UK shows begin November 20th in Leeds
Legendary musician Bob Mould announces a fresh run of autumn UK and European Solo Electric tour dates following on from his hugely successful run of solo UK and Irish dates in summer 2022.
Beginning in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, on November 13th, Mould’s live shows on this run will span his entire 40+ year career, including songs from the Distortion collection and from his landmark band Hüsker Dü, as well as songs from 2020’s explosive and critically acclaimed album Blue Hearts. UK dates commence on November 20th at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and culminate in a Friday night London show at The Garage on November 24th.
Last year, Mould released The Ocean, a new EP featuring three solo acoustic live performances, via Merge. Originally recorded for NPR’s World Café at Mould’s Granary Music home studio in San Francisco, CA, The Ocean collects stripped back versions of “The Ocean” and “Forecast of Rain,” both first found on Blue Hearts, as well as a striking rendition of the Hüsker Dü classic, “Divide and Conquer” (from Flip Your Wig).
Mould’s most recent album, Blue Hearts, was released in September 2020, the rawest and most confrontational work of his four-decade solo career, it’s a raging 14-track collection described by its creator as “the catchiest batch of protest songs I’ve ever written in one sitting.” Produced by Mould at Chicago’s famed Electrical Audio with longtime collaborator Beau Sorenson engineering, the album, which once again features backing from the crack rhythm section of drummer Jon Wurster and bassist Jason Narducy, nods to the veteran singer-songwriter’s groundbreaking past while remaining firmly planted in the issues of the day.
The Distortion series, released incrementally across 2020 and 2021, meanwhile, captures the entirety of Mould’s post-Hüsker Dü solo career across a collection of multi-LP box sets, as well as a 24 CD edition and individual best of compilations. All collections have been mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering in Boston and come presented with brand new artwork designed by illustrator Simon Marchner. Various boxsets in the collection feature a variety of liner notes from legendary music critic Keith Cameron, new interviews with Mould and contributions from the likes of Shirley Manson, Richard Thompson, Ben Gibbard and more. Brought together, they offer up the definitive portrayal of an American rock icon.
Blue Hearts is available now on LP, CD and digitally via Merge Records. The 24 CD Distortion: 1989-2019, 8 LP Distortion: 1989-1995, 9 LP Distortion: 1996-2007, 7 LP Distortion 2008-2019, 8 LP Distortion: Live box sets and Distortion: The Best of 1989-2019 2 LP, 2 CD and 4 CD compilations are all available now on Demon Music Group.
Bob Mould 2023 UK & European Tour Dates:
Nov 13 – Sint-Niklaas, BE @ De Casino
Nov 14 – Oostende, BE @ De Grote Post
Nov 16 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Lara
Nov 18 – Granada, ES @ Lemon Rock
Nov 19 – Benidorm, ES @ Primavera Sound
Nov 20 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell
Nov 21 – Edinburgh, UK @ The Liquid Rooms
Nov 22 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
Nov 24 – London, UK @ The Garage
Nov 25 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
