Winter Tour 2015

[Chris]

First date on sale already!!

March 1 - London Union Chapel - £25+b/fee (£2.50)
http://store.unionchapel.org.uk/events/1-mar-15-fairport-convention-union-chapel/

Support Act - Kev Dempsey & Rosie Carson

Why always on a Sunday??!!

[Carrie (Carol)]

were the winter tour dates on the Cropredy programme this year

and.....

if so does anyone have the time to list them please  

[Amethyst (Jenny)]

Hi Carrie... yes the dates are in the programme...

Chesterfield.. 10th Feb.

Leeds 17th Feb.

Lincoln 22nd feb.

See you at one of these I hope  

[Carrie (Carol)]

brill thanks Jenny - i think you may do so    

[Amethyst (Jenny)]

brill thanks Jenny - i think you may do so    

See you soon I hope xxx

[davidmjs]

Hi Carrie... yes the dates are in the programme...

Chesterfield.. 10th Feb.

Leeds 17th Feb.

Lincoln 22nd feb.

See you at one of these I hope  

Where in Leeds please?

[Amethyst (Jenny)]

City Varieties I think.. Sorry programme upstairs..  

[Ollie]

Ooh, might try and get a work shift on 17th Feb, I've not seen the chaps for ages.

[Mark J Salt]

Could someone be kind enough to list the wintour dates and venues, Thanks

[gower flower (Shirl)]

January

Fri 16   Glasgow Celtic Connections
Thur 29  Tewkesbury The Roses Theatre 01684 295 074
Fri 30   Lichfield Cathedral 01543 262223
Sat 31  Southport. The Atkinson 01704 533 333

February

Sun 1   Ulverston The Coronation Hall 01220 587 140
Tue 3   Frome Cheese and Grain 01373 455 420
Wed 4  High Wycombe The Swan 01494 512 000
Thur 5  Worthing Connaught Theatre 01903 206 206
Fri   6    Weston Super Mare Playhouse Theatre 01934 645 544
Sat   7    Swansea The Garage 01792 475147
Sun  8    TBC
Tue  10  Chesterfield The Winding Wheel 01246 345 222
Wed 11  Salford The Lowry 0843 208 6000
Thur 12  TBC
Fri 13     Farnham The Maltings 01252 745 444
Sat 14    Bury St Edmunds The Apex Theatre 01284 758 000
Sun 15   Hunstanton Princess Theatre 01485 532 252
Tue 17   Leeds City Varieties Music Hall 0113 243 0808
Wed 18  Gateshead The Sage (Hall 2) 0191 443 4661
Thur 19  Burnley The Mechanics 01282 664 400
Fri    20  St Albans Alban Arena 01727 844 488
Sat    21 Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280 800
Sun   22 Lincoln The Drill Hall 01522 873 894
Tue   24 Canterbury The Gulbenkian 01227 769 075
Wed 25  Tunbridge Wells The Assembly Hall Theatre 01892 530 613
Thur 26  Shrewsbury Theatre Severn 01743 281 281
Fri  27    Birmingham The Town Hall 0121 780 3333
Sat 28     Bridport The Electric Palace 01308 424 901

March

Sun 1  London The Union Chapel 0207 226 1686

[AdrianW]

Ulverston for me I think. I can also visit friends I have not seen for years.

[Jim]

not bothering
i think i might be cured of FC after 40 odd years

[AdrianW]

I last saw Fairport at Butlins so it will have been over a year between shows for me.

Sadly, I would not want to see them much more often. Their abilities have not declined, but my interest has. While they do some new stuff and some variations on old stuff, they do too much of the same old stuff for my liking.

[paul bond 59]

I have the choice of three great venues at which to see FC, Leeds is the favourite, although Lincoln Drill Hall has a nice intimate, and historic beauty about it that fits in well with FC's music, then There's Chesterfield which is another grand venue. I may even splash out on two shows this year!

[Marky]

I quite fancy Lichfield Cathedral, that sounds a bit special  

[KascadeDan]

Will be Canterbury for us again. The Gulbenkian is a lovely little venue.

[Dave.P]

I'm thinking Bury St Edmunds who's in agreement ?? (cya there )

[Amethyst (Jenny)]

I have the choice of three great venues at which to see FC, Leeds is the favourite, although Lincoln Drill Hall has a nice intimate, and historic beauty about it that fits in well with FC's music, then There's Chesterfield which is another grand venue. I may even splash out on two shows this year!

Same three as on our list..  Normally Chesterfield though.

[Hurricane (Dan)]

Fairport's audience is probably largely the same people who go to see them every year on the Winter Tour (and Spring tour for that matter). There seems to be an increasing amount of feedback, especially on here from lifelong fans who seem to be losing interest with the band as a live entity - and many blame the similar set lists.

I haven't seen a real buzz about a Fairport tour since the Babbacombe Lee full album play through.

So, my question - would everyone on here be more excited about the next tour if Fairport were, for example, to play the new forthcoming album in its entirety in the first half followed by Full House in it's entirety in the second half, with MG and MOTL as a finale?

The band may argue their concerts sell very well thank you very much, but my personal opinion is that they need to come up with something more than the normal set list with one or two new tracks thrown in.  

What's your thoughts guys and gals?

[KascadeDan]

Fairport's audience is probably largely the same people who go to see them every year on the Winter Tour (and Spring tour for that matter). There seems to be an increasing amount of feedback, especially on here from lifelong fans who seem to be losing interest with the band as a live entity - and many blame the similar set lists.

I haven't seen a real buzz about a Fairport tour since the Babbacombe Lee full album play through.

So, my question - would everyone on here be more excited about the next tour if Fairport were, for example, to play the new forthcoming album in its entirety in the first half followed by Full House in it's entirety in the second half, with MG and MOTL as a finale?

The band may argue their concerts sell very well thank you very much, but my personal opinion is that they need to come up with something more than the normal set list with one or two new tracks thrown in.  

What's your thoughts guys and gals?

I for one don't understand the negativity surrounding the current band and it completely baffles me every time someone mentions it. I've seen the boys on every wintour for the past ten years and every single one has been great. I agree, the 2011 set was probably the best I've seen them, but that doesn't mean I haven't gone away from the others feeling completely satisfied. I don't think the set list is samey at all, they're always coming up with new material or bringing back something they haven't done for a while.

And this is a separate issue, but I really can't understand what people mean when they say that Fairport have lost the 'rock' element from folk-rock. Mercy Bay? Myths and Heroes? The current version of Matty Groves?