Mumford & Sons Announce Details Of 'The Road To Red Rocks' DVD And New Single
Monday, 29 October 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Mumford & Sons release their new single, 'Lover Of The Light', on the 3rd December. It is taken from their second album, 'Babel', out now through Gentlemen of The Road/Island Records.
'Lover of the Light' is a song that Mumford & Sons had been playing live months before they settled into the recording sessions for 'Babel'. It has become an integral part of their current live set, with Marcus playing drums, and Winston replacing his banjo with an electric guitar. It is a soaring, dramatic rock song, and one that has translated from the stage to record without losing any of its energy.
The release of 'Babel' in late September signalled an emphatic return for the London band. Debuting at Number 1 in the UK and US charts as the fastest selling album of the year (and the fastest selling rock album in the US since AC/DC back in 2008, with over 600,000 sold in its opening week), 'Babel' has now sold in excess of 1 million copies globally.
The band's forthcoming 'Tour Of Two Halves' which takes them across the UK's theatres and arenas, sold out in little over an hour, and follows a tour of Australia and New Zealand, and two dates at the Hollywood Bowl.
'Lover of the Light' will follow the release of a live DVD, 'The Road To Red Rocks', which is released on 26th November through Gentlemen of the Road/Island Records. The DVD features exclusive coverage of the band's shows at Red Rocks in Colorado back in August, and also includes documentary footage of the band filmed during their Summer tour of the US.
A very special edition of the DVD, ‘The Road To Red Rocks Special Edition’ will also be available on 10th December, featuring the deluxe version of 'Babel', the DVD, a vinyl edition of 'The Road To Red Rocks' DVD, and a 96-page book of the band’s Gentlemen of the Road adventures.
A Gentlemen of the Road edition of 'Babel' will also be released on the 26th November, featuring the deluxe version of 'Babel', 'The Road To Red Rocks' DVD, and 'The Road To Red Rocks' audio CD. All special editions and DVD are available to pre-order now through mumfordandsons.com.
Wed November 21st 2012 - Princess Theatre, Torquay
Thu November 22nd 2012 - Guildhall, Portsmouth
Fri November 23rd 2012 - Regent Theatre Ipswich, Ipswich
Sun November 25th 2012 - Caird Hall Dundee, Dundee
Mon November 26th 2012 - Sands Centre, Carlisle
Tue November 27th 2012 - Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Tue December 4th 2012 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Wed December 5th 2012 - SECC, Glasgow
Fri December 7th 2012 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sat December 8th 2012 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Mon December 10th 2012 - Arena, Manchester
Tue December 11th 2012 - O2 Arena, London
Thu December 13th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Sat December 15th 2012 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Sun December 16th 2012 - The O2, Dublin
Tue December 18th 2012 - O2 Arena, London
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