Fairground Attraction share new music after saying they’ve reunited

This yr, after an absence of 35 years, all 4 unique members of 80s collective Fairground Attraction are reuniting for a 14-date UK tour and a brand-new studio album.

Following the announcement the group shared their new single, What’s Mistaken With The World? Watch the video beneath:

Again Collectively

What’s Mistaken With The World? is the primary single from a model new album due for launch later this yr. Particulars are below wraps for now, however guitarist Mark Kevin guarantees the band’s affected person fan base who’ve been ready over three a long time for one more document, received’t be dissatisfied.

“I can’t inform you how great it’s to be again collectively, making music once more,” displays Mark, “I believe we had all given up hope that it might ever occur a very long time in the past. It’s nearly spooky, as if we’re ghosts, who’ve come again to life, however one thing occurs between us once we play collectively; time evaporates and it might all have been yesterday.”

Excellent Timing

The band, accomplished by vocalist Eddi Reader, Simon Edwards (guitarrón) and Roy Dodds (drums), skilled a meteoric rise to the highest of the charts. Their single Excellent, went to No.1 within the UK and nations all all over the world, scooping Finest Single at The Brit Awards alongside the best way, however the group struggled with having their lives turned the other way up and, sadly, the entire thing was over too quickly.

Since then, Eddi has loved an extended and profitable solo profession, whereas Mark, in addition to making seven solo albums, has collaborated with varied artists, together with Morrissey and Kirsty MacColl.

Through the previous three a long time, plenty of water has handed below plenty of bridges and when the estranged members of Fairground Attraction lastly re-opened communication final yr, they realised there was much more that united them than divided them. Quickly afterwards, in an impromptu second, Eddi joined Mark on stage at considered one of his solo reveals to sing the Fairground Attraction favorite Allelujah and the door was open for extra.

14-Date UK Tour

Followers can have the prospect to see the band dwell this autumn, with their first UK tour since they break up in 1990. They are going to play dates throughout the UK and Eire, together with the Royal Competition Corridor in London and Royal Live performance Corridor in Glasgow.

28 September – Wolverhampton, The Civic at The Halls
29 September – Manchester, Opera Home
1 October – York, Barbican
3 October – Gateshead, The Glasshouse Worldwide Centre for Music
4 October – Nottingham, Royal Live performance Corridor
5 October – London, Royal Competition Corridor
7 October – Cambridge, Corn Change
8 October – Brighton, Dome
10 October – Oxford, New Theatre
11 October – Bristol, Beacon
14 October – Perth, Live performance Corridor
16 October – Aberdeen, Music Corridor
17 October – Glasgow, Royal Live performance Corridor
18 October – Edinburgh, Usher Corridor

Tickets go on sale 10am 28 March, with pre-sales on the 27 March. To ebook click on right here.

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