Rounding off an exceptional year that has included headlining festivals, Main Stage sets at Reading and Leeds and a chart bothering album, Frank Turner will release his new single ‘Wessex Boy’ on November 28 through Xtra Mile Recordings. Frank Turner has also confirmed his biggest headline show to date at London’s Wembley Arena for April 2012.
The third single to be lifted from the Top 12 album ‘England Keep My Bones’ it encapsulates the album’s feeling of nostalgia, reminiscing about home towns and re-visiting cosy childhood memories after a long time away. And in some uncanny cosmic timing it provides the perfect soundtrack as the winter nights draw in and attention is turned to going home for Christmas. It also echoes Frank’s return to these shores after months of touring North America and Europe. He’s back for his huge UK headline tour with his band The Sleeping Souls. Three of the six dates are now completely sold out with the others selling fast.
Full dates are:
NOVEMBER
22 – Bournemouth O2 Academy
23 – Newport, Newport Centre
24 – Birmingham O2 Academy – sold out
25 – Glasgow Barrowlands
26 – Manchester O2 Apollo – sold out
27 – London HMV Hammersmith Apollo – sold out
As the last remaining tickets get snapped up plans are already underway for a humdinger of a one-off event for April 2012. Frank Turner’s Friday the 13 at Wembley Arena will be an extra special one-day festival-like extravaganza offering fans an incredible line-up of musical gems.
Friday 13th April 2012 London Wembley Arena 0844 815 0815.
Tickets are on sale from October 14: http://www.gigsandtours.com/?a=frank+turner&site=frankturner.
Back to this year though and November will also see the release of Frank’s ‘Second Three Years’ – a collection of live tracks, sessions, cover versions, b-sides and lost songs from the past three years. Out on November 21, it features live recordings of the traditional folk song ‘Barbara Allen’ from Shepherd’s Bush and the show-stopping ‘Father’s Day’ from Union Chapel both in 2009; covers versions of Springsteen, Nirvana, NOFX and Flanders & Swann to name a few as well as session tracks from Radio 1 and the bonus tracks featured on the limited deluxe edition of ‘England Keep My Bones’.
For more information visit the official Frank Turner website.
