Van Morrison releases more tickets for ‘Astral Weeks’

More Tickets for Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks' landmark concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 18 April and Sunday 19 April have been released today. These are excellent seats located in prime positions released today following production installation adjustments. Tickets at various prices are available from The Royal Albert Hall box office - tel. 0207 589 8212.

The two Albert Hall concerts will be the very first time that Van Morrison has performed his revered 1968 album, Astral Weeks, in the UK. He will also perform many of his classic hits. The UK concerts follow last November's sell-out, rave reviewed performances at LA's Hollywood Bowl. The album of these shows, 'Van Morrison's Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl' was released in February 2009 on Morrison's new label, Listen To The Lion Records/EMI, to huge critical acclaim.

Joining Van Morrison on stage will be an orchestral string section and a band of world-class musicians, some of whom played with Van Morrison on the original 'Astral Weeks' recording sessions some 40 years ago. Concert-goers will get to hear new live arrangements of the album's classic songs such as,'Astral Weeks/I Believe I've Transcended', 'Beside You', 'Slim, Slow Slider'/I Start Breaking Down', 'Sweet Thing', 'The Way Young Lovers Do' and 'Ballerina':

Astral Weeks is universally regarded as one of the most seminal albums in pop music history, breaking new ground with its experimental free-flowing arrangements and deeply reflective songs. Revisiting the album, these four decades later, Van Morrison has reconnected with his distinctive signature sound: a heady blend of jazz, blues, classical and folk.

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