One-man band busking sensation Cam Cole will bring his first ever UK tour to Manchester’s Gullivers.
The 16-date run will also include a Liverpool gig at Jimmy’s.
During the tour, Cam Cole will perform his heavy blues and rock-and-roll tracks from his two albums including his new full length release Crooked Hill.
The one-man band performs the drums, guitar and sings at the same time. His tracks are mostly recorded live in one-take without edits to capture the spirit of his street busking performances.
The multi-instrumentalist’s rise began in 2019 after his live busking performances around London went viral. Shortly afterwards he dropped his debut album I See. Whilst lockdown scuppered plans for international tours, Cam Cole connected with his fanbase through a video series Sounds From The Van. The series streamed directly from his van rehearsal room before the release of a new live album, recorded on the streets of Camden.
Crooked Hill is Com Cole’s latest release, a collection of raw and heavy blues-rock songs. As he explains, “My goal with all this is taking one-man bands from being this sort of joke to a legitimate thing. You can sound massive on your own and you really can get your point across without any filter. A lot of my music is about realising that we create the demons we face ourselves; we create those illusions and that is why we can beat them. If those songs change the day of people for the better just a little, then it was all worth it. Music has to be a form of magic, there is nothing else that can do that.
When does Cam Cole headline at Gullivers?
Cam Cole headlines at Gullivers, Manchester, on 12 September 2021. He also performs at Liverpool’s Jimmy’s on 8 September. The Manchester gig and Liverpool gig are two of the 16 UK dates he has confirmed:
1 September – Nottingham, Bodega
2 September – Newcastle, Engine Room
3 September – Blackpool, Bootleg Social
4 September – Sheffield, Greystones
8 September – Liverpool, Jimmys
9 September – Halifax, The Lantern
10 September – Leeds, Santiago’s Bar
12 September – Manchester, Gullivers
15 September – Birmingham, Hare and Hounds
17 September – Glasgow, The Garage
21 September – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
23 September – Bedford, Esquires
24 September – London, Nell’s
26 September – Bristol, Hen and Chicken
27 September – Southampton, Joiners
30 September – Glastonbury, The King Arthur
image of Cam Cole courtesy Jose Palmer