Edwyn Collins UK tour dates

Edwyn Collins has announced details of a UK tour in April. These dates follow a trio of sold-out dates in Autumn 2007, which included a slot on the BBC Proms bill alongside a pair of shows at London’s Great Newport St Arts Theatre.

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The full list of dates are as follows:

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20th Birmingham Glee Club
21st Edinburgh Queens Hall
22nd Glasgow Oran Mor
24th Newcastle Northumbria University
25th Manchester Academy 2
26th Leeds Cockpit
29th London Shepherds Bush Empire

Tickets for the shows are priced at £17.50, except in London where they will be £20. They will be available via www.gigsandtours.com or 0871 220 0260.

Edwyn will also be releasing a new single, Home Again, through Heavenly Recordings in May. The single is taken from his recent album of the same name, which was released to critical acclaim in September 2007, his first release since a serious illness in 2005.

Edwyn formed Orange Juice and the hugely influential Postcard Records on which they released a string of acclaimed singles including Falling And Laughing & Simply Thrilled Honey in the early 1980s. They went on to record 4 ambitious albums which fused the rhythm and drive of Chic & Stax with an edge and attitude born out of their post-punk roots.

Orange Juice disbanded in 1985 and Edwyn has subsequently enjoyed a successful solo career (his 1994 single A Girl Like You was a worldwide hit) and has produced a number of albums, including The Cribs 2004 long player The New Fellas. He has released 5 solo albums since his debut, Hope And Despair in 1989.