shows no signs of slowing down. Following the success of his Polydor release “On Sunset” last year, 2021 saw Weller release his chart-topping album “Fat Pop (Volume 1)” ahead of his autumn tour. He released the first single from his from his hotly anticipated new album “FAT POP (Volume 1) a year previous to the concert date. SHADES OF BLUE is a dramatic 3-minute pop symphony with a distinctive piano riff and soaring tune in the style with which Paul Weller has hooked in generation after generation of devotee. The single is a family affair as it was co-written by Paul’s eldest daughter Leah Weller. Paul and Leah had a writing session whereby Paul wrote the verses and Leah added her input to the chorus. Leah is also the female vocalist featured on the track.
Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR has announced five UK concerts in April 2022. Dates include York Barbican (Sunday 24 April), Joanne will perform songs from her latest critically acclaimed album “The Blues Album” which topped Billboard Magazine’s Official Blues Album Chart. The album was also voted #1 Most Played Blues Album of 2021 by the Independent Blues Broadcaster’s Association. Joanne will also dig deep into her rich back catalogue where she will hand-pick songs from her albums “Reckless Heart”, “Wild”, “The Dirty Truth”, “Almost Always Never”, “Diamonds in the Dirt”, and “White Sugar”.
“The Blues Album” is the follow up to 2019’s critically acclaimed “Reckless Heart” album, and features Josh Smith (guitar), Reese Wynans (keyboards), Greg Morrow (drums), Steve Mackey (bass), Steve Patrick (trumpet), Mark Douthit (sax), Barry Green (trombone). Joe Bonamassa plays guitar and sings on “Don’t Go Away Mad”.
Less than a year since the release of her debut single, 17 year old SOPHIE POWERS announces that her debut EP ‘Red In Revenge’ will be released via Set Records on 22 April 2022. The news comes alongside the release of Sophie’s new single ‘U Love it’, which features alternative rapper $atori Zoom and is brimming with the spellbinding energy of Sophie Powers’ unique hyper pop-punk hybrid. She continues to control her artistic vision by directing the accompanying music video for the track and designing her look for the clip (as has been the case for all her music videos).
Sophie Powers is the bold voice of a new generation. She understands the unique pressures of modern girlhood and uses her experience to write unfiltered, devil-may-care anthems about the ups and downs of being yourself. Combining the edge of punk with vibrant hip-hop and pop influences, Powers is the sound of the future. She has amassed 200,000 monthly listeners and surpassed 2.5M streams on Spotify alone since releasing her debut single ‘Lonely Army’ last April.
Having released a banger of a track (‘Clearview’) together at the tail-end of 2021, Sophie Powers will be touring the UK in support of NOAHFINNCE in September 2022.
