With the release of his hugely-anticipated third album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure just over a week away on Friday 9th October, and already the subject of rave reviews in the monthlies, JOHN GRANT has today announced news of an extensive UK and Ireland tour for early 2016. John has also announced news of a special Royal Albert Hall performance in June 2016. Tickets for 2016 go on-sale 9am on Friday the 2nd October. Upcoming UK/Ireland live dates below:  

JOHN GRANT LIVE

Monday 9 November – DUBLIN – Vicar Street **(SOLD-OUT!)**

Tuesday 10 November – DUBLIN – Vicar Street **(SOLD-OUT!)**

Thursday 12 November – LONDON – Hammersmith Apollo tickets

Friday 13 November – BRIGHTON – Dome **(SOLD-OUT!)** 

Tuesday 26 January – GLASGOW – Royal Concert Hall tickets

Wednesday 27 January – BELFAST – Mandela Hall tickets

Thursday 28 January – CORK – Opera House tickets

Saturday 30 January – GALWAY – Seapoint tickets 

Monday 1 February – COVENTRY – Warwick Arts Centre tickets

Wednesday 3 February – CAMBRIDGE – Corn Exchange tickets

Thursday 4 February – SOUTHAMPTON – O2 Guildhall tickets

Friday 5 February – LEEDS – Town Hall tickets

Sunday 7 February – LIVERPOOL – Philharmonic Hall tickets

Monday 8 February – MANCHESTER – Albert Hall tickets

Wednesday 10 February – GATESHEAD – Sage tickets

Thursday 11 February – SHEFFIELD – Octagon Centre tickets 

Wednesday 15 June – LONDON – Royal Albert Hall tickets 

A full list of John's global tour dates can be found on his website. 

John recently premiered a video for current single 'Disappointing', which features Tracey Thorn on guest vocals. The video is directed by David Wilson who received a Grammy nomination for his work on Arcade Fire’s We Exist and recently collaborated with Tame Impala for their Let It Happen video. Watch below. to watch.Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, recorded in Dallas with producer John Congleton (St Vincent, Franz Ferdinand), refines and entwines the two principal strands of Grant’s musical DNA, namely the sumptuous tempered ballad and the taut, fizzing electronic pop song. There are newer musical accomplishments across its panoply of towering sound, like the title track’s new steely demeanour, while the ominous drama of “Black Blizzard” echoes both John Carpenter and Bernard ‘Black Devil Disco Club’ Fevre’s beautiful and icy synthscapes. The contagious, gleeful “You And Him” marries buzzing rock with a squelchy electronic undertow, while orchestral drama swathes the bad-dreamy “Global Warming” and the album’s gorgeously aching widescreen finale “Geraldine”. John recently released a NSFW (or at least not for the squeamish!) album trailer featuring the title track which can be viewed below.

 Grey Tickles, Black Pressure will be released 9th October on Bella Union. 

Album artwork and new photo by Gem Harris / Anton Kaldal Agustsson above:

 For more info please contact:Duncan Jordan @ Bella Union – duncan@bellaunion.comwww.bellaunion.com