Frank Turner has teamed up with the Music Venue Trust to donate £1 from every ticket sale from his upcoming UK tour to popular venues.
Last week, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls announced a 2025 UK tour.
Today (Dec. 17), Turner wrote on social media: “For the upcoming April tour, I’m proud to say I’ve teamed up with my old friends at @musicvenuetrust. £1 from every ticket will go towards supporting local independent music venues.
The MVT has repeatedly called for “action rather than kind words” as the live music sector heads towards “disaster”, and showed that 2023 was the worst year in terms of music closures. concert halls. Bands like Coldplay, Enter Shikari and Sam Fender have all adopted their own levy.
Turner has previously echoed the MVT’s call for a £1 levy on tickets at large-scale music events and has been a patron of the organization – even performing at the House of Commons for mark the launch of their 2023 annual report.
Turner said he “would like to say he was surprised, but I wasn’t” by the news that 2023 was the worst year for theater closures to date, with 16% of popular music venues having closed their doors in the last 12 months. twice per week.
Talk to ZikNation Earlier this year, about his role in the music industry, Turner explained: “My role is twofold: to talk about it whenever I can and to be positive and say that it’s really cool to go to shows independent. Don’t go to an arena gig where they charge you nine pounds for a beer! »
Earlier this year, Turner took on the challenge of breaking the world record for most concerts played in 24 hours – which he broke with 15 concerts in 15 different cities. He took on this task in honor of the MVT, playing each concert at an independent venue, with all tickets sold through independent record stores.
He began his mission at the Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday May 4, before completing his mission at the Brook in Southampton on Sunday May 5 at midday.
The singer-songwriter and his live band will hit the road in April next year for his tour, stopping off in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Oxford, Swansea, Bristol, Folkestone and other locations. You will be able to purchase all remaining tickets here – subject to availability.
The Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls 2025 “Undefeated” tour dates are:
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1 – NX, Newcastle
2 – O2 Academy, Leeds
4 – O2 Academy, Liverpool
5 – Academy, Manchester
6 – Rock City, Nottingham
8 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
10 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
11 – O2 Academy, Oxford
12 – UEA, Norwich
14 – Corn Exchange, Ipswitch
15 – Sin City, Swansea
16 – O2 Academy, Bristol
18 – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
19 – Salle Leas Cliff, Folkestone
Turner and The Sleeping Souls are also set to appear at Kendal Calling 2025, where they are billed as “special guests”.
Plus, next year, Turner’s former post-hardcore band Million Dead is reforming for a series of live concerts – 20 years after they broke up. They have already planned a performance at 2000Trees 2025.
