Leo Sayer at the British Music Experience

Musical legend, Leo Sayer, celebrates an incredible 40 years in music with the release of a landmark 40th Anniversary boxset, 'Just A Box – The Studio Recordings' released on 28 October, alongside a special anniversary 'Silverbird' tour of the UK throughout November.

Spanning four spectacular decades, the 'Just A Box' boxset comprises an astounding 162 tracks across 14 discs traversing recordings from 1973 – 2005; a classic album collection worth owning. As a tribute to this musical legend, the British Music Experience (Britain's Museum of Popular Music at The O2), will also be holding a special Leo Sayer 'In Conversation' session on Saturday 26 October – an intimate Q&A event for fans of the artist.

Step back 40 years to 1973…..Leo Sayer releases his debut album entitled, 'Silverbird'. The cover of this iconic record pictured Leo posed as the character Pierrot (the sad clown). During a tour with Roxy Music in October that year, Leo performed on stage with this image. Silverbird went to No.2 in the album charts, as did the single "The Show Must Go On".

The 2013 tour celebrates the anniversary 40 years later of that moment and the global success Leo has achieved since then, which include international No 1's with 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing', 'When I Need You' and 'Thunder In My Heart', a Grammy award, Platinum selling albums, all the hits he's written for other artists, and a net total of 27 Top Forty singles.

Going back to where it all started, Leo takes his 2013 'Silverbird' tour to key locations from his past - Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Warrington, Southampton, Holmfirth, Wolverhampton, London, Dartford, Watford, Buxton, Newcastle, Glasgow, and finishes in Evesham. The tour also visits Brighton, where it all began - Brighton is where this young artist changed his name from Gerard to Leo, met co-songwriter David Courtney and his dynamic first manager Adam Faith.

"This tour is like a homecoming for me. I grew up in all these places. In Ireland, and particularly in Belfast and Dublin, I still have a lot of family. It's where I spent a lot of my childhood, so I'll always feel at home. In the English cities and towns I learnt all I know by progressing from the little halls to the big ones, and although I live far away now, time stands still whenever I play the U.K., for my musical heart is still here."

For more information on Leo Sayer visit: www.leosayer.com

In Conversation with Leo Sayer at the British Music Experience
Saturday 26th October – 4pm

This one-off event at the British Music Experience promises fans the chance to delve into the world of Leo Sayer and gain insight into his astounding career.

For more info and tickets visit: www.britishmusicexperience.com/leosayer

www.britishmusicexperience.com

Tour Dates – 2nd November – 20th November 2013

1 November University Concert Hall, Limerick

2 November Belfast Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland

3 November Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

4 November Cork Opera House, Ireland

6 November Parr Hall, Warrington

7 November The Brook, Southampton

8 November Holmfirth Picturedome, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

9 November Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton

12 November The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, Kent

14 November The Colosseum, Watford

15 November Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire

16 November Newcastle Mill Volvo Theatre, Newcastle

17 November The Academy, Glasgow, Scotland

19 November Concorde 2, Brighton, East Sussex

20 November The Troxy, London

21 November The Regal, Evesham