John Cale has announced a tour for July 2022, marking his first extended run of UK dates for a decade.
The Welsh multi-instrumentalist’s tour will begin in Liverpool at the Royal Philharmonic Hall on 15th July, before calling at Whitley Bay, York, Bexhill, Cambridge, and the historic London Palladium, before finishing at Birmingham Town Hall on 25th July.
Cale will perform songs from throughout his career, which is now in its sixth decade, and has earned him an international reputation as a musical pioneer.
After devoting his formative musical years to classical and avant-garde music, Cale formed The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965. The band’s legacy was heralded in Todd Hayne’s critically acclaimed documentary ‘The Velvet Underground’ last year. The two albums Cale created with the group before he left in 1968, The Velvet Underground & Nico, and White Light/White Heat, are revered as two of the most important albums of all-time, and the birth of alternative rock.
As a solo artist he has released 16 studio albums, encompassing various genres and styles, such is his talent as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, including the acclaimed Paris 1919 (which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year), and his most recent album, 2016’s M:FANS. Cale has also contributed to releases by Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges, Squeeze, Happy Mondays, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Super Furry Animals & Manic Street Preachers.
Tickets for the tour will be available from MyTicket.co.uk
Tour Dates
Friday 15th July Liverpool Royal Philharmonic Hall
Monday 18th July Whitley Bay, The Playhouse
Tuesday 19th July York Barbican
Thursday 21st July Bexhill De Lar Warr Pavilion
Saturday 23rd July Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sunday 24th July London The Palladium
Monday 25th July Birmingham Town Hall