Tim Burgess gets in the drivers seat with Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo is helping drive the journey of Tim Burgess in music, festivals and even coffee.

The iconic front-man, author, DJ, prolific tweeter, record label-owner and cereal and coffee enthusiast has picked up the keys to a stylish Alfa MiTo TwinAir as he begins a solo tour for his new album Oh No I Love You this month.

Tim and Alfa Romeo are building on a relationship that sparked into life with the debut of Alfa Live at Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year. Tim performed acoustic sets on the Alfa stand alongside fellow Charlatans band member, guitarist Mark Collins.

Tim was delighted with his new ride, saying; "I think the Alfa MiTo is a fantastic car. Looks beautiful; it's sporty, fun. It's going to be really good for driving around the city and I'm looking forward to taking it out of town as well.

"Touring for me normally means driving around in a van or a bus. But now I've got this lovely Alfa, I'll be turning up, parking it outside and showing off to all my mates."

Over the coming months, Alfa will be collaborating further with Tim on a variety of projects including his Tim Peaks Diner – a pop-up coffee shop that began life on Twitter.

For more information on Tim Burgess, visit: http://www.timburgessmusic.com or http://www.timpeaks.com

TIM BURGESS SOLO TOUR

Fri 26 Oct The Workmans Club, Dublin
Sat 27 Oct The Stiff Kitten Bar & Nightclub, Belfast
Mon 29 Oct Magnet, Liverpool
Tue 30 Oct Tokyo Hull, Hull
Wed 31 Oct Newcastle University Student Union, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Thu 1 Nov PJ Molloys, Dunfermline
Sat 3 Nov Brighton Coalition, Brighton
Sun 4 Nov Sub89, Reading
Thu 15 Nov Manchester Cathedral, Manchester