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Johnny Marr announces summer 2023 UK headline shows

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Johnny Marr has announced a series of headline shows, set to take place across the UK later this year.

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Announced today (April 25), the new tour will feature eight stops at venues across the UK and work around the numerous festival appearances the former Smiths guitarist is already set to play.

The tour spans throughout summer 2023, and will kick off with a performance at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth on July 17. From there, Marr will embark on shows in Lincoln, Northampton and Tunbridge Wells for the remainder of the month, before playing four more gigs in August.

These will feature sets in Wrexham, Frome and Plymouth, before ending with a show at the Empire in Middlesbrough on August 25. Tickets for the upcoming gigs will go on sale this Friday (April 28) at 10 am BST. Find a full list of dates below and more information about tickets here .

Johnny Marr’s 2023 UK headline show will include appearances at:

JULY 17 – Picturedrome, Holmfirth 18 – Engine Shed, Lincoln 20 – Roadmender, Northampton 27 – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

AUGUST 9 – The Rockin Chair, Wrexham 16 – Cheese and Grain, Frome 17 – SU Main Hall, Plymouth 25 – Empire, Middlesbrough

As well as his upcoming headline shows, the indie icon will also be playing with his band at festivals including Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival and Victorious. All of which are scheduled for this summer, and will span from July until September.

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Two performances are also included which will see Marr share a stage with The Killers . These will be at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh and the Vital Festival in Cardiff.

Last year saw the guitarist – who has played with the likes of The Smiths, The Cribs , Modest Mouse , The The , The Pretenders and Electronic with New Order ‘s Bernard Sumner –released his latest solo album.

‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’, was Marr’s fourth solo LP, and marked his highest charting solo album to date. In a four-star review by NME , the album was praised for having “a real sense of movement”.

“This album is the work of a man with no time for big cash reunions or the squabbling that prevents them,” it read. “Instead, he has turned in a record fuelled by soul and new ideas.”

Last week, the guitarist, songwriter and composer also announced that he would be releasing a new photo book , dedicated to his guitars.

Set for release on October 17 via Thames & Hudson, Marr’s Guitars will explore the artist’s range of instruments, gathered throughout his 40-year career, and share anecdotes about the milestones he faced during this time.

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Johnny Marr Announces UK Headline Shows For Summer 2023

• April 25, 2023
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Tickets On Sale From Friday 28th April at 10:00 BST Here

Johnny Marr has announced UK headline shows for summer 2023, beginning 17th July at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome before taking in Lincoln’s Engine Shed (18th), Northampton’s Roadmender (20th) and the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (27th). The dates will continue through August including performances at Wrexham’s Rockin Chair (9th), Frome’s Cheese & Grain (16th), the Plymouth SU Main Hall (17th) and Middlesbrough Empire (25th). All tickets will be on general sale from Friday 28th April at 10:00 BST here .

The headline shows join a busy summer festival schedule that will see Johnny Marr and his band perform at Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival, Victorious and more, all set to take place through July, August and September 2023.

The 2023 live run is also set to include two huge shows at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and Belfast’s Vital Festival with The Killers. An extension of Johnny’s 33-date tour across Canada and North America as special guest to the band through Autumn 2022.

2022 saw the release of ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’, Johnny Marr’s fourth album since launching his solo career a decade ago with 2013’s ‘The Messenger’. Debuting at #4 in the UK albums chart on its release, the album marked Johnny’s highest charting solo LP to date, and was widely received as a career-best by fans and media. Described as a “magnum opus, his most fully formed album yet” in The Times, “a soulful record fuelled by fresh ideas” by the NME, “the most ambitious album of his career” by UNCUT Magazine, “an epic adventure” by MOJO, “revealing, emotional, powerful and progressive” by CLASH, “terrific” by The Observer, and “knockout material” by Rolling Stone UK.

The album’s release lit the touchpaper for a landmark year that saw Johnny headline the BBC 6 Music Festival, tour with Blondie as the special guest at their ‘Against The Odds’ arena shows, including a performance at London’s O2, and a three-month arena tour across Canada and North America with The Killers. Returning to the UK, Johnny launched The Johnny Marr Award, a new funding initiative in partnership with The Salford Foundation Trust to support the next generation of young musicians from the Salford community. Never one to sit still creatively, later in the year Johnny contributed to ‘Pretty Boy’, the first single to be revealed from long-time friend and collaborator Noel Gallagher’s upcoming new solo album ‘Council Skies’, on which Johnny performs on several tracks.

Looking ahead, October 2023 will see the publication of ‘Marr’s Guitars’, a stunning new photography book presenting the most significant of Marr’s extensive collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Including personal reflections and insights written by Johnny, and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion. Pre-Order ‘Marr’s Guitars’ via Thames & Hudson here .

Tickets for Johnny Marr’s 2023 Summer live shows are on sale here with further activity soon to be announced.

Newly Announced Summer Headline Shows

17 Picturedrome, Holmfirth

18 Engine Shed, Lincoln

20 Roadmender, Northampton

27 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

9 The Rockin Chair, Wrexham

16 Cheese and Grain, Frome

17 SU Main Hall, Plymouth

25 Empire, Middlesbrough

Summer Festival Dates, Now On Sale

21 Pennfest, Buckinghamshire

28 South Facing Festival, Crystal Palace

10 Lakefest, Hertfordshire

18 Beautiful Days, Devon

20 Hardwick Festival, Durham

23 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki

26 The Piece Hall, Halifax

27 Victorious, Portsmouth

29 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh (with The Killers)

1 Vital Festival, Belfast (with The Killers)

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Johnny Marr Announces UK Summer 2023 Headline Shows

Johnny Marr has announced UK headline shows for summer 2023.

The tour begins 17 July at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome before taking in Lincoln’s Engine Shed (18), Northampton’s Roadmender (20) and the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (27). The dates will continue through August including performances at Wrexham’s Rockin Chair (9), Frome’s Cheese & Grain (16), the Plymouth SU Main Hall (17) and Middlesbrough Empire (25). All tickets will be on general sale from Friday 28th April at 10:00 BST here .

The headline shows are in addition to a busy summer festival schedule that will see Johnny Marr and his band perform at Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival, Victorious and more, all set to take place through July, August and September 2023.

The 2023 live run is also set to include two huge shows at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and Belfast’s Vital Festival with The Killers. An extension of Johnny’s 33-date tour across Canada and North America as special guest to the band through Autumn 2022.

Looking ahead, October 2023 will see the publication of Marr’s Guitars , a stunning new photography book presenting the most significant of Marr’s extensive collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Including personal reflections and insights written by Johnny, and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion.

Newly Announced Summer Headline Shows

17 Picturedrome, Holmfirth 18 Engine Shed, Lincoln 20 Roadmender, Northampton 27 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

9 The Rockin Chair, Wrexham 16 Cheese and Grain, Frome 17 SU Main Hall, Plymouth 25 Empire, Middlesbrough

Summer Festival Dates, Now On Sale

21 Pennfest, Buckinghamshire 28 South Facing Festival, Crystal Palace

10 Lakefest, Hertfordshire 18 Beautiful Days, Devon 20 Hardwick Festival, Durham 23 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki 26 The Piece Hall, Halifax 27 Victorious, Portsmouth 29 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh (with The Killers)

1 Vital Festival, Belfast (with The Killers)

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Johnny Marr Announces UK Headline Shows For Summer 2023

Johnny Marr has announced an eight-date UK tour, set to happen this summer.

A press release detailed Johnny Marr and his band’s hectic schedule for 2023, saying that the headline shows join a busy summer festival schedule that will see Johnny Marr and his band perform at Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival, Victorious and more, all set to take place through July, August and September 2023. Two huge shows conclude the year’s shows at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and Belfast’s Vital Festival with American rock band The Killers.

Alongside a poster of all the dates on Instagram, he said “ Looking forward to getting back out there with my band .”

The tour announcement follows Johnny Marr revealing news of his new book “ Marrs Guitars “. He said on Instagram, along with the post below: “ I’m very pleased to announce the publication of my book Marr’s Guitars which as a project has been a labour of love over the last two years. The book is a collection of amazing photographs taken by my friend Pat Graham in his own unique style and documents my life and career through the stories of over a hundred of my guitars. I think a lot of people will love it. ”

A press release called it a “ stunning new photography book presenting the most significant of Marr’s extensive collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Including personal reflections and insights written by Johnny, and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion .” You can pre-order ‘ Marr’s Guitars’ via Thames & Hudson here . He released another book, his autobiography, titled Set The Boy Free in 2016.

Johnny Marr has been busy for the past two years, especially since the release of his 2022 fourth album Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 . The album debuted at number 4 on the UK albums charts. It was his first album since 2013. In the same year, Johnny Marr headlined the BBC 6 Music Festival, toured with Blondie as the special guest at their Against The Odds  arena shows, and completed a three-month arena tour across Canada and North America with The Killers, who they are touring with again this year in Glasgow and Belfast.

Johnny Marr first achieved success as guitarist and co-songwriter of English rock band The Smiths between 1982 and 1987. Since then, Johnny Marr has also been a member of many massive bands, including The Pretenders, The The, Electronic, The Cribs, Modest Mouse and is a session musician. He has worked with Pet Shop Boys, Talking Heads, Hans Zimmer, and in 2022, contributed to “ Pretty Boy” , the first single to be released from consistent collaborator Noel Gallagher’s upcoming new solo album Council Skies . Johnny performs on several of the tracks.

Here are the dates for the new tour:

17/07/2023 – Picturedrome – Holmfirth

18/07 – Engine Shed – Lincoln

20/07 – Roadmender – Northampton

27/07 – Assembly Hall – Tunbridge Wells

09/08 – The Rockin Chair – Wrexham

16/08 – Cheese and Grain – Frome

17/08 – SU Main Hall – Plymouth

25/08 – Empire – Middlesbrough

Tickets are on sale from Friday 28th April at 10:00 BST  Here .

His festival dates in the UK this year:

21/07/2023 – Pennfest – Buckinghamshire

28/07 – South Facing Festival – Crystal Palace

10/08 – Lakefest – Hertfordshire

18/08 – Beautiful Days – Devon

20/08 – Hardwick Festival – Durham

26/08 – The Piece Hall – Halifax

27/08 – Victorious – Portsmouth

29/08 – Royal Highland Centre – Edinburgh (with The Killers)

01/09 – Vital Festival – Belfast (with The Killers)

Tickets can be purchased here .

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Johnny Marr Announces UK Headline Shows For Summer 2023

Johnny Marr has announced UK headline shows for summer 2023, beginning 17th July at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome before taking in Lincoln’s Engine Shed (18th), Northampton’s Roadmender (20th) and the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (27th). The dates will continue through August including performances at Wrexham’s Rockin Chair (9th), Frome’s Cheese & Grain (16th), the Plymouth SU Main Hall (17th) and Middlesbrough Empire (25th). All tickets will be on general sale from Friday 28th April at 10:00 BST here .

The headline shows join a busy summer festival schedule that will see Johnny Marr and his band perform at Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival, Victorious and more, all set to take place through July, August and September 2023.

The 2023 live run is also set to include two huge shows at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and Belfast’s Vital Festival with The Killers. An extension of Johnny’s 33-date tour across Canada and North America as special guest to the band through Autumn 2022.

2022 saw the release of ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’, Johnny Marr’s fourth album since launching his solo career a decade ago with 2013’s ‘The Messenger’. Debuting at #4 in the UK albums chart on its release, the album marked Johnny’s highest charting solo LP to date, and was widely received as a career-best by fans and media. Described as a “magnum opus, his most fully formed album yet” in The Times , “a soulful record fuelled by fresh ideas” by the NME , “the most ambitious album of his career” by UNCUT Magazine , “an epic adventure” by MOJO , “revealing, emotional, powerful and progressive” by CLASH , “terrific” by The Observer , and “knockout material” by Rolling Stone UK .

The album’s release lit the touchpaper for a landmark year that saw Johnny headline the BBC 6 Music Festival , tour with Blondie as the special guest at their ‘Against The Odds’ arena shows, including a performance at London’s O2, and a three-month arena tour across Canada and North America with The Killers . Returning to the UK, Johnny launched The Johnny Marr Award , a new funding initiative in partnership with The Salford Foundation Trust to support the next generation of young musicians from the Salford community. Never one to sit still creatively, later in the year Johnny contributed to ‘Pretty Boy’, the first single to be revealed from long-time friend and collaborator Noel Gallagher ’s upcoming new solo album ‘Council Skies’, on which Johnny performs on several tracks.

Looking ahead, October 2023 will see the publication of ‘Marr’s Guitars’, a stunning new photography book presenting the most significant of Marr’s extensive collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Including personal reflections and insights written by Johnny, and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion. Pre-Order ‘Marr’s Guitars’ via Thames & Hudson here .

Tickets for Johnny Marr’s 2023 Summer live shows are on sale here with further activity soon to be announced.

Newly Announced Summer Headline Shows

17 Picturedrome, Holmfirth

18 Engine Shed, Lincoln

20 Roadmender, Northampton

27 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

9 The Rockin Chair, Wrexham

16 Cheese and Grain, Frome

17 SU Main Hall, Plymouth

25 Empire, Middlesbrough

Summer Festival Dates, Now On Sale

21 Pennfest, Buckinghamshire

28 South Facing Festival, Crystal Palace

10 Lakefest, Herefordshire

18 Beautiful Days, Devon

20 Hardwick Festival, Durham

23 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki

26 The Piece Hall, Halifax

27 Victorious, Portsmouth

29 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh (with The Killers)

1 Vital Festival, Belfast (with The Killers)

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Tickets for Johnny Marr's 2023 UK tour dates go on sale at 10am today

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English musician and songwriter Johnny Marr has confirmed a run of 2023 UK tour dates. Tickets go on sale at 10am today.

The former Smiths artist will hit the road on Monday 17 July, headlining the Holmfirth Picturedrome before moving onto the Engine Shed in Stirling the following day. Other stops on the tour include Roadmender in Northampton, Assembly Hall Theatre in Edinburgh and The Rockin' Chair in Wrexham.

The Modest Mouse and Pretenders member is also set to perform at Cheese & Grain in Frome on Wednesday 16 August and Dreamland in Margate the following day. The trek will conclude with a performance at the Middlesborough Empire on Friday 25 August.

His latest album Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4 was released in February last year and follows 2018's Call The Comet . It's his fourth solo studio album since 2013's The Messenger and is his highest charting solo album to date.

Johnny Marr 2023 UK tour dates: Monday 17 July – Picturedrome, Holmfirth Tuesday 18 July – Engine Shed, Stirling Friday 20 July – Roadmender, Northampton Friday 27 July – Assembly Hall Theatre, Edinburgh Wednesday 9 August – The Rockin' Chair, Wrexham Wednesday 16 August – Cheese & Grain, Frome Thursday 17 August – Dreamland, Margate Friday 25 August – The Middlesborough Empire

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A Night With Johnny Marr Orchestra Aviva Studios, Water St, Manchester M3 4JQ Thu 7th - Fri 8th Dec, 2023 7pm

Manchester icon Johnny Marr will play a very special show at brand-new venue Aviva Studios in Manchester. The legendary guitarist will play a set of classics and fan favourites alongside a full orchestra of Manchester musicians.

Expect tunes from Marr’s incredible solo career as well as his bands including The Smiths, Modest Mouse and Electronic. A Night with Johnny Marr Orchestra takes place at Aviva Studios on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December.

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‘I ’m going to need a new tour bus,” quips Johnny Marr , referring to the vast amount of people on the stage. His regular band of 10 years has expanded and now includes his son Nile on “guitar and fabulous harmonies”; a 30-piece orchestra – conducted by Fiona Brice – is here to provide what the 60-year-old frontman has called a “highly pumped symphonic feel”.

The occasion marks Marr’s 10 years as a solo artist and new solo best of, Spirit Power. It’s also the inaugural large music event at Manchester’s Aviva Studios. The product of the UK’s biggest cultural investment (£242m) on a venue since the Tate Modern is a vast space for 5,000 people with an unusually high ceiling allowing for spectacular lights and visuals.

Marr talks about how New Town Velocity – one of his loveliest solo songs – was inspired by walking around Manchester as a kid with big dreams, and performs it with film of himself pounding those streets as an adult after an illustrious 40 years in music. An orchestral rendition of the Smiths’ Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me is illustrated by photographer Chris Hunt’s book Beeton Grove: the photos of poverty in 1970s Longsight powerfully demonstrate the environment such songs came from.

The orchestra never feels bolted on and the new arrangements allow songs to be reinvented or extended. How Soon Is Now? has a new classical coda. Get the Message by Electronic – Marr’s 90s group with Bernard Sumner – has Bollywood-type strings. That song misses the New Order singer’s lighter vocals but Marr sings the Smiths’ Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want beautifully: the combination of acoustic guitar, flutes, xylophones and brass is magical.

Danceable solo track Easy Money sounds like a Wythenshawe Chic. A giant projection of Smiths bassist Andy Rourke – who died this year – is a lovely touch and the new arrangements of the band’s classics Panic and There Is a Light become joyous singalong celebrations. Hopefully we’ll hear more from the Johnny Marr Orchestra, if he can fit them on that bus.

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The Manchester legend will embark on The Spirit Power Tour in April 2024. Find out how to buy tickets.

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Johnny Marr has announced a UK tour for 2024.

The Smiths legend will support his solo greatest hits album, Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr, with a string of dates in April next year.

Kicking off at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall on 2nd April , Marr will perform in some of the UK’s most iconic venues including London’s Eventim Apollo on 12th April , before bringing his dates to a close at Nottingham’s Rock City on 14th April.

The guitar hero and Manchester icon will be joined by Supergrass rocker Gaz Coombes as special guest.

Tickets go on general sale this Friday 27th October. Get the full dates and find out how you can have the best chance of being there below.

Looking forward to getting out there with my band next year for The Spirit Power Tour. Pre-order ‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ from the official store for pre-sale access from Wednesday 25th October. 📸 Alan Barnes pic.twitter.com/PlspkEsC8Q — Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) October 23, 2023

What are Johnny Marr's 2024 UK tour dates?

• Tuesday 2nd April - Newcastle, O2 City Hall
• Wednesday 3rd April - Glasgow, Barrowlands 
• Friday 5th April - Leeds, O2 Academy
• Saturday 6th April - Liverpool, Olympia 
• Sunday 7th April - Wolverhampton, Civic Halls 
• Tuesday 9th April - Cardiff, Great Hall
• Wednesday 10th April - Bristol, O2 Academy
• Friday 12th April - London, Eventim Apollo
• Saturday 13th April - Brighton Dome
• Sunday 14th April - Nottingham, Rock City

How to buy Johnny Marr 2024 tickets:

Fans who pre-order Johnny Marr's greatest hits album, from his official store here will gain exclusive presale access from Wednesday 25th October at 10am.

Tickets for Johnny Marr's 2024 tour dates go general sale from Friday 27th October from 10am at johnnymarr.com.

Who's supporting Johnny Marr on his 2024 UK tour?

Support on Johnny Marr's The Sprit Power tour comes from The Supergrass rocker Gaz Coombes.

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The announcement comes after the news of Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr, which is released on 3rd November 2023 via BMG and celebrates the first decade of Marr's solo career.

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Meanwhile, at the end of this year, the Manchester legend is set for two very special homecoming concerts, titled A Night with the Johnny Marr Orchestra , which will take place at Manchester’s Factory International Aviva Studios on 7th and 8th December 2023.

For the first time, Marr and his band will be joined by a 30-piece orchestra- led by conductor Fiona Brice. The orchestra has been assembled by Marr specially for the event and is comprised of musicians from across the North, who will assist Marr in delivering a special set, which spans his 40-year long career.

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JOHNNY MARR announces UK headline shows for Summer 2023

Johnny Marr has announced UK headline shows for summer 2023, beginning 17th July at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome before taking in Lincoln’s Engine Shed (18th), Northampton’s Roadmender (20th) and the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall (27th).

The dates will continue through August, including performances at Wrexham’s Rockin Chair (9th), Frome’s Cheese & Grain (16th), the Plymouth SU Main Hall (17th) and Middlesbrough Empire (25th). All tickets will be on general sale from Friday, 28th April, at 10:00 BST here .

The headline shows join a busy summer festival schedule that will see Johnny Marr and his band perform at Pennfest, South Facing Festival, Lakefest, Beautiful Days, Hardwick Festival, Helsinki Festival, Victorious and more, all set to take place through July, August and September 2023.

The 2023 live run is also set to include two huge shows at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre and Belfast’s Vital Festival with The Killers. An extension of Johnny’s 33-date tour across Canada and North America as a special guest to the band through Autumn 2022.

2022 saw the release of ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’, Johnny Marr’s fourth album since launching his solo career a decade ago with 2013’s ‘The Messenger’. Debuting at #4 in the UK albums chart on its release, the album marked Johnny’s highest charting solo LP to date and was widely received as a career-best by fans and media.

The album’s release lit the touchpaper for a landmark year that saw Johnny headline the BBC 6 Music Festival, tour with Blondie as the special guest at their ‘Against The Odds’ arena shows, including a performance at London’s O2, and a three-month arena tour across Canada and North America with The Killers. Returning to the UK, Johnny launched The Johnny Marr Award, a new funding initiative in partnership with The Salford Foundation Trust to support the next generation of young musicians from the Salford community. Never one to sit still creatively, later in the year, Johnny contributed to ‘Pretty Boy’, the first single to be revealed from long-time friend and collaborator Noel Gallagher’s upcoming new solo album ‘Council Skies’, on which Johnny performs several tracks.

Looking ahead, October 2023 will see the publication of ‘Marr’s Guitars’, a stunning new photography book presenting the most significant of Marr’s extensive collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Including personal reflections and insights written by Johnny and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion.

Tickets for Johnny Marr’s 2023 Summer live shows are on sale here , with further activity soon to be announced.

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17 Picturedrome, Holmfirth

18 Engine Shed, Lincoln

20 Roadmender, Northampton

27 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

9 The Rockin Chair, Wrexham

16 Cheese and Grain, Frome

17 SU Main Hall, Plymouth

25 Empire, Middlesbrough

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21 Pennfest, Buckinghamshire

28 South Facing Festival, Crystal Palace

10 Lakefest, Hertfordshire

18 Beautiful Days, Devon

20 Hardwick Festival, Durham

23 Helsinki Festival, Helsinki

26 The Piece Hall, Halifax

27 Victorious, Portsmouth

29 Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh (with The Killers)

1 Vital Festival, Belfast (with The Killers)

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What can be said about Johnny Fuckin Marr that hasn’t been said before. Greatest living guitarist with an ear for a great riff. And now more comfortable in the front man role. Not a great voice but strong enough to carry those songs and on the many Smiths tunes he is not tempted to ape Mozzer.

You could feel the love in the room which was not confined to Nile Rodgers who enthusiastically introduced his friend Johnny.

Seeing Johnny is the best way to remember the greatness of The Smiths and let’s hope there is one light that never goes out.

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The show was fantastic and very intimate! Johnny is extremely talented, and very friendly. He interacted with the crowd, and played many guitar riffs practically in your face. He played several Smith songs better than what you here on the records. Bottom line, it was an Amazing show.

Johnny Marr is the genuine article. Originator, icon, in excellent form to boot. *Not* a heritage act, tho he knew just when to pull out Smiths material. Good light show too. A pleasure & privilege to see him play.

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Johnny Marr announces Brighton Dome concert

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Johnny Marr has announced a UK headline tour for April 2024. Beginning at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall on 2nd April, the dates will see Johnny perform at some of the UK’s most iconic venues through Spring 2024 – including London’s Eventim Apollo on 12th April, Brighton Dome on 13th April – before closing at Nottingham’s Rock City on 14th April.

Tickets are on general sale HERE from 10am on Friday 27th October; with exclusive presale access from 10am on Wednesday 25th October available to fans who pre-order the album from Johnny’s official store HERE .

The news arrives amidst a buzz of activity celebrating the first ten years of Johnny Marr’s prolific solo career. ‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ , a major new collection curated by Johnny, is set for release on 3rd November via BMG. The album also includes two brand new songs titled ‘Somewhere’ and ‘The Answer’ , and a number of unheard demos.

Arriving with immediate anthemic magnetism, ‘ Somewhere ’ offers an exciting glimpse of a future fan favourite. MOJO described the track as “a glistening beam of choking guitars propelled by an electro-rock pulse”, where CLASH commented on the “unmatched sense of electricity” as the song was added straight to the BBC 6 Music and Radio 2 playlists.

October 17th saw the publication of ‘Marr’s Guitars’, a stunning new photography book, via Thames & Hudson. Following his 2016 autobiography, ‘Set The Boy Free’, Johnny describes ‘Marr’s Guitars’ as “the guitar book for people who wouldn’t usually own a guitar book”. The book offers a portal into the symbiotic relationship between Johnny and the guitars that have informed not just the last decade, but the lifetime evolution of his iconic sound. With personal reflections and insights written by Johnny Marr, foreword written by Hans Zimmer and photographs shot by Pat Graham, each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion for songwriting. The book also features contributions from Noel Gallagher, Bernard Butler and Ed O’Brien.

Two very special homecoming concerts, titled ‘A Night with the Johnny Marr Orchestra’ , will take place at Manchester’s Factory International Aviva Studios on 7th and 8th December where, for the first time, Johnny and his band will be joined by a 30-piece orchestra. Led by conductor Fiona Brice, the orchestra has been assembled by Johnny specially for the event and is composed of musicians from across the North. Fans can expect a special set spanning Johnny’s entire 40-year career in what is tipped to be an epic finale to his 2023 live tour. Tickets are on sale HERE .

The shows will follow a busy summer live season packed with festivals, outdoor gigs, and surprise on-stage appearances, most recently including a guest performance with PJ Harvey for a duet of ‘The Desperate Kingdom Of Love’ at Manchester’s Albert Hall, described by the NME as “a pinch-yourself moment”.

September saw Johnny Marr takeover BBC 6 Music as the station’s Artist in Residence, presenting eight new programmes exploring the songs that shaped specific periods of Johnny’s life. Episodes include Influencers, where Marr spotlights the artists who informed his approach to the guitar and songwriting, and North x North West, in which he recalls his time living in Portland, Oregon. The series also sees Johnny take a deep dive into the inspiration behind various The Smiths riffs, demonstrate his deep love of Chic, and share advice for anyone about how to play the guitar. All episodes available to stream on BBC Sounds HERE .

‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ is released on 3rd November 2023 on heavyweight 2LP, CD and a limited Deluxe 2CD featuring additional material. Independent record shops have a limited gold 2LP while HMV will carry a limited Cobalt blue 2LP. Pre-order HERE . An exclusive limited double picture disc plus merchandise bundles will be available from the official Johnny Marr store, pre-order HERE .

2024 UK Tour Dates: Tuesday 2nd April – Newcastle, O2 City Hall Wednesday 3rd April – Glasgow, Barrowlands Friday 5th April – Leeds, O2 Academy Saturday 6th April – Liverpool, Olympia Sunday 7th April – Wolverhampton, Civic Halls Tuesday 9th April – Cardiff, Great Hall Wednesday 10th April – Bristol, O2 Academy Friday 12th April – London, Eventim Apollo Saturday 13th April – Brighton Dome Sunday 14th April – Nottingham, Rock City

‘Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr’ – Deluxe 2CD Track Listing: 1. ‘Armatopia’ 2. ‘New Town Velocity’ 3. ‘Easy Money’ 4. ‘Spirit Power & Soul’ 5. ‘Hi Hello’ 6. ‘Somewhere’ 7. ‘The Messenger’ 8. ‘I Feel You’ 9. ‘The Answer’ 10. ‘Dynamo’ 11. ‘Spiral Cities’ 12. ‘Night And Day’ 13. ‘Sensory Street’ 14. ‘Walk Into The Sea’ 15. ‘Candidate’ 16. ‘Tenement Time’ 17. ‘Hi Hello ’ (Demo) 18. ‘Somewhere’ (Demo) 19. ‘The Answer’ (Crazy F Version) 20. ‘The Messenger’ (Demo) 21. ‘Speak Out Reach Out’ (Crazy F Version)

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