Bman's Blues Report: Hugh Cornwell unveils 'Totem and Taboo' album & 'No More Heroes' UK tour

AUTUMN 2012 UK TOUR
Hugh will perform his new album
‘TOTEM AND TABOO’
followed by ‘NO MORE HEROES’

24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Book Online: www.hughcornwell.com www.thegigcartel.com

Hugh Cornwell is pleased to confirm a nationwide UK tour in October 2012. The concerts will be divided into two sets. The first will feature his eagerly anticipated new studio album ‘TOTEM AND TABOO’ (released August 2012). The second set will see Hugh playing The Strangler's seminal 1977 second album ‘NO MORE HEROES’ in its entirety with keyboards added to the lineup.

A ticket pre-sale will be launched on Wednesday 11th April via www.ents24.com, followed by a general on-sale from Friday 14th April. Tickets can be ordered from the 24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898, and booked online via www.hughcornwell.com and www.thegigcartel.com.

£50 VIP Ticket Packages for all shows includes sound check entry, meet and greet, exclusive Totem and Taboo demo album, and a free poster signed on the night by Hugh.

"Cornwell remains a hugely popular and prolific performer
whose songwriting retains its fiery eloquence and
whose gigs still crackle with electricity"
– Classic Rock

Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest songwriting talents and accomplished live performers. The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the British punk rock band The Stranglers, he’s enjoyed massive UK and European success with 10 hit albums and 21 Top Forty singles, with classic songs including Peaches, No More Heroes, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, Grip, Nice N Sleazy, Duchess and No Mercy.

Cornwell’s forthcoming new album Totem and Taboo will be released in August 2012. Recorded at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, it was engineered and mixed by Steve Albini (Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies). Visit www.hughcornwell.com for further details.

Cornwell’s last studio album, the critically acclaimed Hooverdam produced and mixed at Toe Rag Studios in London by Liam Watson (White Stripes), is available as a free download from his official website.

AUTUMN 2012 UK TOUR

24 Hour Box Office: 0844 478 0898
Book Online: www.hughcornwell.com www.thegigcartel.com

Carlisle - The Brickyard
Wednesday 3rd October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 8pm
14 Fisher Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8RN
www.thebrickyardonline.com

Aberdeen - The Lemon Tree
Thursday 4th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors 7pm
5 West North Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT
www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

Glasgow - The Arches
Friday 5th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL
www.thearches.co.uk

Newcastle - Northumbria University
Saturday 6th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
Northumbria Students Union, 2 Sandyford Road, Newcastle, NE1 8SB
http://mynsu.northumbria.ac.uk

Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
Wednesday 10th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 5JT
www.rescuerooms.com

Leeds - The Cockpit
Thursday 11th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
Swinegate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4AG
www.thecockpit.co.uk

Manchester - Academy 3
Friday 12th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
UMSU, Oxford Rd, Manchester. M13 9PR
www.manchesteracademy.net

Birmingham - O2 Academy 2
Saturday 13th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 7pm
16-18 Horsefair, Bristol Street, B1 1DB
www.o2academybirmingham.co.uk

Bristol - The Fleece
Wednesday 17th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 8pm
12 St Thomas St, Bristol, BS1 6JJ
www.thefleece.co.uk

Southampton - The Brook
Thursday 18th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 8pm
466 Portswood Road, Portswood, Southampton SO17 3SD
www.the-brook.com

London O2 Academy - Islington
Friday 19th October
Tickets: £20.00, Doors: 7pm
N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, London, N1 0PS
www.o2academyislington.co.uk

Tavistock - The Wharf
Saturday 20th October
Tickets: £18.00, Doors: 8pm
Canal Road, Tavistock, PL19 8AT
www.tavistockwharf.com