T0728962079Accompanied by his band and a string quartet, the performance marks a rare solo appearance for Damon Albarn, who presents tracks from across his songbook, including his forthcoming new album The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, out 12 November on Transgressive Records. The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, originally intended as an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, has seen Albarn return to the music in lockdown over the last year and develop the work to 11 tracks which further explore themes of fragility, loss, emergence and rebirth. The result is a panoramic collection of songs with Albarn as storyteller. The album title is taken from a John Clare poem Love and Memory. | |
| 20 Sep 21 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L0183179424 |
T783543019Damon Albarn will headline the Royal Albert Hall for the first time. Having performed a number of acclaimed dates globally this year with his live band The Heavy Seas in support of new album Everyday Robots, Albarn returns to the UK for these special concerts at London's most iconic venue. The shows will see Albarn and The Heavy Seas augmented by a string section and gospel choir and joined by some very special guests. The Heavy Seas are Seye Adelekan and Jeff Wootton on guitar, keyboardist Mike Smith and drummer Pauli the PSM. | |
| 15 Nov 14 to 16 Nov 14 | Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221 listing details L1144469941 |
