BLACKBERRY SMOKE Announce UK Tour
March 31, 2014, 10 years ago
Hotly-tipped southern rock outfit, BLACKBERRY SMOKE has confirmed a string of UK shows for this autumn.
The Atlanta-based outfit unleashed their UK debut album, The Whippoorwill in February, gatecrashing the UK album chart at #30 and selling out their first UK tour even with a string of upgraded venues.
Dates:
October
15 – Dublin, UK – Academy16 – Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC
17 – Manchester, UK – Ritz
19 – London, UK – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
21 – Cambridge, UK – Junction
22 – Birmingham, UK – Institute
Tickets go on presale at 9am Wednesday, April 2nd at this location and on general sale Friday, April 4th at Livenation.co.uk.
Vocalist and guitarist, Charlie Starr enthuses, "Our last European tour was just too damn short, so we can't wait to come back and play for the people who couldn't make it to the last shows."
Guitarist Paul Jackson underlines that, stating; "We had a blast in Europe on the last tour and can't wait to head back over for the fall run. The country and people were amazing and beautiful. So much excitement and great getting to hang and shake hands with everyone."
Intro to the band:
