To mark the return to live stage, the Smith’s guitarist Johnny Marr has announced a few UK headline shows this September. Three shows will include London’s Electric Ballroom, Leeds’ Stylus and Blackburn’s King George’s Hall.
The intimate shows serve as a warm-up ahead of a gig with The Courteeners, Zuzu and Blossoms at Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Ground. 50,000 tickets for that show vanished within 90 minutes. Soon after, Liam Fray from The Courteeners wrote on Instagram: “50k in hour and half. Absolutely blown away by you guys. This will be really fucking special. God Bless the fans“.
Marr’s headline run will be his first shows since performing “No Time To Die” at the 2019 Brit Awards alongside Billie Eilish and Hans Zimmer. He will also perform as a special guest on The Killers tour in the US that is set to begin in August till October 2022.
Finally back on the road and the next chapter begins. Sign up to the mailing list for exclusive presale access, starting tomorrow. https://t.co/PlOu98eLEf pic.twitter.com/DLS2cGpqul
— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) July 27, 2021
Johnny Marr began his career as a guitarist and songwriter with The Smiths in the 80’s. Since The Smiths, he’s been performing and collaborating with numerous others artists and embark on a solo career. He worked with great names in contemporary music, including Talking Heads, Electronic, Modest Mouse, The Cribs, The Avalanches, Hans Zimmer and Billie Eilish.
His last album “Call The Comet” from 2018 reached the top 10 in UK Charts. The album received great reviews and proved that “his music still holds merit and his guitar prowess still holds up after all these years“. He is currently in the studio working on new music.
Pre-order tickets for the Johnny Marr autumn tour go on sale on 28th July at 10 am and can be accessed via the artist’s mailing list here. The general sale is open on Friday 30th July.
See the September 2021 Tour dates below:
20/09 – Stylus – Leeds
21/09 – Kings George’s Hall – Blackburn
23/09 – Electric Ballroom – London
25/09 – Old Trafford – Manchester (Sold Out)
