Damien Rice live dates

Damien Rice has announced a short headline tour of the UK. He will play four dates in March, starting at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 27 March and finishing at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 31 March. This will be Rice's first UK tour in three years and will provide the public with the opportunity to hear tracks from his stunning new album 9, which includes the current single '9 Crimes', released through 14th Floor Records on 27 November.

Live dates:

March:
Tue 27 Hammersmith Apollo, London £25.00
Thu 29 Civic Hall, Wolves £23.50
Fri 30 The Apollo, Manchester £23.50
Sat 31 Usher Hall, Edinburgh £20.00/£23.50/£25.00*
Tickets are available from 0871 220 0260 or www.gigsandtours.com
*Tickets are available from www.gigsinscotland.com

Released through Rice's own label Heffa and licensed to 14th Floor Records, 9 demonstrates the vast and diverse creative talent of Rice, who wrote, recorded and produced the record, as well as designing all of its artwork. 'A creative triumph' declared Q Magazine. The Sunday Times awarded it 'Record Of The Week', while the Daily Telegraph wrote, 'Extraordinary, beautiful and brutal'. The Evening Standard proclaimed, '9 is a genuine five star classic'.

Born in Dublin, Rice first achieved international success with the release of his debut album O in 2002. It spent over 80 weeks in the UK Top 75 Album Chart, and sold over 2 million copies worldwide, including 1 million in the UK. The album includes the hit singles Cannonball and The Blower's Daughter, the lead track in the Oscar-nominated film Closer. In 2004, Rice was nominated for both a BRIT Award and an NME Award, whilst in the US; Rice became the first UK-signed artist ever to be awarded the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize. In 2005, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan released the single Unplayed Piano in support of the Free Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday Campaign, a global initiative to free the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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