Billy Bragg lines up U.K. year-end tour
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emailLONDON--Billy Bragg will tour the U.K. and Ireland in December after wrapping up North American and other European shows. The socially conscious folk star will kick off the 11-date venture at Bristol University on Dec. 1 and finish up at Nottingham’s Rock City on Dec. 17.
Bragg has also confirmed that the tour will feature older material as well as songs from the two volumes of "Mermaid Avenue," which Bragg recorded with the band Wilco . The first volume of "Mermaid Avenue" was released in 1998 and the second volume came out this year. "Mermaid Avenue Vol. II" peaked at No. 88 in the Billboard 200 chart in June.
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
October
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
6 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
8 - Toronto, Ontario - Music Hall
10 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theater
11, 12 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
14 - Towson, MD - Recher Theater
16 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of the Living Arts
November
6 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavistia Club
8 - Stockholm, Sweden - Soda Teatern
9 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee
10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Lille Vega
21 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
22 - Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch
24 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freheit
26 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
December
1 - Bristol, England - Bristol University
2 - London, England - Barbican
4 - Newcastle, England - Opera House
5 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Liquid Rooms
7 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Empire Music Hall
8 - Derry, Northern Ireland - The Nerve Centre
9 - Galway, Ireland - Black Box
10 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
12 - Reading, England - Hexagon
14 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
16 - Liverpool, England - Royal Court
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