’60s legend set to perform two nights at RNCM

Donovan, the ’60s legend,icon, poet and singer-songwriter, has announced a 22 date UK tour, his 50th Anniversary Tour, which will see the Mellow Yellow singer perform at Manchester’s RNCM on 17 October 2015.

The tour, his first in ten years, will celebrate Donovan’s 50th year in the music business and see him performing hits include Sunshine Superman, The Hurdy Gurdy Man and Jenifer Juniper as well as tunes from his latest album Donovan Retrospective and telling incredible stories from his life and career.

The full tour listing:

3 October   –   Glasgow, The Pavilion
4 October   –   Edinburgh, Queens Hall
7 October   –   Dundee, The Gardyne
8 October   –   Newcastle, Tyne Theatre
9 October   –   Scarborough, Spa Theatre
10 October   –   Leeds, Town Hall
11 October   –   Hull, Truck Theatre
13 October   –   Liverpool, Philharmonic
15 October   –   Nottingham, Albert Hall
16 October   –   Sheffield, The Montgomery
17 October   –   Manchester, RNCM
20 October   –   Peterborough, The Key
21 October   –   Gloucester, The Guildhall
23 October   –   Birmingham, Town Hall
24 October   –   Portsmouth, The Guildhall
25 October   –   Bristol, Colston Hall
26 october   –   Cardiff, New Theatre
26 October   –   Oxford, Town Hall
28 October   –   Bournemouth, The Pavilion
30 October   –   Worthing, The Assembly Hall
31 October   –   London, Cadogan Hall

Tickets for Donovan performing at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music on 17 October 2015 are on sale from 26 June, priced £27.00


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image of Donovan courtesy of Michael Collopy: Donovan Discs 2015