Before heading out with the band for some summer shows next year, Craig and Charlie will be playing an acoustic set headlining at The Acoustic Festival of Britain at Uttoxeter Racecourse on Friday 31st May 2013. Tickets now on sale at www.acousticfestival.co.uk
UK tour has kicked off this week, 2 shows in and 35 more to go between now and end of December.
A special welcome to our special guests for the October/November leg Blueflint www.blueflint.org.uk
October – 16 Kings Lynn Corn Exchange SOLD OUT 17 St Albans Arena SOLD OUT 18 Shrewsbury Theatre Severn SOLD OUT 20 Preston Charter Theatre SOLD OUT 21 Liverpool Philharmonic 22 York Opera House 24 Bristol Academy 25 London SBE 26 Salisbury City Hall 28 Guildford G Live 29 Salford Lowry 30 Leicester Du Montfort
November – 01 Oxford Academy 02 Canterbury Marlowe SOLD OUT 03 Coventry WAC 05 Ipswich Corn Exchange 06 Birmingham Town Hall 07 Chesterfield Winding Wheel SOLD OUT 09 Newcastle City Hall 10 Bradford SGH 11 Carlisle Sands Centre 14 Glasgow Carling Academy 15 Glasgow Carling Academy SOLD OUT 17 Aberdeen Exhibition Centre 19 Inverness Eden Court SOLD OUT 20 Perth Concert Hall SOLD OUT 22 Edinburgh Playhouse SOLD OUT 23 Edinburgh Playhouse SOLD OUT
December – 06 Aberystwyth University Arts Centre 07 Buckley Tivoli 08 Blackburn King Georges Hall Windsor Suite 15 Belfast Limelight 16 Dublin Olympia 19 Kilmarnock The Grand Hall
20 Dundee The Caird Hall 21 Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre SOLD OUT 31 Stirling Castle
In the tour programme Craig and Charlie commented “Live performance has always been the most important part of The Proclaimers story. In every show we perform, we endeavour to give everything we have to you, the audience. With nine albums recorded over twenty five years, we hope we have selected some songs which mean something to you.”
As ITV’s Emmerdale celebrates it’s 40th Anniversary, look out for The Proclaimers appearance on the show at 8pm on Thursday 11th October.
Here is an Emmerdale special preview http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/314822-emmerdale-exclusive-backstage-at-the-soaps-first-music-festival/
After three shows at the Singapore Grand Prix (21st,22nd, 23d Sept) The Proclaimers will stop off for two shows in the Middle East, Sept 27th Muscat Intercontinental and 28th at Dubai Irish Village (tickets on sale at the venues).
Look out for The Proclaimers featuring in UK TV show Emmerdale where they appear in a music festival to kick off the soaps 40th Birthday Celebrations in October.
The Proclaimers have confirmed they will headline Stirling’s Hogmanay held on the Esplanade at Stirling Castle on 31st December. Tickets ago on sale from Wednesday 5th September, information and tickets at www.stirlinghogmanay.com
Craig & Charlie on set with Emmerdale stars Sammy Winward and Jason Merrells
Following their six week UK tour in October and November, The Proclaimers are delighted to confirm further dates for December.
All UK and Ireland tickets go on sale from 9am on Friday 31st August at www.artistticket.com/link/?s=the+proclaimers & www.ticketmaster.co.uk and venue info as per below.
Dec 6th Aberystwyth University Arts Centre
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
Dec 7th Buckley Tivoli
www.tivolivenue.com/tickets.htm
Dec 8th Blackburn King Georges Hall Windsor Suite
www.kinggeorgeshall.com
Dec 15th Belfast Limelight
www.limelightbelfast.com
Dec 16th Dublin Olympia
www.olympia.ie
Dec 19th Kilmarnock The Grand Hall
01563 554 900 0844 844 0444
Dec 20th Dundee The Caird Hall
01382 434940 0844 844 0444
Dec 21st Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre
01383 740 384 0844 844 0444
The video for The Proclaimers second single from the “Like Comedy’ album ‘Whatever You’ve Got’ video is now up on You Tube.
Craig and Charlie with the band Stevie Christie / Keyboards, Garry John Kane / Bass, Zac Ware / Guitar and Clive Jenner / Drums are captured by director Colin Usher performing the song in their Edinburgh studio.