Brian Eno Confirms London Royal Festival Hall Show For October As Part Of First Solo Tour
Monday, 05 June 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Cecily Eno
Brian Eno has announced his first tour as a solo artist.
The revered producer and songwriter will bring his new production, billed SHIPS, to Venice, Berlin, Paris, Utrecht and London, where the run will conclude with two concerts in one night at Royal Festival Hall on October 30.
Each concert will feature the 75-year-old performing his 2016 album, 'The Ship', accompanied by the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, orchestrated and conducted by Kristjan Järvi. The shows will also include a cameo appearance from actor Peter Serafinowicz, and regular collaborators Leo Abrahams and Peter Chilvers. Eno said:
"The album 'The Ship' is an unusual piece in that it uses voice but doesn’t particularly rely on the song form. It’s an atmosphere with occasional characters drifting through it, characters lost in the vague space made by the music. There's a sense of wartime in the background, and a sense of inevitability. There is also a sense of scale which suits an orchestra, and a sense of many people working together.
"I wanted an orchestra which played music the way I would like to play music: from the heart rather than just from the score. I wanted the players to be young and fresh and enthusiastic. When I first saw the Baltic Sea Philharmonic I found all that…and then noticed they were named after a sea. That sealed it!"
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on June 8.
NEW // The legendary @brianeno is bringing his new show, SHIPS, to London's Royal Festival Hall on October 30, joined by the phenomenal Baltic Sea Philharmonic.
Sat October 21 2023 - VENICE Teatro La Fenice (Italy)
Tue October 24 2023 - BERLIN Philharmonie (Germany)
Thu October 26 2023 - PARIS La Seine Musicale (France)
Sat October 28 2023 - UTRECHT Tivoli Vredenburg (Netherlands)
Mon October 30 2023 - LONDON Royal Festival Hall
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