Johnny Flynn Prepares For December Headline UK Tour & Tickets
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Currently mid-way through his huge American tour, Johnny Flynn returns to the UK in early December for his own set of headline shows. The last time he toured the country was with Mumford & Sons on their massive sold-out October tour. Following the success of last single 'The Water' (a duet with Laura Marling) this tour promises to be just as impressive.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Flynn grew up in Hampshire and South Wales. A classical music scholarship for his prodigious musicianship saw him through school after which he headed for drama school in London, where he moonlighted as a fiddle player for his friend, the singer Emmy The Great, before striking off on his own
Alongside scoring 'A Bag Of Hammers', a forthcoming movie starring Rebecca Hall, and taking on the odd acting role, Johnny Flynn has funnelled everything from boyhood memories to feelings of loneliness into his new album 'Been Listening', to make a collection of songs that ring out with a wisdom beyond his years. When he sings Just a lonely radio/Just a makeshift show and tell/Playing out the lives of the lost and found on 'Lost and Found', Johnny Flynn sounds the very essence of the modern chronicler, capturing a particular life's experience in songs with a universal resonance.
Latest single 'The Water' was released earlier this month on November 1st and features guest vocals from Laura Marling. You can check out the video for the track below.
Following a sold out tour with Mumford and Sons in October, Johnny Flynn will play the following December headline shows:
December 2010
SAT 04, BIRMINGHAM Academy 2
SUN 05, MANCHESTER Club Academy
TUE 07, EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms
THU 09, BRISTOL Trinity Center
FRI 10, LONDON Shepherd's Bush Empire
SAT 11, BRIGHTON St George's Church
SUN 12, EXETER The Phoenix
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