British music legends Squeeze have announced a second London date as part of their Food For Thought UK tour this November. The extra date will see Squeeze return to their hometown of Greenwich for a show at Indigo At The O2 on Thursday 24th November Squeeze will also be joined by very special guest and original ‘people’s poet’ Dr John Cooper Clarke.
The now 25-date ‘Food For Thought’ tour will see Squeeze dip into their impressive list of hits and rare gems from throughout their extensive back catalogue. Tickets are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Squeeze first formed in 1973, shortly after Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook had begun their songwriting partnership. By 1977 they had made their recording debut and enjoyed a string of hits, establishing the band as not just a passing footnote in new-wave history, but as an important and vital part of quintessential British music.
Following solo careers, the Ivor Novello Award-winning duo reunited in 2007 to relaunch Squeeze and have been touring, writing and recording together ever since, returning to the UK album charts and airwaves with 2015’s Cradle To The Grave and 2017’s The Knowledge.
Over the last few years Squeeze have been touring extensively, most recently in the USA with Daryl Hall and John Oates and with Madness on their UK Arena tour.
Squeeze have also confirmed that they will once again be supporting anti-poverty charity the Trussell Trust, which provides emergency food and support to people locked in poverty while campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the UK. Right now, millions of people across the country are facing a cost of living crisis as food and energy prices soar and families are feeling the biggest squeeze on incomes in a generation. That’s why attendees on the tour are being invited to bring along food donations to the shows, where there will be collection points across the venue each night. There will also be collection buckets for any cash donations. All donations will be distributed to people in crisis across the 1,300 food bank centres in the Trussell Trust network. Here is a link to information on the items that are requested: https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate-food/.
Joining Squeeze on their UK tour is one of Britain’s most outstanding poets – Dr John Cooper Clarke. His anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades and his no nonsense approach to his work has seen his career spanning cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. Dr John Cooper Clarke will take you on an incredible journey with pieces from the new book, poems (old and new) and his usual musings, off the wall chat, riffs, gags and wicked humour.
This comes after the bard of Salford embarked on his ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ tour, based on his memoir, released by Picador. This explored his extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry; Bernard Manning to Linton Kwesi Johnson; Elvis Costello to Gregory Corso; Mark E. Smith to Gil Scott Heron and Joe Strummer and on to more recent fans and collaborators like Alex Turner, Plan B and Guy Garvey.
Tickets for Squeeze are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Squeeze Food For Thought UK Tour
Fri 28 Oct 22 Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sat 29 Oct 22 Oxford New Theatre
Mon 31 Oct 22 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall SOLD OUT
Tue 01 Nov 22 Newcastle O2 City Hall
Wed 02 Nov 22 Harrogate Convention Centre
Fri 04 Nov 22 Sheffield City Hall
Sat 05 Nov 22 Manchester O2 Apollo
Mon 07 Nov 22 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall SOLD OUT
Tue 08 Nov 22 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Wed 09 Nov 22 Edinburgh Usher Hall
Fri 11 Nov 22 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sat 12 Nov 22 Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sun 13 Nov 22 Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tue 15 Nov 22 Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre
Thu 17 Nov 22 Swansea Arena
Fri 18 Nov 22 Cardiff St David’s Hall
Sat 19 Nov 22 London Eventim Apollo
Mon 21 Nov 22 Southampton O2 Guildhall
Tue 22 Nov 22 Bath Forum
Wed 23 Nov 22 Torquay Princess Theatre
Thu 24 Nov 22 London Indigo at The O2 – extra date added
Sat 26 Nov 22 Brighton Centre
For more information on The Trussell Trust go to https://www.trusselltrust.org/
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