May 4-5 will see Frank Turner attempt to break the world record for the most gigs played in 24 hours, starting in Liverpool and finishing in Southampton.
“With nearly 3000 shows under my belt, I’ve never been one to do things by halves or shirk a challenge – I once played all 50 American states in 50 days, for goodness sake. For the release of my tenth studio album, Undefeated, I will be making an attempt at a world record: the most number of shows in different cities in 24 hours,” Frank Turner explains.
To complete his challenge and break the record (previously set by Hunter Hayes), Frank is aiming to play 15 solo shows for a minimum of 20 minutes each. Over almost 500 miles, Frank will be playing throughout the night, celebrating his 3000th show and the release of his tenth album on May 3 as he does so.
Frank continues, “It’s not just self-promotion either. We’re working with 13 independent record shops and 15 independent grassroots music venues for the shows, highlighting two bits of the infrastructure of the underground that I care about most. It’s going to be tough, but hopefully fun too. Come down for a show!”
Frank Turner Show Times:
Saturday May 4:
12:30pm – Liverpool, Jacaranda – in-store
2:30pm – Huddersfield, Parish – outstore for Vinyl Tap
4pm – Leeds, Boom – outstore for Crash
6pm – Sheffield, The Foundry – outstore for Bear Tree
7:30pm – Chesterfield, Gasoline – outstore for Tailbird
9pm – Nottingham, Saltbox – outstore for Rough Trade
10:30 – Birmingham, RMBL – outstore for Eclipse Records
Sunday May 5:
12am – Leamington Spa, Temperance – outstore for Head
2am – Leighton Buzzard, Crooked Crow Bar – outstore for Black Circle Records
4am – London, Underworld – outstore for Rough Trade
6am – Kingston, Banquet Records
7:30am – Aldershot, West End Centre – outstore for 101 Collectors
9am – Portsmouth, Staggeringly Good Brewery – outstore for Pie & Vinyl
10:30am – Winchester, The Railway – outstore for Pie & Vinyl
12pm – Southampton, The Brook – outstore for Vinilio
