Frank Turner

From German TV (In case you still understand that after they included some translator)/ Southside Festival

New tour dates apparently come out tomorrow. Fingers crossed for Fake Problems support. Been too long since either of them were in the PNW

smith street band just posted on facebook they are annoucing big tour news tomorrow. Given Frank likes those guys, I say there are like 90% odds they are one of the supporters =)

Here they are! US and Canada Fall tour dates:

VERY Excited to announce I’m going to be heading back to the States and Canada in October and November for a two month tour. Support will be provided by The Smith Street Band and Koo Koo Kanga Roo, both of whom I’m excited for you to see.

Tickets go on general sale this Friday, but there are some pre-sale tickets available right now! Click here to get yours.

The full listings are below, see you there!

October 04 – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
October 05 – Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
October 06 – Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA
October 07 – The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
October 09 – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
October 11 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
October 12 – Hard Rock Live Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
October 14 – The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA
October 15 – House of Blues, San Diego, CA
October 16 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
October 18 – The Neptune, Seattle, WA
October 19 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
October 20 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
October 22 – MacEwan Ballroom, Calgary, AB
October 23 – The Union Hall, Edmonton, AB
October 25 – Louis’, Saskatoon, SK
October 26 – The Garrick, Winnipeg, MB
October 28 – Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
October 29 – The Vic, Chicago, IL
October 30 – The Blue Note, Columbia, MO

November 01 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX
November 02 – Mohawk, Austin, TX
November 04 – Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX
November 05 – Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL
November 06 – Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL
November 08 – Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
November 09 – Beachum Theatre, Orlando, FL
November 10 – Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, GA
November 12 – The Music Farm, Charleston, SC
November 13 – Jillian’s, Columbia, SC
November 15 – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte, NC
November 16 – The Norva, Norfolk, VA
November 18 – The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
November 19 – Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA
November 20 – The Taft Ballroom, Cincinnati, OH
November 22 – St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
November 23 – Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
November 24 – Calvin Theater, Northampton, MA
November 25 – Upstate Concert Theater, Albany, NY
November 27 – Terminal 5, New York, NY
November 29 – Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
November 30 – House of Blues, Boston, MA

http://frank-turner.com/2013/06/25/fall-us-canada-tour/

Haha, Koo Koo Kangaroo is one of the most ridiculous bands I've ever seen live.

SO MANY MICHIGAN SHOWS.

Sweet! Minneapolis in October. I believe I will have to check out Mr. Turner.

Grant Michael wrote:

SO MANY MICHIGAN SHOWS.

no joke. I'll be at Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids for sure, maybe Detroit.

Frank wasn't lying when he said he'd be playing everywhere in the US this fall. what a ridiculous tour.

Just listening to the other band...
they should've called themselves koo koo what the fuck were you thinking Frank?

going to go into the show with an open mind but really they sound like the opposite of Frank...

edmooooontoooon woohoo. might hit up calgary too if school's not too bad and if i still have money. 

none of my friends are really that into frank so i might be going solo but i don't care because it's frank.

if any board lurkers are going to those shows, let me know, we can grab a beer!

CluckyB wrote:

Just listening to the other band...
they should've called themselves koo koo what the fuck were you thinking Frank?

going to go into the show with an open mind but really they sound like the opposite of Frank...

If you just go in with an open mind and do all the dance moves they teach you, you'll have a fun time haha.

ral wrote:

Grant Michael wrote:

SO MANY MICHIGAN SHOWS.

no joke. I'll be at Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids for sure, maybe Detroit.

Frank wasn't lying when he said he'd be playing everywhere in the US this fall. what a ridiculous tour.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm just starting to get into Frank (hadn't done so out mostly out of pure laziness and lack of time), prompted by the fact that he is playing a show approximately three blocks from my apartment in August. Are any of you fans going to the Fillmore Silver Spring show? It looks like I'll be there but may be flying solo so I'd be happy to meet some new folks.

My friend JOHN ALLEN will be supporting Frank on his tour in Germany in september. I wrote a little piece about how this happened:

http://rebekkaw78.tumblr.com/post/55378802257/may-i-introduce-you-to-john-allen

that's it. the power of rock'n'roll... will save us all  

incredible story, i played with the thought of going to one of these shows... now i just HAVE to see at least one show - two of my favorite bands and a gaslight fan who gets the opportunity to support these guys!  

i think john allens record is pretty good, bought it a few weeks ago in my record store where he played a little acoustic session. missed it and bought it blind.

sinkorswimmydear wrote:

i think john allens record is pretty good, bought it a few weeks ago in my record store where he played a little acoustic session. missed it and bought it blind.

yeah i just had a listen to the record on spotify and..WOW
great record and 1917 is just breathtaking.

By the way, does anyone go to Frank's shows in Mobile, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale or Orlando? Will be my first time seeing Frank in the US. I have heard his shows over there are crazy!

Frank Tuner gets LUCERO "L Star" tattoo

http://instagram.com/p/ec4lQzkEZE/

Man the show tonight was amazing. Not that you needed anymore encouragement to go see him but yeah.

Like others pointed out, Koo Koo Kanga Roo was bizarre and weird but also lots of fun if you joined in. Those two guys are completely crazy but that just makes them awesome. Plus they made a Bob's Burgers reference (one of them said something in a girly voice, other guy said something like "Wow you have a really good girl voice Bryan" to which he replied "Thanks I'm auditioning for Bob's Burgers) which was all kinds of awesome.

Smith Street Band were great. Too short. Didn't play enough of their best songs. But still can't complain at least I got to see them and they were awesome.

Frank was Frank, which is to say, awesome. Isn't playing with his guitar due to back problems, but that doesn't stop the show from being awesome. For the cover he did Nirvana's On A Plane acoustically (had the guitar for that part despite doctor's orders) and completely hit it out of the park.

Only complaint is that I've been fighting a cold so had to fight to sing along and most of the time just mimed the words cause I didn't actually have much of a loud voice.

I recently recorded a session with Frank. Turned out pretty neat. He played a bonus track from Tape Deck Heart and also a Joni Mitchell cover. Here are the videos.

On a side note, I actually really like Frank not playing guitar on this tour. I know it's not for a happy reason (back troubles), but giving him the freedom to roam the stage and dance the whole show actually brings the energy level even higher in my opinion. It was my 3rd time seeing him and maybe my favorite.

awesome simo!

Saw him last night. Definitely more sold on him than I've ever been. Lyrically and aesthetically I'm not always 100% on board with what he has to say but damn, he does put on a show. His voice was in top condition and as a bonus I loved his goofy dance moves.

Jack wrote:

Saw him last night. Definitely more sold on him than I've ever been. Lyrically and aesthetically I'm not always 100% on board with what he has to say but damn, he does put on a show. His voice was in top condition and as a bonus I loved his goofy dance moves.

Where abouts did you go and see him? Because he seems to have got fairly big over here in the UK now, I believe he's playing the 20,000 seater O2 Arena in February

Anyone at the Boston show?

The Last Jukebox Romeo wrote:

Jack wrote:

Saw him last night. Definitely more sold on him than I've ever been. Lyrically and aesthetically I'm not always 100% on board with what he has to say but damn, he does put on a show. His voice was in top condition and as a bonus I loved his goofy dance moves.

Where abouts did you go and see him? Because he seems to have got fairly big over here in the UK now, I believe he's playing the 20,000 seater O2 Arena in February

He's definitely getting bigger over here but he's still nowhere near that level. I saw him a few weeks ago in ~800 cap venue but I live in a smaller area, he's probably around 1-2,000 in bigger cities. Just a couple years ago I saw him in basically a dive bar. Maybe 100 people there. So he's getting bigger pretty fast.