28 September 2012
Newsdesk
Jake Bugg, the fast-rising hitmaker from Nottingham has announced a new set of dates, his first for 2013. This will be his biggest UK headline tour so far, and will follow his forthcoming sell-out autumn tour, as well as dates in Europe and the US with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Snow Patrol.
“Jake Bugg”, his eponymously-titles debut album, is released 15th October alongside the new single “Two Fingers”. His debut album is 14 songs, clocking in at under 40 minutes, that belie his eighteen years. Sharp, observant and honest, they inhabit a world no other new UK act is currently operating in.
It opens with recent single “Lightning Bolt”, a scorching blues number with his Telecaster to the fore. New single “Two Fingers” follows with its swaggering chorus, whilst the likes of “Country Song” and “Broken” are more reflective. It’s a perfectly paced record, one that marks out Jake as the most exciting new UK act of 2012 and manages to effortlessly straddle the gap between authenticity and mainstream appeal. He counts Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen, Elton John, Chris Martin, Damon Albarn and Snow Patrol amongst his fans and has supported Michael Kiwanuka, Example and Lana Del Rey.
February 2013 tour dates:
Sat 2nd O2 Academy, Sheffield
Sun 3rd Engine Shed, Lincoln
Mon 4th O2 Academy, Leeds
Tue 5th O2 Academy, Newcastle
Thurs 7th Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Fri 8th O2 ABC, Glasgow
Sat 9th Mandela Hall, Belfast
Sun 10th O2 Academy, Dublin
Tue 12th O2 Academy,Liverpool
Wed 13th 53 Degrees, Preston
Thurs 14th O2 Academy, Manchester
Fri 15th Rock City, Nottingham
Sun 17th UEA, Norwich
Mon 18th Dome, Brighton
Tue 19th HMV Institute, Birmingham
Thurs 21st Roadmenders, Northampton
Fri 22nd Solus, Cardiff
Sat 23rd Westlands, Yeovil
Mon 25th Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Tue 26th Guildhall, Southampton
Wed 27th O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Debut album “Jake Bugg” released 15th October
Mercury Records
www.jakebugg.com
www.facebook.com/jakebugguk
