Wendy James announces UK tour in support of her recently released album, The Shape of History.
Written, produced and mixed by James and recorded in West London and New York City, The Shape Of History is the tenth solo album by Transvision Vamp lead singer, and it is available digitally, on deluxe vinyl and via deluxe CD.
Wendy will be accompanied on tour by a full band, including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Jim Sclavunos on drums and Alex Ward on guitar. Throughout October they will be playing songs from across all of her albums, from Transvision Vamp pop, to New Wave Punk to Lo-Fi Racine, through to the big productions of Queen High Straight and The Shape Of History, picking off favourite songs from each.
The singer said: “My songwriting has always been a wide mix of sounds, which naturally reflect the different music and references I have and love. The Shape Of History has a lot about love in it, a lot about appreciation of oneself, one’s life and importantly, of others. It is life’s arc of starting out, blooming into something and in some ways maturing.
“I don’t think my music has got older, I know I’ve not gone mellow! My attitude can be more ferocious and fearless than ever, but there is an acquired wisdom, which naturally comes after having been alive for a few decades!
“The Shape Of History is a love letter and a thank you note to life so far… I am so grateful for it all.”
UK Tour Dates
01 October Wednesday – 100 Club, Londo
02 Thursday October – HMV Empire, Coventry
03 Friday October – Hangar 34, Liverpool
04 Saturday October – Sugarmill, Stoke
07 Tuesday October – Met Lounge, Peterborough
08 Wednesday October – Cluny, Newcastle
09 Thursday October – Brudenell, Leeds
10 Friday October – The Brook, Southampton
11 Saturday October – Old Bakery Studios, Truro
15 Wednesday October – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
17 Friday October – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool
18 Saturday October – Pryzm, Kingston upon Thames
21 Tuesday October – Deaf Institute, Manchester
22 Wednesday October – King Tuts, Glasgow
23 Thursday October – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
24 Friday October – Georgian Theatre, Stockton on Tees
25 Saturday October – Tivoli, Buckley
28 Tuesday October – Fleece, Bristol
29 Wednesday October – One Ninety Four, London
30 Thursday October – Patterns, Brighton
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The Shape Of History is out now, and available digitally, on deluxe vinyl and CD. Order here
Read More: Wendy James – The Shape Of History Interview
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