Charlie Simpson will follow his debut solo show at London's Tabernacle (May 10th) with six regional UK dates.
The Fightstar frontman will bring his acoustic based solo material to Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Portsmouth and Bristol prior to the release of his debut album 'Young Pilgrim' on August 15th.
Charlie Simpson plays:
June
Wed 29th GLASGOW, King Tut's
Thu 30th NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy 2
July
Fri 1st BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy 3
Sat 2nd MANCHESTER, Academy 3
Mon 4th PORTSMOUTH, Wedgewood Rooms
Tue 5th BRISTOL, O2 Academy 2
Tickets go on sale Friday May 13th at 9am
www.gigsandtours.com 0844 811 0051
'Down Down Down', Charlie's multi-textured debut solo single was Fearne Cotton's Record of the Week on Radio 1 and is now on the station's b-list. It is available to download from iTunes now, with an impact date of May 16th.
Produced by Danton Supple (Coldplay, Doves) the track is a harmony flooded alt.ballad inspired in part by Charlie's love of the Beach Boys, Jackson Browne and Elliott Smith.
A three track EP featuring the original demo of 'Down Down Down' is currently available to download free at www.charliesimpsonmusic.com
The EP contains: 'Down Down Down' (demo),'Thorns' (demo) and 'Sundown' (album track)
www.charliesimpsonmusic.com