The winter tour is filling out with eight additional dates announced. See the gigs page for the complete list of Winter 2009 tour dates known so far.

New dates:

Tue 3 Nov Cambridge Junction
Tickets: 01223 511511 | www.junction.co.uk

Wed 4 Nov Aylesbury Civic Centre
Tickets: 01296 486009 | gigantic.com | ticketweb.co.uk

Thu 6 Nov Brighton Corn Exchange
Tickets: 02072 879482 | www.bigwheeltickets.com

Fri 7 Nov Poole Lighthouse
Tickets: 02072 879482 | www.bigwheeltickets.com

Sat 8 Nov Falmouth Pavillions
Tickets: 02072 879482 | www.bigwheeltickets.com

Tue 10 Nov Warwick University, The Copper Rooms
Tickets: 02476 572777 | www.seetickets.com

Thu 12 Nov Edinburgh HMV Picture House
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

Tue 8 Dec Oxford Town Hall
Tickets: gigantic.com | ticketmaster.co.uk

 

See the gigs page for the complete list of Seth Lakeman Winter 2009 tour dates.


See also: Tickets on sale for UK Tour, Nov/Dec 2009, and other gig news, 1 June 2009 »


Bright Young Folk interviewed Seth before the London Union Chapel gig on 24 May 2009. The video interview is in two parts. The first is devoted to the new tracks showcased on the tour and Benji Kirkpatrick joining the band line-up, and is probably the most in-depth interview to date on plans for the next album – which will be the first not produced by Seth and brother Sean. The second part covers questions sent in by website readers.

Part 1, on the next album:

Part 2, in which BYF put some of your questions to Seth, including his favourite Equation record, writing on the fiddle and working with brother Sean:

You can add your own comments on the interviews on the Bright Young Folk website.

Benji Kirkpatrick talks to the folk music website Bright Young Folk about joining the Seth Lakeman band prior to the gig at London’s Union Chapel on 24 May 2009.

Benji will be a permanent new fifth member, joining Sean Lakeman (guitar), Ben Nicholls (double bass) and Simon Lea (percussion). It is unclear whether he will play all the forthcoming festival dates or not, as some clash with existing committments to his other bands, Faustus and Bellowhead.

This is the first of a two part interview. In the second part at www.brightyoungfolk.com he discusses his solo work and recent album Boomerang (amazon | itunes).

See also: More winter tour dates, 3 June 2009 »


Tickets go on sale for a number of dates on Seth Lakeman’s winter 2009 UK tour this morning, Mon 1 June.

Dates so far include:

Thu 5 Nov Norwich Waterfront
Tickets: 01603 508050 | www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Wed 11 Nov Nottingham Rock City
Tickets: ticketmaster.co.uk | gigantic.com

Thu 12 Nov Edinburgh HMV Picture House
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

Fri 13 Nov Manchester Academy 2
Tickets: 01618 32111 | www.seetickets.com

Sat 14 Nov Salisbury City Hall
Tickets: 01722 434434 | gigantic.com | ticketweb.co.uk

Mon 7 Dec Exeter University Great Hall
Tickets: 01392 263518 | www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Wed 9 Dec Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Tickets: gigantic.com | ticketmaster.co.uk

Thu 10 Dec Cheltenham Town Hall
Tickets: gigantic.com | www.ticketweb.co.uk

Fri 11 Dec Bristol 02 Academy
Tickets: gigantic.com | www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Sat 12 Dec London 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk

See the gigs page » for details and more dates as they are announced.

Tickets are also on sale for two dates in Swansea and Cardiff in late September.

 
European Tour, October 2009

Prior to the UK dates Seth will be touring mainland Europe and Scandinavia, with a number of dates in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark during October 2009. See the gigs page » for details.

 
Summer Festival News

Seth has been officially added to the line-up for Glastonbury and V Festival. He’ll play Glasto’s Avalon stage on Sunday 28 June, and V Festival (location TBC) on Sun 23 Aug.

Seth is also appearing at a number of smaller festivals, including Brecon Jazz Festival (Fri 7 Aug) and the first Harvest at Jimmy’s, at Jimmy’s Farm of TV fame in Suffolk on Sun 13 Sep. There’ll also be a unique opportunity to catch Seth playing completely solo, without his usual band, at local Devon festival, Chagstock, on the edge of Dartmoor on Fri 17 July .

Full list of summer 09 festival appearances on – you guessed it – the gigs page »