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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Paul heaton & jacqui abbott have announced an autumn uk tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. they will be joined by very special guest billy bragg at all shows..

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott ’s new album N.K-Pop is released on 7th October. They have already made two songs available from the album–the poignant ballad Still , which was described as ‘beautifully heartbreaking’ by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two) . Paul & Jacqui ’s previous album Manchester Calling went straight to No 1. on its release in March 20.

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• The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ( The Housemartins  cover) Play Video
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• Loving Arms ( Etta James  cover) Play Video
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• I'll Sail This Ship Alone ( The Beautiful South  cover) Play Video
• Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) ( The Beautiful South  cover) Play Video
• My Mother's Womb Play Video
• I Gotta Praise Play Video
• Prettiest Eyes ( The Beautiful South  cover) Play Video
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• Song for Whoever ( The Beautiful South  cover) Play Video
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• Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) ( The Beautiful South  cover) Play Video
• Think for a Minute ( The Housemartins  cover) Play Video
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• A Little Time by The Beautiful South
• Caravan of Love by Isley Jasper Isley
• Don't Marry Her by The Beautiful South
• Five Get Over Excited by The Housemartins
• From Under the Covers by The Beautiful South
• Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) by The Beautiful South
• Happy Hour by The Housemartins
• I'll Sail This Ship Alone by The Beautiful South
• Loving Arms by Etta James
• Manchester by The Beautiful South
• Old Red Eyes Is Back by The Beautiful South
• Perfect 10 by The Beautiful South
• Prettiest Eyes by The Beautiful South
• Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) by The Beautiful South
• Song for Whoever by The Beautiful South
• The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death by The Housemartins
• Think for a Minute by The Housemartins
• You Keep It All In by The Beautiful South
• I Drove Her Away With My Tears
• My Mother's Womb
• Sunny Side Up
• Too Much for One (Not Enough for Two)
• I Gotta Praise
• A Good Day Is Hard to Find
• I Don't See Them

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott announce 2022 UK headline tour

The duo, whose new album 'N.K-Pop' arrives in October, will be joined by Billy Bragg at the upcoming shows

Paul Heaton  and  Jacqui Abbott have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – tickets will be available from here .

• READ MORE:  Paul Heaton on buying everyone a pint and why “the Royal Family is the one thing worth privatising”

The duo will hit the road this November in support of their fifth studio album ‘N.K-Pop’ , which is due for release on October 7 via EMI. They’ll be joined at the gigs by “very special guest” Billy Bragg .

Kicking off at Swansea Arena on November 26, the tour will also stop off in Blackpool (28), Glasgow (December 2), Portsmouth (5), Sheffield (9), Manchester (10) and other locations across those two months.

The stint is set to culminate with a performance at London’s O2 Arena on December 17.

Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am BST next Thursday (September 1) and will be priced at £30. You can purchase yours from here and find the full live schedule below.

NOVEMBER 26 – Swansea Arena, Swansea 27 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno 28 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool 

DECEMBER 01 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 02 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow  03 – Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees 05 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth  06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham  08 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham  09 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield  10 – AO Arena, Manchester  17 – The O2 Arena, London

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Heaton and Abbott have already previewed the forthcoming ‘N.K-Pop’ with the singles ‘Still’ and ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ .

With the former song, the pair aimed to “raise awareness for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy”.

The full tracklist for ‘N.K-Pop’ is as follows:

01. ‘The Good Times’ 02. ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ 03. ‘Who Built The Pyramids’ 04. ‘I Drove Her Away With My Tears’ 05. ‘When The World Would Actually Listen’ 06. ‘Still’ 07. ‘I Ain’t Going Nowhere This Year’ 08. ‘Sunny Side Up’ 09. ‘Baby It’s Cold Inside’ 10. ‘New Fella’ 11. ‘My Mother’s Womb’ 12. ‘His Master’s Game’ Earlier this year Heaton spoke to  NME  about how he and Abbott had played a number of free concerts for NHS staff as a thank you for their efforts throughout the COVID pandemic.

He also discussed giving away free pints at 60 UK pubs to mark his 60th birthday , and why he thinks the Royal Family should be privatised.

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced a UK headline tour for later this year. The duo will hit the road this November in support of their fifth studio album N.K-Pop , which is due for release on October 7 via EMI . They’ll be joined at the gigs by “very special guest” Billy Bragg.

Kicking off at Swansea Arena on November 26, the tour will also stop off in Blackpool (28), Glasgow (December 2), Portsmouth (5), Sheffield (9), Manchester (10) and other locations including Swansea, Llandudno and Stockton across those two months.

The jaunt is set to culminate with a performance at London’s O2 Arena on December 17. Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am BST next Thursday (September 1) and will be priced at £30. You can find the full live schedule below.

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Heaton and Abbott have already previewed the forthcoming ‘N.K-Pop’ with the singles “Still” and “Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)”. With the former song, the pair aimed to “raise awareness for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy”.

Earlier this year Heaton spoke to NME about how he and Abbott had played a number of free concerts for NHS staff as a thank you for their efforts throughout the COVID pandemic. He also discussed giving away free pints at 60 UK pubs to mark his 60th birthday, and why he thinks the British Royal Family should be privatized.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott play the following UK tour dates:

NOVEMBER 26 – Swansea Arena, Swansea 27 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno 28 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool

DECEMBER 01 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 02 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 03 – Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees 05 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth 06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 08 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham 09 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 10 – AO Arena, Manchester 17 – The O2 Arena, London.

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More importantly however, it gives us the chance to champion the brilliant songwriting talent that Paul is. I don’t think there’s any question he is one of our most prolific musicians.

When restrictions allowed, Paul & Jacqui gave their support to the NHS staging a couple of free gigs and raising much needed funds. More importantly, just a great big thank you for the work they have done, and continue to do.

PAUL AND JACQUI’S fourth studio album  ‘MANCHESTER CALLING’  is out now and it made its way straight to number one. An album which has all the hallmarks of Paul’s beautifully bittersweet songwriting – effortlessly catchy melodies allied with an everyman’s biting exasperation at the modern world alongside some truly heartfelt love songs.

And in true Heaton & Abbott style here is the first single from it and it’s simple, catchy and simply really good – YOU AND ME .

Paul has some 15 million album sales under his belt, first came to public attention in the early 80s as front man of Hull-based indie poppers The Housemartins (the same group that spawned Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook), ‘HAPPY HOUR’ and their No 1 acapella Isley Bros cover ‘CARAVAN OF LOVE’.  

In 1988 he formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums and a stack of catchy, funny and memorable songs……

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• SONG FOR WHOEVER – Brilliant Live Version

Jacqui was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from 1994 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’. Paul went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ and ‘Acid Country.’ Then in 2011 he wrote a musical called ‘The 8 th ’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts, and that, as they say, is where it all began for the pair.

I do have a little bit of history with TBS. Many years ago, when the band were right at the top of the tree, and charts, they played a small, intimate gig, for a handful of invited guests in a relatively small pub. I had the pleasure of hosting that evening. To say they were phenomenal would be an understatement. To see, and hear them so close was a real joy.

They have since released three acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become.’ ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ and ‘Crooked Calypso’ a couple of years ago. Last year Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits and more entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’ and if ever you were looking for an album to start with, that’s the one. This was the lead single from the album – 7″ SINGLES .

So that brings us to the current album. Produced by long time collaborator John Williams who produced both Housemartins albums and the previous three  PAUL & JACQUI albums. It was recorded was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford, Manchester. As is Paul Heaton’s habit the lyrics were written in various locations in North Holland and Belgium while the music was composed in a hotel in Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria and in Limburg An Der Lahn in Germany. He told Steve Wright on Radio Two recently about his love of writing in these places.

Paul told us……..

“I’ve lived in Manchester for 17 years now and recording an album here for the first time, was looking forward to cycling to work. That was never possible as Manchester is now being turned into a business centre for the rich, which I can’t stand.  If there’s a theme to the record, it’s anti growth, anti greed, against the continuous tearing down of old buildings and sticking up soulless offices, and the disappearance of local accents on TV, along with the creeping spread of Americanese.  So, some curmudgeonly moans, plus some hopefully uplifting love songs. Originally it was set up to be a double LP like ‘London Calling’ but alas the double album has also become a victim of time”

Jacqui added….

“I’m so pleased and excited about the new album, it was wonderful to work on new songs and even more so that we did double what we have done for the last few records. It’ll be a joy to see others react to something we took such pleasure out of making”

To coincide with the album release Paul, Jacqui and the band should have been out on the road by now, letting us hear this fine collection of new songs, and all the hits too. The rescheduled date will be pretty much 12 months to the day when they were originally set to get to town.

As with the previous live shows, Paul & Jacqui have kept the ticket prices to an affordable level and start at £32.90, which is pretty amazing nowadays.

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT  get to Swansea Arena on Saturday 26th November, and don’t forget the Special Guest is the unique and unforgettable BILLY BRAGG .

Tickets go on sale from Thursday 1st September for more details and to get yours, go here – PAUL & JACQUI .

The current album, MANCHESTER CALLING is out now and well worth adding to your collection.

Incidentally, there’s a recently released Double Deluxe version of Manchester Calling is out now. You can pick that up HERE .

And to listen to our interview with former Beautiful South singer – Alison Wheeler, go HERE .

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott announce November and December 2022 UK tour

They play 12 headline shows

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced a 12-date UK tour for November and December 2022.

The headline trek calls in at a mix of arenas and theatres, opening at Swansea Arena on Saturday 26th November and closing at London’s The O2 on Saturday 17th December.

The former Beautiful South stars also visit Llandudno, Blackpool, Bridlington, Glasgow, Stockton, Portsmouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester as part of the tour. The special guest at all 12 dates in Billy Bragg.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour tickets:

Tickets to Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour cost £30 and go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 9.30am on Thursday 1st September 2022.

The dates follow the Friday 7th September release of Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s fifth studio album ‘N.K-Pop’, which features the poignant ballad ‘Still’ and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two).’

‘N.K-Pop’ follows the duo’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’, which hit Number 1 in the UK upon its release in March 2020.

Paul Heaton celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year by putting £1,000 behind the bar in 60 pubs across the UK.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour dates:

NOVEMBER 2022

Swansea Arena – Sat 26th

Llandudno Cymru Arena – Sun 27th

Blackpool Opera House – Mon 28th

DECEMBER 2022

Bridlington Spa – Thu 1st

Glasgow OVO Hydro – Fri 2nd

Stockton Globe – Sat 3rd

Portsmouth Guildhall – Mon 5th

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Tue 6th

Birmingham Resorts World Arena – Thu 8th

Sheffield Utilita Arena – Fri 9th

Manchester AO Arena – Sat 10th

London The O2 – Sat 17th

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot announce autumn tour - and there's a Teesside date on the list

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot have announced a UK autumn tour and there's a Teesside date on the list. The pair will stop in to Stockton's newly restored art deco Globe Theatre this December.

Tickets for the gig are due to go on sale on Thursday, September 1, and are bound to be popular. The 12 date tour tour is reported to include some of the biggest shows they have ever performed as a duo to date and they'll be joined by Billy Bragg as a special guest.

Fans will know Paul shot to fame as front man of The Housemartins and then The Beautiful South, with hits including Happy Hour, A Little Time, Rotterdam and Perfect Ten to name just a few before launching a solo career. Jacqui was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from 1994 to 2000 and she sang on many of their signature hits.

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In 2011 Paul wrote a musical and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts - they have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo. A new album is set for release on October 7. 2022 saw him celebrate his 60th birthday and to mark the occasion, he put £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him. The list included The Half Moon and Craft Pint on Northgate, Darlington where drinkers belted out a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday last May.

The new 12 date autumn tour starts on November 26 in Swansea and includes shows at The 02 in London, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. The date at Stockton's Globe has been set for Saturday, December 3. Tickets are £30 and will be available from 9.30am on Thursday September 1 at www.stocktonglobe.co.uk and here .

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott's new album 'N.K-Pop' is released on 7th October. They have already made two songs available from the album - the poignant ballad 'Still', which was described as 'beautifully heartbreaking' by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song 'Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui's previous album 'Manchester Calling' went straight to No 1 on its release in March '20.

Paul Heaton's songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for 'Outstanding Song Collection'. Heaton is one of the UK's most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman 'Fatboy Slim' Cook). The Housemartins released two albums 'London 0 Hull 4' ('86) and 'The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death' ('87). In '88 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums - 'Welcome To The Beautiful South' ('89), Choke ('90), '0898 Beautiful South' ('92), 'Miaow' ('94), 'Blue Is The Colour' ('96), 'Quench' ('98), 'Painting It Red' (2000), 'Gaze' ('03), 'Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs' ('04) and 'Superbi' ('06). In 2001 Heaton took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album 'Fat Chance'. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing 'musical similarities'. Jacqui Abbott was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from '94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including 'Rotterdam', 'Perfect 10', 'Don't Marry Her' and 'Dream A Little Dream'. Paul Heaton went on to release two further solo albums: 'The Cross-Eyed Rambler' ('08) and 'Acid Country' ('10). In 2011 Heaton wrote a musical called 'The 8th' based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts. They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: 'What Have We Become' ('14), 'Wisdom, Laughter and Lines' ('15), 'Crooked Calypso' ('17) and 'Manchester Calling' ('20). In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled 'The Last King Of Pop'.

2022 saw Heaton reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him.

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PAUL HEATON + JACQUI ABBOTT ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

 PAUL HEATON + JACQUI ABBOTT

ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST BILLY BRAGG

INCLUDES LONDON THE O2 ARENA & MANCHESTER AO ARENA SHOWS

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg at all shows. Dates include London The O2 Arena, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. Tickets for Paul & Jacqui’s tour dates will remain at £30 and will be available at 9.30am on Thursday 1st September from http://gigst.rs/PHJA22 . The full list of shows is:

26       SWANSEA Arena

27       LLANDUDNO Cymru Arena

28       BLACKPOOL Opera House

1          BRIDLINGTON Spa

2          GLASGOW OVO Hydro

3          STOCKTON Globe

5          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall

6          NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena

8          BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena

9          SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena

10       MANCHESTER AO Arena

17       LONDON The O2    

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new album ‘N.K-Pop’ is released on 7th October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘beautifully heartbreaking’ by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March ’20.

Paul Heaton’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’. Heaton is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).  The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87).  In ’88 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums - ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001 Heaton took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’.  Jacqui Abbott was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.  Paul Heaton went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011 Heaton wrote a musical called ‘The 8th’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts.  They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

2022 saw Heaton reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him.

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S NEW ALBUM ‘N.K-POP’ IS RELEASED ON 7th OCTOBER. PRE-ORDER IT HERE  

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S AUTUMN TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE  

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg at all shows. Dates include London The O2 Arena, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. Tickets for Paul & Jacqui’s tour dates will remain at £30 and will be available at 9.30am on Thursday 1 st  September from  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22 . The full list of shows is:

NOVEMBER 26       SWANSEA Arena 27       LLANDUDNO Cymru Arena 28       BLACKPOOL Opera House

DECEMBER 1          BRIDLINGTON Spa 2          GLASGOW OVO Hydro 3          STOCKTON Globe 5          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall 6          NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena 8          BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena 9          SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena 10       MANCHESTER AO Arena 17       LONDON The O2 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s  new album  ‘N.K-Pop’  is released on 7 th  October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘ beautifully heartbreaking’  by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March ’20.

Paul Heaton ’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’.  Heaton  is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).  The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87).  In ’88  Heaton  formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums – ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001  Heaton  took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’.   Jacqui Abbott  was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.   Paul Heaton  went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011  Heaton  wrote a musical called ‘The 8 th ’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked  Jacqui  to sing one of the parts.  They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

2022 saw  Heaton  reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him. PHOTOS OF PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT HERE:  https://bit.ly/3JQxrR1

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S NEW ALBUM ‘N.K-POP’ IS RELEASED ON 7th OCTOBER. PRE-ORDER IT HERE:  https:// paulheatonandjacquiabbott.lnk. to/NKPop

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S AUTUMN TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

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• Date 17 Dec 2022
• Venue The O2 arena
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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced that they will be bringing their headline show to The O2 on Saturday 17 December 2022.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new album ‘N.K-Pop’ will be released on Friday 7 October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘beautifully heart-breaking’ by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March 2020.

Paul Heaton’s song writing genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’. Heaton is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook). The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87). 

In ’88 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums - ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001 Heaton took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’. 

Jacqui Abbott was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.  Paul Heaton went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011 Heaton wrote a musical called ‘The 8th’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts. They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

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How do you capture the essence of lockdown without making an album that screams ‘lockdown record’ from every note? And how do you subsequently make it sound like a celebratory shindig while exploring the underlying emotional impact? On a typically excellent romp that smuggles wise life lessons, gallows humour and plenty of acerbic barbs into a series of literate pop-rock gems, former Beautiful South duo Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have done just that.

Whether it’s death’s sweet sting, relationship minutiae, becoming extricated from your confidence or cutting an unhealthy cord, his personal tales, which also touch on scurrilous rogues who manipulate to cause division, would be timeless and resonant without the backdrop of Covid isolation and misinformation.

The Good Times, which seesaws giddily from Elvis Costello cool into goofy Madness quirkiness, finds a pub landlord feeling guilty about introducing his wife to the addiction that finally killed her, while listening to ghostly former proprietors of his establishment air their marital woes.

Sunny Side Up, meanwhile, mimics a ‘60s espionage movie score before becoming a deceptively sweet jingle that castigates The Telegraph and The Sun newspapers, along with those Eton boys, for inciting racism and classism.

Elsewhere, the drily self-deprecating I Drove Her Away reveals how the narrator’s constant blubbing repelled his partner and Still, which sees Heaton delivering the most poignant, tender and important message of his career, discusses the silent, lingering pain of losing a child.  

As ever, those relatable kitchen sink dramas are played out over ebullient, hook-drenched music that acts as a sonic answer to the songwriter’s razor sharp lines and observational brilliance. Thanks to guitarist Johnny Lexus and producer John Williams, whose gold standard piano sounds constantly leap out of the beaming mix, these contagious cuts will make you yearn to hug or cry on the shoulder of a complete stranger for some much needed human touch.

Integrating everything from shuffling acoustic folk, proud trumpet bursts and cinematic strings to delicious rockabilly grooves and jazzy saxophone, Heaton and co seamlessly switch styles from song to song and moment to moment. I Ain’t Going Nowhere starts like a silent film soundtrack, as we follow an old guy bemoaning his inability to wanderlust, before morphing into a spunky country trot and climaxing with half-time blues and howling harmonica.

On the flip side of separation lies unity, and Heaton and Abbott were simply born to make music together. Although he writes the songs, and delivers some outstanding vocal performances, she’s the secret sauce that brings endearing back and forths like Baby It’s Cold Inside and You’re Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two) to life with soul, sass, wit, pathos and take-no-prisoners brush offs.

It might not match ‘Manchester Calling’ for adventurous musical flair, but ‘N.K Pop’ thematically trumps that effort while delivering a dozen painfully familiar stories that, in spite of the subject matter, are so reassuring they’ll make you feel more connected to yourself and a life that’s beautifully messy for everyone.

Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:

Sat November 26 2022 - SWANSEA Swansea Arena Sun November 27 2022 - LLANDUDNO Venue Cymru Arena Mon November 28 2022 - BLACKPOOL Opera House Thu December 01 2022 - BRIDLINGTON Bridlington Spa Fri December 02 2022 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro Sat December 03 2022 - STOCKTON Stockton Globe Mon December 05 2022 - PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Guildhall Tue December 06 2022 - NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena Thu December 08 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena Fri December 09 2022 - SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena Sat December 10 2022 - MANCHESTER AO Arena Sat December 17 2022 - LONDON O2 Arena Fri February 17 2023 - DUBLIN 3Arena Sat February 18 2023 - GALWAY LEISURELAND Sun February 19 2023 - BALLYBOFEY Balor Arts Centre Tue February 21 2023 - DERRY Millennium Forum Wed February 22 2023 - BELFAST SSE Arena Belfast Fri February 24 2023 - KILLARNEY Gleneagle INEC Arena

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• August 25, 2022
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WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST BILLY BRAGG INCLUDES LONDON THE O2 ARENA & MANCHESTER AO ARENA SHOWS

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg at all shows. Dates include London The O2 Arena, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. Tickets for Paul & Jacqui’s tour dates will remain at £30 and will be available at 9.30am on Thursday 1 st  September from  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22 . The full list of shows is:

26       SWANSEA Arena 27       LLANDUDNO Cymru Arena 28       BLACKPOOL Opera House

1          BRIDLINGTON Spa 2          GLASGOW OVO Hydro 3          STOCKTON Globe 5          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall 6          NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena 8          BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena 9          SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena 10       MANCHESTER AO Arena 17       LONDON The O2  

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s  new album  ‘N.K-Pop’  is released on 7 th  October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘ beautifully heartbreaking’  by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March ’20.

Paul Heaton ’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’.  Heaton  is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).  The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87).  In ’88  Heaton  formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums – ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001  Heaton  took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’.   Jacqui Abbott  was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.   Paul Heaton  went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011  Heaton  wrote a musical called ‘The 8 th ’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked  Jacqui to sing one of the parts.  They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

2022 saw Heaton reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him.

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S NEW ALBUM ‘N.K-POP’ IS RELEASED ON 7th OCTOBER. PRE-ORDER IT HERE: https://paulheatonandjacquiabbott.lnk.to/NKPop

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S AUTUMN TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

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Paul & the band featuring Rianne Downey to play Cardiff Castle

Paul & the band featuring guest singer Rianne Downey will play Cardiff Castle on Wednesday 26th June. Performing songs from his whole career including Beautiful South, Housemartins & his morerecent chart-topping albums. Tickets on sale 9:30am Friday from depotlive.co.uk

Paul & Jacqui Announcement

Following further medical advice it is with sadness that we must inform you that Jacqui will not be able to appear with Paul & the band at their headline shows and festival appearances this summer. We hope you’ll join us in wishing Jacqui a continued and speedy recovery. 

We are however pleased to confirm that the shows will still take place and Paul will be joined by special guest vocalists (to be announced) at all the summer dates as well as two brand new headline shows at Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday 1st July and Mouth of the Tyne Festival in Tynemouth on Saturday 8th July. These shows will see Paul performing songs from throughout his career including classic tracks from The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. 

Special guests at the Scarborough show will be the Lightning Seeds and guests for the Tynemouth show will be announced shortly.

Tickets for these shows will go on sale at 9:30am on Friday morning from  http://tix.to/paulheaton

Full list of summer dates…

Saturday 27 May Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington 

Saturday 01 July Scarborough Open Air Theatre 

Friday 07 July TRNSMT, Glasgow

Saturday 08 July Mouth of The Tyne Festival, Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Saturday 22 July Latitude, Suffolk

Sunday 23 July Tramlines Festival, Sheffield

Paul & Jacqui’s November/December UK tour dates

Paul & Jacqui’s November/December UK tour dates have been announced with very special guest Billy Bragg . The tour includes shows at Manchester AO Arena, London The O2 Arena & Sheffield Arena. All tickets are priced £30!

Qualify for exclusive ticket presale access by pre-ordering the new album ‘N.K-Pop’ at the official store shop.paulheaton.emi.com by 4pm on Monday 29th August.

Presale codes/links will be emailed to the email address used to pre-order the album from 5pm on Monday 29th August. If you’ve already pre-ordered the album you will automatically be sent a pre-sale code. Access to the pre-sale does not guarantee you a ticket.

Ticket presale will take place at 9:30am on Tuesday 30th August.

Tickets then go on general sale at 9:30am on Thursday 1st September from http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

Irish tour dates will be announced in the next few weeks.

Full list of dates below...

Saturday 26 November Swansea Arena

Sunday 27 November Llandudno Venue Cymru Arena

Monday 28 November Blackpool Opera House

Thursday 01 December Bridlington Spa

Friday 02 December Glasgow Hydro

Saturday 03 December Stockton Globe

Monday 05 December Portsmouth Guildhall

Tuesday 06 December Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

Thursday 08 December Birmingham Resorts World Arena

Friday 09 December Sheffield Utilita Arena

Saturday 10 December Manchester AO Arena

Saturday 17 December London The O2

Paul & Jacqui's brand new album ‘N.K-Pop’

Paul & Jacqui's brand new album ‘N.K-Pop’ will be released on Friday 30th September 2022. Pre-order limited signed copies of the new album on CD, Vinyl, and cassette from the official store and qualify for exclusive ticket pre-sale access to new Paul & Jacqui UK & Ireland tour dates to be announced in September.

The UK dates will take place in November/December 2022 and Irish tour dates to follow in early 2023.

Pre-order now from: https://PaulHeatonandJacquiAbbott.lnk.to/PreOrder

N.K Pop track listing: 

• The Good Times      
• Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)       
• Who Built The Pyramids?                     
• I Drove Her Away With My Tears              
• When The World Would Actually Listen
• Still    
• I Ain't Going Nowhere This Year
• Sunny Side Up  
• Baby It's Cold Inside         
• New Fella                                   
• My Mother's Womb                            
• His Master's Game           

‘Still’, a brand new song is announced

We’re pleased to announce that ‘Still’, a brand new song, is available to watch now as a special lyric video. We together with Sands UK ( https://www.sands.org.uk ) hope to raise awareness for folk who've lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy. 

You can watch the new lyric video now:

Irish tour update

Following nearly 2 years of frustrating postponements and due to venue availability & time constraints, Paul & Jacqui will now replace their Irish tour dates with a special one off headline outdoor show at Dublin’s St Anne’s Park on Saturday 4 th  June 2022, featuring support from very special guests Deacon Blue. We have been scouring dates and options for a replacement Belfast show but unfortunately with no luck.

 If you purchased a ticket to any of the postponed dates (Dublin, Belfast, Killarney, Galway & Donegal) these will all now automatically transfer to the Dublin St Anne’s Park show. If you would prefer not to attend you’ll be able to get a full refund from your ticket provider. Please keep hold of your tickets as these will all be valid for entry into St Anne’s Park. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this change but hopefully we’ll see you all in Dublin for a great show in June.

Remaining tickets for the show will go on general sale at 10am on Friday 25th February from https://www.ticketmaster.ie/venueartist/199894/35771  

Paul & Jacqui announce summer shows in St Helens and Doncaster

Paul & Jacqui are delighted to announce two headline shows next summer at St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium on Friday 22nd July 2022 & Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium on Saturday 23rd July 2022 with very special guests The Proclaimers & The Lathums. Tickets are priced at £35 each and go on sale at 9:30am on Friday 26th November from the following link http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

Special Guests Announced For September / October UK Tour Dates

We’re very pleased to announce the special guests for Paul & Jacqui’s forthcoming UK tour dates

The Skints - Manchester Castlefield Bowl only

Keston Cobblers’ Club - All dates except Manchester

Uncle Frank - Leicester only

Roy - Liverpool only

http://gigst.rs/PHJAEP

Rescheduled Ireland Shows

We’re pleased to finally be able to announce the rescheduled dates for our Irish tour which will now take place in January 2022. Your tickets will remain valid for all the new dates. We‘re sorry for any inconvenience caused by the rescheduling but can’t wait to see and perform for you all. ‘Til then stay safe.

Remaining tickets available now from https://www.ticketmaster.ie/paul-heaton-tickets/artist/35771

January 2022

Saturday 15th Killarney Gleneagle INEC Arena

Sunday 16th Dublin 3Arena

Thursday 20th Belfast Ulster Hall

Friday 21st Galway Leisureland

Saturday 22nd Ballybofey,Balor Arts Centre, Donegal

Rescheduled Dates for our Acoustic Shows

We’re pleased to announce that the rescheduled dates for our acoustic shows will take place in November 2021. All tickets remain valid for the new dates. We‘re sorry for any inconvenience caused by the rescheduling but can’t wait to see & perform for you all. ‘Til then stay safe.

8th November 2021 – Blackburn St Georges (Windsor Suite)

9th November 2021 – Stockport Plaza

11th November 2021 – Chesterfield Winding Wheel

Rescheduled Tour Dates | October 2021

We’re very sorry and enormously frustrated to have to make this announcement, but due to the ongoing situation & social distancing rules around the UK & Ireland we have once again been forced into rescheduling our forthcoming tour dates. We’ve now moved the UK dates to October 2021 (full list below) and we’re still working on new dates for Ireland which will be announced at some point in the coming weeks. Your tickets remain valid for all the new dates. We‘re extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused by this but can’t wait to see and perform for you all. ‘Til then stay safe.

Saturday 9 October | Glasgow SEC Armadillo

Sunday 10 October | Dundee Caird Hall

Monday 11 October | Newcastle Utilita Arena                                                

Wednesday 13 October | London Wembley The SSE Arena (NHS Show)

Thursday 14 October | Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (NHS Show)

Saturday 16 October | Liverpool M&S Bank Arena                                                          

Sunday 17 October | Leicester De Montfort Hall                                          

Monday 18 October | Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall                                       

Wednesday 20 October | Leeds First Direct Arena                                                

Thursday 21 October | Sheffield City Hall  (Care Home Workers)

Saturday 23 October | Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Sunday 24 October | Hull Bonus Arena                                                             

Monday 25 October | Hull Bonus Arena                                                             

Wednesday 27 October | Birmingham Utilita Arena                                            

Friday 29 October | London Palladium                                           

Saturday 30 October | London Palladium

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - Stripped Back Acoustic Shows

TICKETS HERE

New single ‘Christmas (And Dad Wants Her Back)’ out now – Pre-order ‘Manchester Calling’ Double Deluxe Version

Paul & Jacqui's new single 'Christmas (And Dad Wants Her Back)' is out now as taken from a new double deluxe version of No.1 album ‘Manchester Calling’ featuring 9 extra tracks out 04.12.20. Pre-order the album now from the official store to receive a limited edition signed Paul & Jacqui Christmas card. Listen to the single and pre-order the album now at our web store .

Manchester Calling Double Deluxe Version

• The Only Exercise I Get Is You
• If You Could See Your Faults
• Somebody’s Superhero
• Big News In A Little World
• You And Me (Were Meant To Be Together)
• The Outskirts Of The Dancefloor
• A Good Day Is Hard To Find
• Fat Of The Land
• All Of My Friends
• House Party 2
• He’s Got What I Had
• New York Ivy
• MCR Calling
• My Legal High
• Christmas (And Dad Wants Her Back)
• Nearly Once
• Higher Hopes
• That'll Be Us
• Gotta Give It Up
• Wanted For Murder
• It Ain't Yours Anymore
• I Know The Man
• Christmas (2019 Version)

‘You And Me (Were Meant To Be Together)’ featuring Brookside’s ‘Ron & Bev Dixon’

Paul & Jacqui are delighted to reveal the new video for their new single ‘You And Me (Were Meant To Be Together)’ featuring the return of Brookside’s most famous couple ‘Ron & Bev Dixon’ AKA Vince Earl and Sarah White.

Their first performance together since the final episode of Brookside can be watched, along with the video.

Rescheduled Tour Dates

It is with great frustration that we must once again announce the rescheduling of our UK & Ireland tour dates. We had hoped to be in a position to play these shows in the Autumn but due to the ongoing situation with venue safety in the UK & Ireland, it’s become clear that to do so would be putting our fans in danger.

We’re now moving the tour to April & May 2021 and all of your tickets will remain valid for these new dates.

We‘re very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this but can’t wait to see and perform for you all at the new dates. 

‘MANCHESTER CALLING’ - THE NEW ALBUM - OUT 6th MARCH 2020

We’re delighted to announce that Paul & Jacqui’s brand new album ‘Manchester Calling’ will be released on Friday 6th March 2020. You can pre-order signed copies of the album now from the official web store shop.virginemi.com/paulheaton/. To coincide with the album release Paul, Jacqui and the band will be embarking on a tour of the UK in April & May beginning at Glasgow SEC Armadillo on Friday 16th April, including two nights at both Hull Bonus Arena (21st/22nd) & London Palladium (29th/30th) before ending the tour at Stoke Victoria Hall on Saturday 2nd May. As with the previous live shows, Paul & Jacqui have requested that the ticket price for the tour remains at £30. A full list of all tour dates is below.

To qualify for a special ticket pre-sale (Wednesday 23rd  9:30am) pre-order your signed copy of the new album from shop.virginemi.com/paulheaton/ by 4pm on Tuesday 22nd Oct. You’ll then be sent a unique pre-sale code & link to the email address used to pre-order your album. Access to the pre-sale does not guarantee you a ticket. Tickets will then go on general sale at 9:30am on Friday 25th October from http://gigst.rs/PHJA .

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT UK TOUR 2020

Tickets for the tour are on sale now from http://gigst.rs/PHJA

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot to play free gigs for NHS Frontline Staff

A message from Paul,

"The Coronavirus pandemic should remind everyone, and let no-one forget, that our National Health Service is the most brilliant and significant institution in our lives. The men and women who serve us and care for us, give us hope and sacrifice for their own wellbeing, can never be thanked enough. We are just musicians, so there is little we can do but sing for you. By way of appreciation, we announce the following gig for all the frontline NHS staff. From the porters, the cleaners and the drivers, to the doctors and the nurses; thank you”.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced a free concert for all NHS frontline and auxiliary staff to take place at the 9,000 capacity Nottingham Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday 13th October 2020 and the SSE Arena, Wembley on Thursay 15th October 2020.

Those eligible for tickets will be all NHS frontline staff that work within NHS hospitals across the United Kingdom including, but not limited to, doctors, nurses, support workers, porters and cleaners. Any staff that work within the hospital will be eligible for tickets.

Ticket application must only be made by the NHS member of staff who will bring their valid NHS or Primary Care Trust I.D. Card to the show, as ticket checks will be in operation. All tickets will carry the name of the person who made the booking and this must match the name that is on the NHS or Primary Care Trust I.D. card (original format, no photocopies) or admission will be refused.

Tickets will be limited to 2 per person and will be available from Tuesday 31st March at 7pm. Further details to follow.

New Merchandise out now!

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Paul & Jacqui Tour rescheduled

Due to the ongoing situation across the world, and in particular the inaction by our own government, we feel we have no choice but to reschedule the forthcoming UK & Ireland tour dates immediately. The shows will now take place in October and November, with all tickets remaining valid for these new dates. We are still working on new dates for Belfast, Galway and Donegal but will announce these shows as soon as possible. 

For the London Palladium shows, if you purchased tickets for the Wednesday 29th April show then your ticket will be valid for the rescheduled Wednesday 11th November show, and if you bought tickets for the Thursday 30th April show then your tickets will be valid for the rescheduled Thursday 12th November show.

For the Hull shows, tickets for the Tuesday 21st April show will now be valid for the rescheduled Sunday 18th October show, and tickets for the Wednesday 22nd April show will now be valid for the rescheduled Monday 19th October show. 

Paul and Jacqui would like to pass on their sincere apologies for the inconvenience this may cause you all but also feel the safety of the public is paramount. We wish you good health and safety over these coming months and hope to see you all fighting fit in the Autumn.

Full list of rescheduled dates is as follows:

Sat 10 th                  Newcastle Utilita Arena

Sun 11 th                 Glasgow SEC Armadillo

Fri 16 th                   Cardiff Motorpoint Arena

Sun 18 th                 Hull Bonus Arena

Mon 19 th                Hull Bonus Arena

Tue 20 th                 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall

Thur 22th              Leeds First Direct Arena

Fri 23th                 Birmingham Arena

Sat 24 th                  Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

Mon 26 th                Dundee Caird Hall                           

Tue 27 th                 Leicester De Montfort Hall

Fri 6 th                      Dublin 3Arena

Sun 8 th                   Killarney INEC

Weds 11 th               London Palladium

Thurs 12 th               London Palladium

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Who is Jacqui Abbott? Singer pulls out of Paul Heaton tour for medical reasons

Jacqui Abbott and Paul Heaton have been performing across the UK after the success of their latest album N.K. Pop, which reached No 1 in the charts.

The pair performed at the Totally Wicked Stadium recently with a string of other performances announced, including a gig at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday December 10.

Due to an illness, however, Ms Abbott will be pulling out from the gigs at Bridlington, Glasgow and Stockton following medical advice.

Who is Ms Abbott and what is her suspected illness?

Abbott and The Beautiful South

Ms Abbott, 49, is a singer and became the vocalist for The Beautiful South after Briana Corrigan left the group in 1994.

She joined the band after a chance encounter with Mr Heaton – co-founder of the band – outside a nightculb in 1992.

She sang a few lines of a song she liked to him and he was blown away by her talent. A couple of years later, he came looking for her and invited her to audition for the band.

She performed with the group for seven years, producing a string of hits and extensive touring around the world.

Ms Abbott left the band in 2000 shortly after her son was diagnosed with autism, deciding to step back and focus on her family.

In 2011, Mr Heaton reached out to her again and they reunited on the stage, forming Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott collaboration

Ms Abbott contributed to the band’s albums with hit songs including Rotterdam (or Anywhere), Perfect 10, Don’t Marry Her and Dream a Little Dream of Me.

The duo collaborated on a number of albums including What Have We Become, Wisdom Laughter and Lines, Crooked Calypso and their No 1 album; Manchester Calling.

Manchester Calling was the pair’s fourth studio album and was released on March 6, 2020.

As for Ms Abbott’s illness and reason for her recent decision to pull out from three gigs, she has not yet explained what it may be as of yet.

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