The Richard Thompson Band
The Dream Attic Tour
Fri 28 & Sat 29 Jan 2011 8pm
Butterworth Hall: £19.50, £24.50
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CloseRichard Thompson is one of this country’s greatest songwriters and most distinctive of guitar virtuosos, capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy, prompting Rolling Stone to hail him as “a perennial dark-horse contender for the title of greatest living rock guitarist.” His songs have been covered by everyone from David Gilmour to R.E.M to Elvis Costello. He is the recipient of a 2010 Mojo Honours Les Paul Award, an Ivor Novello Award for Songwriting, a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, and a slot on Rolling Stone’s Top 20 all-time guitar greats list. He has just been named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
He returns to the UK to tour with a powerful electric band featuring Pete Zorn (guitars, flute, sax, mandolin), Michael Jerome (drums), Taras Prodaniuk (bass) and Joel Zifkin (violin, mandolin). It’s the same group that plays on the new Grammy-nominated album Dream Attic which was recorded in real time during an inspired tour on the West Coast of America. Expect shows that are “riveting, enlightening, witty, moving, provocative and entertaining – strongly recommended”, Time Out.
“The OBE will further restore Richard Thompson’s status at the top table of British musical heroes as a folk revolutionary, one of the world’s greatest guitarists, a must-see performer and one of the finest songwriters this country has ever produced.” – The Spectator
Butterworth Hall
With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
6 Comments
This is going to be an amazing gig! I just downloaded the free track, Big Sun Falling In The River from the new album and its absolutely brilliant.
If you've not seen him live before I urge you to grab a ticket quick. You won't regret it. If you have, then I really needn't say anymore...so I won't.
Chris Parker at 2:52am on Sun 1st Aug 2010
I have seen Richard many times over the years & I believe he is now as good a guitarist & songwriter as he's ever been, the proverbial maturing wine. Anyone who gets a thrill out of evocative songs & •••••••• guitar, both electric & acoustic will have trouble finding better anywhere. In an industry full of over-rated hype he has slipped under the wire to become a national treasure who needs greater recognition. It is only you, the general public, who can help this by buying his albums & concert tickets & lobbying radio stations to play his music more often. I have never been disappointed, despite the expectation. He is a true artist & so a rare commodity in an age of dumbed down mediocrity. Go see him!!!
Marc Evans at 5:13pm on Mon 2nd Aug 2010
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WALTER at 7:05pm on Tue 7th Dec 2010
Hi Walter
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Julia Barry at 8:07pm on Tue 7th Dec 2010
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Peter Brown at 9:55am on Sun 2nd Jan 2011
Hi Peter
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Julia
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Julia Barry at 5:14pm on Mon 3rd Jan 2011