Ben Howard has announced that he is going to launch an exclusive global livestream event from Goonhilly Earth Station to accompany the release of his forthcoming album ‘Collections From The Whiteout’. The event will take place on April 8th, two weeks after the album’s scheduled released on March 26th.
Almost three years on from the release of his most recent album ‘Noonday Dream’, Howard has been very active in promoting his forthcoming LP. The 33-year-old has recently shared ‘Variations Volume 1 – Far Out’ on his YouTube channel, a re-working of his previously released single ‘Far Out’. The new variation of the track is more vocal-driven and features altered guitar riffs and added delay effects. Howard often provides fans with these sorts of musical add-ons; for instance, he has always been an artist that changes musical arrangements and even adds verses for live performances.
The singer-songwriter undoubtedly takes great care in cultivating his musical aesthetic, something that you can see even through the merchandise bundles on his website. Alongside a variety of album-themed customised clothing, Vinyl, CD, and Cassette versions of ‘Collections From The Whiteout’ are available as part of these bundles, revealing Howard’s real appreciation for vintage musical mediums and the album format itself.
The global livestream transmission from Goonhilly Earth Station offers merely another example of Howard’s view of music as an entire artistic experience. It is described on the website as “[a]n exclusive one-off livestreaming event to celebrate the release of the new album, Collections from the Whiteout.” Whilst this suggests that the performance is likely to be largely comprised of new material from his forthcoming album, Howard may also intersperse the set with some of his classic songs; songs that his fans can sing along to at home to temporarily alleviate the struggle of continuing social restrictions.
Given that the event is taking place from a satellite earth station, we should expect something very special from the Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter. Notably, Goonhilly Earth Station is on the Lizard Penisula in Cornwall, not too far from where Howard grew up in Totnes. A return to his Southwestern stomping ground should provide the perfect backdrop for the singer’s highly anticipated return to music.
Tickets for the virtual event will go on general sale on March 19th via www.benhowardmusic.co.uk and UK fans will be able to tune into the concert from 8pm GMT on April 8th.
Here are the full details for watching the live-streamed performance across different global time zones:
UK & Europe: Thursday 8th April – London (8pm BST), Paris (9pm CEST)
East Coast North America & South America: Thursday 8th April – New York (8pm EDT)
West Coast North America & Central America: Thursday 8th April – LA (8pm PDT)
Australasia & South East Asia: Friday 9th April – Tokyo/Sydney (7pm JST / 8pm AEST)
