The legendary folk icons are heading to Southport

Fri, 1 Feb 2019, Southport, The Atkinson -Buy your TICKETS

The legendary folk icons are heading out on the road in 2019 for their 52nd year of touring and are landing in The Atkinson, Southport, on the 1st of February.

With two sell-out tours in the bag this year already, the iconic folk rockers Fairport Convention are now planning for 2019, announcing a winter tour that is set to kick off next January.

The legendary and award-winning group will start their 52nd year of touring at The Roses in Tewkesbury on 30th January before heading out on the road for over twenty more live dates across the country.
“Impressive musicians with a great back catalogue. Fairport still take chances and clearly enjoy themselves…” – The Guardian

“brilliance undiminished by the years…absolutely stunning…the highlights come in such abundance and in such rapid succession you hardly know where to start” – Slap Magazine, 2018

After more than fifty years on the road Fairport Convention’s passion for live performance has never wavered. This concert will showcase the band’s musical sophistication and instrumental virtuosity during a fascinating journey through their inspiring and extensive repertoire.

Renowned as the founding fathers of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention has maintained consistently high standards for over five decades and remains as entertaining as ever. Still bold, still vigorous and still willing to take musical chances, an evening with Fairport never fails to dazzle and delight audiences.

The group has attracted critical acclaim throughout its long career. The band has won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, Radio 2 listeners have voted Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’, and their story and music frequently features on radio and television.

This tour will also feature support by special guests The 4 of Us. Hailed as one of the most acclaimed duos in Ireland, brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy are accomplished singers, instrumentalists and songwriters.

“I know that at some point in the individual lives and experiences of our fans, something Fairport has done has reached into them and made an impact and a connection,” says founding member Simon Nicol.

“They may have nothing else at all in common, but at our gigs we are at the centre of their personal Venn diagram.”

Fri, 1 Feb 2019
Southport
The Atkinson – TICKETS