Aldous Harding announces Barbican show in 2020
Announces Barbican Headline Show20 May 2020On the eve of her sold-out London show at the Roundhouse, Aldous Harding has announced she will headline Barbican’s concert hall next Spring. The prestigious London venue will host the New Zealand musician and her 4-piece live band on 20th May 2020. Tickets go on general sale this Friday 6th December at 9AM.
A pre-sale for Barbican members begins on Thursday 5th.Aldous Harding’s third album, Designer, was released earlier this year to widespread critical praise. After the sleeper success of Party (internationally lauded and crowned Rough Trade Shops’ Album of 2017), Harding reunited with John Parish, producer of Party, and spent three weeks recording and mixing Designer in Monmouth and Bristol, England. Harding was recently awarded a prestigious Silver Scroll Award for ‘The Barrel’ (the New Zealand equivalent of the Ivor Novello) and was nominated in the Solo Artist category at this year’s Q Awards.
MOJO Magazine – #5 Album of 2019 Uncut Magazine – Top 75 Albums of 2019 Q Awards 2019 – Solo Artist of the Year Nominee 2019 Silver Scroll Award Winner for ‘The Barrel’“Aldous Harding sounds delightfully free.” The Independent ***** “Both fascinating and frightening, highly eccentric and blisteringly beautiful – a record destined to worm its way deep under the skin.”Q ***** “Disarmingly pretty, an album that’s both captivating and indecipherable.”The Guardian – Album of the Week **** “A delicate, restrained, confounding album that is as easy to listen to listen to as it is impossible to understand.” The Times – Album of the Week **** “Cryptic and deeply idiosyncratic songs, a record you don’t want to turn your back on in any way.” MOJO **** “It’s easy to become swept up in this world of sustained and excruciating beauty.”Uncut 8/10 “Her most captivating record yet.” The Line Of Best Fit 9/10 “A record entirely in the image of its creator, it oozes confidence.” The Skinny – Album of the Month ***** “Mysterious, complex and intelligent work – a third essential in as many albums.” The Quietus NME **** | The List ***** | Record Collector **** | The Observer **** | Evening Standard **** Daily Mirror **** | NARC **** | Big Issue **** | DIY
ALDOUS HARDING TOUR DATES
4 December – LIVERPOOL, Arts Club 5 December – LONDON, Roundhouse **SOLD OUT** 6 December – SOUTHAMPTON, 1865 7 December – BRISTOL, O2 Academy 20 May – LONDON, Barbican
‘THE BARREL’ Directed by Aldous Harding & Martin Sagadin
‘FIXTURE PICTURE’Directed by Aldous Harding & Jack Whiteley‘
ZOO EYES’Directed by Aldous Harding & Martin Sagadin
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