Amidst a buzz of activity celebrating the first ten years of his prolific solo career, all wrapped up and packaged in the highly anticipated Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr, The Smiths guitarist and songwriter will begin at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall on 2 April before concluding at Nottingham’s Rock City on 14 April. Scroll down for all the dates. The album itself, released on 3 November via BMG, also includes two brand new songs titled ‘Somewhere’ and ‘The Answer’, in addition to a number of unheard demos. ‘Somewhere’ has already started pricking ears, with Mojo Magazine describing it as “a glistening beam of choking guitars propelled by an electro-rock pulse”, whilst Clash Magazine commented on the “unmatched sense of electricity” as the song was added straight to the BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 playlists. Two homecoming concerts, titled A Night with the Johnny Marr Orchestra, will take place at Manchester’s Factory International Aviva Studios on 7 and 8 December where, for the first time, Johnny and his band will be joined by a 30-piece orchestra, composed of some of the best musicians from across the North.
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Check out the full 2024 UK tour dates below. Tuesday 2nd April – Newcastle, O2 City Hall Wednesday 3rd April – Glasgow, Barrowlands Friday 5th April – Leeds, O2 Academy Saturday 6th April – Liverpool, Olympia Sunday 7th April – Wolverhampton, Civic Halls Tuesday 9th April – Cardiff, Great Hall Wednesday 10th April – Bristol, O2 Academy Friday 12th April – London, Eventim Apollo Saturday 13th April – Brighton Dome Sunday 14th April – Nottingham, Rock City Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr (Deluxe 2CD) trackisting 1. Armatopia 2. New Town Velocity 3. Easy Money 4. Spirit Power & Soul 5. Hi Hello 6. Somewhere 7. The Messenger 8. I Feel You 9. The Answer 10. Dynamo 11. Spiral Cities 12. Night and Day 13. Sensory Street 14. Walk Into The Sea 15. Candidate 16. Tenement Time Hi Hello (Demo) Somewhere (Demo) The Answer (Crazy F Version) The Messenger (Demo) Speak out Reach Out (Crazy F Version)
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