Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has just announced a UK wide tour to promote his upcoming solo album ‘A+E’. Set to be released on April 2nd, ‘A+E’ will be Coxons eighth solo production. Coxon has scheduled 14 shows across the U.K including one date up north at Manchesters Sound Control on April 19th.
The king of geek chic himself is offering local musicians the chance to support him at each show. Interested bands can simply submit their tracks online at toursupport.grahamcoxon.co.uk . Each track will be made available to the sites viewers and will be placed in a fan voted poll from which Coxon will select an entry to support him at their local venue. The fourteen show tour will kick off at Oxford’s O2 Academy and will run from April 13th until April 30th. Full tour dates can be found after the jump.
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O2 Academy Oxford (April 13)
Gateshead Sage (15)
Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (16)
Glasgow Garage (17)
Manchester Sound Control (19)
Sheffield Leadmill (20)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (21)
Brighton Concorde (23)
Cambridge Junction (24)
London HMV Forum (25)
Gloucester Guildhall (27)
Bristol Trinity (28)
Exeter Phoenix (29)
Falmouth Princess Pavilions (30)
Words by Damon Ashton.
