Toots & The Maytals Announce Extra Dates to 2018 UK Tour

On September 10, 2018

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10^th September 2018.

Toots and The Maytals, one of the all-time great reggae, ska and rocksteady groups, have added extra dates to their forthcoming UK tour.

The thirteen-date tour will start at the O2 Institute Birmingham on Wednesday, 10^th October, and end on Saturday, 27^th October, at the Cheese & Grain in Frome.

The newly added dates are:

25^th October 2018 – Dreamland, Margate

26^th October 2018 – O2 Academy Oxford

The Maytals, led by the irrepressible force of nature Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1961. The group would go on to bring the reggae sound to the masses with pioneering hits such as ‘Do The Reggay’ (widely acknowledged as the first song ever to feature the word ‘reggae’), ‘Pressure Drop’, ‘54-46 (That’s My Number)’, ‘Sweet and Dandy’, ‘Monkey Man’, ‘Funky Kingston’ and ‘Reggae Got Soul’.

Across six decades, Toots’ raw, gospel-infused vocals and life-affirming music has influenced countless artists, including The Specials, The Clash and Amy Winehouse, and has toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys.

A five-time Grammy nominee, Toots & The Maytals won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Reggae album with True Love. The album featured re-recorded classic hits alongside popular and legendary artists, including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots and Shaggy.

Looking forward to his return to the UK, Toots said, “The UK is a home from home for Toots and The Maytals, so we’re looking forward to seeing all our friends during our tour. To bring joy with my music is my greatest aspiration. We give 100 percent every night, and our fans give us that energy right back every time.”

The full list of tour dates is now as follows:

October 2018

Wed 10 O2 Institute Birmingham www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.DMPUK.com

Thu 11 Glasgow, Swg3 Galvanizers www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.DMPUK.com

Fri 12 Newcastle, Boilershop www.welovewhq.com/events

Sat 13 O2 Academy Leeds www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Sun 14 Norwich UEA – The LCR www.ueatickets.ticketabc.com / www.DMPUK.com

Wed 17 O2 Academy Bristol www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.DMPUK.com

Thu 18 Cardiff, Tramshed www.eventbright.co.uk / www.tramshedcardiff.com

Fri 19 Manchester Academy www.manchesteracademy.net

Sun 21 O2 Academy Bournemouth www.ticketmaster.co.uk / www.DMPUK.com

Wed 24 Nottingham, Rock City www.rockcity.co.uk / www.alt-tickets.co.uk / www.DMPUK.com