aaamusic | On 16, Feb 2012

HUGH LAURIE

 

UK tour dates announced for 2012

 

“Hugh’s blues bring the house down.” – The Independent

 

“His passion for this music is unmistakeable.” – The Times

 

 

 

This summer sees Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band return to the UK to perform their biggest headline shows to date. These new dates are announced following the critical success of the small, intimate shows performed at the end of last year including London’s Union Chapel and the 100 Club as well as the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

 

June

 

29^th – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall

 

July

 

1^st – Salford, Lowry

2^nd – London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo

 

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday February 17^th, priced at £35 and £40 for London, and £35 for the shows in Glasgow and Salford. They’re available from…

 

Hugh Laurie’s debut album ‘Let Them Talk’, released last summer to wide acclaim, garnered huge international success achieving Top 10 chart positions internationally. After debuting at #2 in the UK and also hitting the Billboard Top 20, the album has now sold in excess of 500,000 and has gone Gold domestically.

 

The album’s momentum was supported by the release of a Special Edition format which added four new recordings and a DVD to the original album. The DVD features Hugh’s special live performance and documentary ‘Let Them Talk – A Celebration of New Orleans Blues’ which was recorded in New Orleans, and features the legends Sir Tom Jones, Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint.

 

www.hughlaurieblues.com