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In 2004, Bellowhead burst onto the British folk scene like nothing before or since. Famously conjured up by duo Spiers & Boden whilst sitting in a traffic jam, they roped in friends, and friends of friends until the big band was born. In their early years Bellowhead played to hundreds of thousands of people at festivals and on tour and were regularly lauded as “One of the country’s greatest live outfits.” They recorded five studio albums (selling over a quarter of a million copies), were the proud recipients of two silver discs and won a staggering eight BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

After a hiatus, and prompted by a record-breaking online stream during the pandemic, the band reunited for a joyous sold-out tour in 2022 which reaffirmed their status as one of the biggest and most in demand UK folk acts. A review from one of the shows in the Telegraph described it as “A thrilling reunion gig...rowdy, riotous fun”

2024 marks Bellowhead’s 20th Anniversary, it’s also 20 years since the release of their debut five track E.P.Onymous and 10 years since the release of their Top 20 studio album Revival which featured favourites including Gosport Nancy and Roll Alabama.

The band say “The reunion tour in 2022 meant such a lot to all of us after such a difficult time, and seemed to bring so much joy to our fans, that we thought we'd probably best do it again!”

Thu 7 Nov 2024

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Bellowhead Announce 20th Anniversary Tour

In 2004, Bellowhead burst onto the British folk scene like nothing before or since. Famously conjured up by duo Spiers & Boden whilst sitting in a traffic jam, they roped in friends, and friends of friends until the big band was born. In their early years Bellowhead played to hundreds of thousands of people at festivals and on tour and were regularly lauded as “One of the country’s greatest live outfits.” They recorded 5 studio albums (selling over a quarter of a million copies), were the proud recipients of 2 x silver discs and won a staggering 8 x BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 24 November at 10am here

NOVEMBER 2024

Thu       07          LEICESTER De Montfort Hall

Fri          08          BRIGHTON Dome

Sat         09          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall

Sun        10          AYLESBURY Waterside Theatre

Mon      11          IPSWICH Regent Theatre

Tue        12          BRISTOL Beacon

Wed      13          OXFORD New Theatre

Thu       14          NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall

Fri          15          HARROGATE Convention Centre

Sat         16          SHEFFIELD City Hall

Mon      18          LONDON Palladium

Tue        19          PLYMOUTH Pavilions

Wed      20          CARDIFF Utilita Arena

Thu       21          BATH The Forum

Fri          22          BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall

Sat         23          GATESHEAD The Glasshouse

Sun        24          LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall

Mon      25          MANCHESTER The Bridgewater Hall

Tue        26          CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange

After a hiatus, and prompted by a record-breaking online stream during the pandemic, the band reunited for a joyous sold-out tour in 2022 which reaffirmed their status as one of the biggest and most in demand UK folk acts. A review from one of the shows in the Telegraph described it as “A thrilling reunion gig ……. rowdy, riotous fun”

2024 marks Bellowhead’s 20th Anniversary, it’s also 20 years since the release of their debut 5 track E.P.Onymous and 10 years since the release of their Top 20 studio album Revival which featured favourites including Gosport Nancy and Roll Alabama.

The band say “The reunion tour in 2022 meant such a lot to all of us after such a difficult time, and seemed to bring so much joy to our fans, that we thought we'd probably best do it again!”

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What a night! while I am a fan, I admit I did wonder what Glasgow would make of the essentially 'English' nature of much of the traditional material that Bellowhead use. No need to worry! The band took their material right to the audience with no compromise! And they loved it! Probably one of the few bands that could have got away with 'Let union be' in Glasgow after the referendum!

Bellowhead also put on a great stage show. 11 instrumentalists from helicon to cello, traditional folk with a brass section! And they know how to put on a show! Lights, actions and staging all contribute to highlight the music.

Primarily the tour was about promotion of their new album,'Revival', and songs featured include Gosport Nancy, and I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, but as befits a 10th anniversary, a fair proportion of favourites from older albums - 10,000 miles Away, and Betsy Baker from Broadside, also feature.

Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall has a reputation for being not great in building atmosphere; too 'comfortable', many people think. Bellowhead had them rocking in the aisles by the end of the night! We didn't go on to the pub that the band said they were going off to - after all, there were 11 of them to squeeze in before the audience was added!

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Bellowhead have 11 members, about 20 instruments and the energy of Olympic athletes - they pour their heart and soul into every gig and seem to be determined not to leave anything in the tank when they go off stage.

I've seen them live about 10 times now, and I can honestly say they keep getting better, from a tiny venue in Bristol to new years eve at the Colston Hall and a sell out gig at the Albert Hall I've seen them grown into the best live band I've ever seen - better than the Who & the Stones even.

They play traditional folk tunes in a way no one else can match, its proper dancing music with sing along choruses - one thing I would recommend is get standing tickets for a great time :)

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Famously conjured up by folk duo Spiers and Boden during a traffic jam, Bellowhead burst onto the British scene back in 2004, their early days seeing them regularly lauded as “one of the country’s greatest live outfits”.

Following a brief hiatus – and prompted by a record-breaking streamed performance during the pandemic – the band reunited for a sold-out tour in 2022, reaffirming their status as one of the UK’s biggest and most in demand folk acts.

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of not only the band’s formation but also the release of their debut EP, plus ten years since their record Revival entered the UK Top 20, featuring future fan favourites such as Roll Alabama and Gosport Nancy.

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LIVE REVIEW: Bellowhead at Royal Albert Hall, London

In 2010 Bellowhead made history when their third LP, Headonism, became the highest-selling independently released folk album of all time. The eleven-piece (before they disbanded in 2016) then released another two albums, which earned them their highest official chart entries, with both entering the official top 20. 

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Headonism, Bellowhead reassembled for a one-off worldwide concert stream on 5 th December 2020. With over 10,000 tickets sold along with copies of the live album that followed, it was clear that fans would not allow the band to retreat back into retirement. With 2022 marking the tenth anniversary of Bellowhead’s fourth album Broadside , an 18-date nationwide tour was announced, which included a show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Support came from Bellowhead’s own Sam Sweeney, who played fiddle-led instrumentals from this latest album, Escape That which has a cover that looks more like the advertisement for an American blockbuster release rather than a folk LP. Nonetheless, folk music is about creating the beautiful sounds and harmonious cacophonies that Sweeney did with his backing band. The sincerity of the joy Sweeney displayed playing live whilst wearing his self-described “Neil Buchannan, Art Attack” multi-coloured jumper elated the Royal Albert Hall.

With a colossal backdrop of the Broadside LP, it was hard to believe that this modern folk classic was already ten years old. The Jon Boden fronted band opened with “Byker Hill,” Broadside’s opener. The fusion of the pure folk arrangements with anthem-arranged guitars showed how aged lyrics and folk tales can maintain their meaning as they are musically reinterpreted for subsequent generations. “The Old Dun Cow” brought the brass to the forefront to add intensity and told the story about how a fire at a public house cannot stop people from having a jolly old time by getting inebriated. The funk and jazz-leaning elements in the last minute of this track still pleasantly surprise without detracting from the fact this is a traditional folk song. The brass sections were also centre-stage with songs including “Betsy Baker”.

As well as playing masterpieces, Bellowhead gave the audience a guided tour of the UK and beyond with songs like the trumpet leading “Roll the Woodpile Down” about the sunshine state Florida. “Black Beetle Pies”, with its mystery, intensity and suspicion, took the audience to the Raglan House in Brixton. With opening xylophones, the audience were told of a benevolent woman whose philanthropic works include feeding the poor with stench-carrying insects. The unnerving soundscape is elevated to a new level on “The Wife of Usher’s Well”, who had to send her sons out to sea to their inevitable deaths. “London Town” later raised people from their seats, and the audience danced in unison as they sang along to the chorus: “I was up to the rigs, Down to the jigs, Up to the rigs of London Town”.

Sam Sweeney’s energy, despite not doing the “couch to 5k” he’d promised himself before this tour, was incredible. His sparkling green jacket transcended the stage as he jumped off every pillar and danced with merriment, all while adroitly playing the fiddle and the pipes. Each member’s sounds perfectly synchronised and harmonised whilst the individual personalities of each band member, including their attire, ensnared the audience. Some opted for period costumes; Boden opted for bright pink jackets, whilst Benji Kirkpatrick rocked out the spring break look. Each member of the band from the outset elatedly toiled and seldom had a moment to be idle. This was the magic of Bellowhead; everyone and every sound mattered, counted and equally touched the audience.  The magic of the late Paul Sartin, who played oboe and violin in Bellowhead, was present with emotive musical arrangements to his pre-recorded vocals.

Whilst fans can accept that Bellowhead have reached their zenith in the studio, they proved at the Royal Albert Hall they are still peaking. The live legacy of Bellowhead is so potent they are likely to attract new fans despite being a disbanded group.

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Bellowhead at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

• 10,000 Miles Away
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Bellowhead at Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England

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