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Lightning Seeds announce huge UK tour with Liverpool date in November
2 years ago
Liverpool band Lightning Seeds have announced a major UK tour for this autumn performing tracks from their incredible back catalogue and heading for the Olympia on Saturday 12 November.
The tour will see the band visit iconic venues all over the UK including Londonâs O2 Shepherdâs Bush Empire and a hometown show at Liverpoolâs Eventim Olympia. They will also be joined with very special guest Badly Drawn Boy on all dates except Brighton.
Lightning Seeds are the brainchild of writer, singer, guitarist and producer Ian Broudie. Ian originally emerged from the post punk Liverpool music scene of the late seventies playing in the band âBig in Japanâ which in turn led to him producing several bands starting with Echo & The Bunnymen. In 1989 Ian as Lightning Seeds released debut album âCloudcukoolandâ featuring the hit single âPureâ. Second album âSenseâ followed before the release of the seminal album âJollificationâ in 1994 which has so far sold nearly 1 million copies.
In 1996 the iconic single â3 Lionsâ for the England football team topped the charts many times over. That same year âDizzy Heightsâ and 1999âs âTiltâ were released to critical acclaim before Ian returned to his producer roots. Ian soon began to develop hit albums for the likes of The Coral, The Zutons and many more.
Badly Drawn Boy aka Damon Gough first gained major acclaim by critics and audiences alike with his debut album âThe Hour Of Bewilderbeastâ in 2000 which went on to win the Mercury Prize. Badly Drawn Boy has since release eight studio albums including 2020âs lauded âBanana Skin Shoesâ. He will be performing classics and old favourites from his eclectic career.