Sunday, 22 October 2023

The Wandering Hearts: Christmas Headline & Spring 2024 UK Tour

COUNTRY AND AMERICANA TRIO THE WANDERING HEARTS SPRING TOUR
Christmas Headline in December , UK Tour in March/ April 2024
                                        ** See Dates Below **

Check out their latest tracks “About America” and “Not Misunderstood































Following a huge tour with Jack Savoretti, renowned Americana trio The Wandering Hearts are set to treat us to a set of folk-tinged acoustic wonder in March and April 2024.

The Wandering Hearts achieved their second consecutive #1 on the UK official Americana Chart as they built on the breakthrough success of their WILD SILENCE debut with 2021’s self-titled second album, recorded between Woodstock and Omaha with producers Simone Felice, David Baron and Mike Mogis.

Arriving to a second wave of critical acclaim and again championed by Bob Harris at BBC Radio 2 (who previously awarded them his Breakthrough Artist at the UK Americana Awards), the album cemented the trio’s reputation as one of the leading lights in British Folk-Americana  – as underlined by their further nomination for Album Of The Year at the UK Americana Awards 2022, alongside Yola and The Staves.

The only British act to debut at both the iconic Ryman Theatre and The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in the same week, The Wandering Hearts have shared stages and tours across the UK and US with artists such as the late greats Tom Petty, John Prine and Justin Townes Earle, and Margo Price, Lukas Nelson, Robert Plant and Eagles.

Signed to Chrysalis Records for their third album, the band have had a busy 2023 with standout performances at SXSW in Austin, Black Deer Festival, and a Americanafest show in Nashville, as well as extensively supporting and performing on stage alongside Jack Savoretti on his summer tour.

The release of their EP HESPERUS in May, followed by their addition of ‘Voices’ to the much-lauded Nick Drake anthology ‘The Endless Coloured Ways’ in July (alongside Bombay Bicycle Club, Feist, Aurora, Emile Sande, Self Esteem and more), all hint at a flavour of their forthcoming album (due 2024). The new material puts sharp focus on their world-renowned three-part harmonies to explore their Folk-Rock influences, blending flavours that bring to mind Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac and contemporaries like Milk Carton Kids and First Aid Kit.

The Wandering Hearts Live Dates

Friday 15 December 2023 - Christmas Special Headline Show at Sage Gateshead @ 7:00pm (The Glasshouse, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR) £20 Event We were Sage Gateshead

UK TOUR 2024
Tuesday 26 March 2024 - Queens Hall, Edinburgh (85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh EH8 9JG WEBSITE Capacity: 900) £18 Ticketmaster UK

Wednesday 27 March 2024 - The Deer's Head, Belfast (1-3, Lower Garfield Street, Belfast BT1 1FP WEBSITE) £17.50 Ticketmaster IE

Thursday 28 March 2024 - The Workman's Cellar, Dublin, Ireland (The Workman's Cellar, Dublin) €20.00 Ticketmaster IE

Sunday 31 March 2024 - XOYO Birmingham, Birmingham (Formerly known as The Mill 29, Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham B9 4AG) £20 ticketweb.uk

Tuesday 2 April 2024 - Gorilla, Manchester (54-56 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 5WW) £19.90 Ticketmaster UK

Wednesday 3 April 2024 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (Queens Road, Leeds LS6 1NY WEBSITE Capacity: 400) £17 Ticketmaster UK

Thursday 4 April 2024 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5GG WEBSITE Capacity: 450) £19 Ticketmaster UK

Friday 5 April 2024 - The Leadmill, Sheffield (6-7 Leadmill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Sheffield S1 4SE) WEBSITE) £19.15 Ticketmaster UK

Sunday 7 April 2024 - The Fleece, Bristol (12 Thomas Ln, Bristol BS1 6JJ WEBSITE Capacity: 400) £20 ticketweb.uk

Monday 8 April 2024 - Brighton Komedia, Brighton (44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UN WEBSITE) Capacity: 400) £20 ticketweb.uk

Tuesday 9 April 2024 - O2 Academy2, Oxford (190 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE WEBSITE) Ticketmaster UK

Thursday 11 April 2024 - Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG) WEBSITE capacity 290 ) £20 ticketweb.uk

Friday 12 April 2024 - Electric Brixton, Brixton (Town Hall Parade, Brixton SW2 1RJ WEBSITE Capacity: 1,500) £22.85 ticketweb.uk

Saturday 13 April 2024 - Tramshed, Cardiff (Clare Road, Cardiff CF11 6QP WEBSITE Capacity: 1,000) ticketweb.uk

In September the trio excitedly share TWO new tracks “About America” and “Not Misunderstood
The Wandering Hearts - About America (Official Music Video) written by Alexander John Dean-Revington, Emily Phillips, Francesca Whiffin, Tara Wilcox 37,306 views, published Sept 13, 2023 | 8,784 Spotify Streams 

The Wandering Hearts - Not Misunderstood (Official Video) written by Francesca Whiffin, Rose Cousins, Tara Wilcox 8,841 views  published Sept 13, 2023 | 7,730 Spotify Streams.

ABOUT The Wandering Hearts:
At the start of 2017 Decca hosted a London showcase for several of their impressive new signings and the then British folk-Americana quartet (Chess Whiffin, AJ Dean, Tara Wilcox and Tim Prottey-Jones who left the band) immediately stood out for them. They were  discovered within half-an-hour of uploading their first demo online, then signed up shortly afterwards by the label. It’s easy to understand why on their glorious debut single, Wish I Could (released May 5, 2017).

Their music has been described as a British twist on everything you love about the classic Fleetwood Mac sound, with folk and country influences from the likes of First Aid Kit, The Lumineers and Chris Stapleton in their too, plus some of the finest harmonies of any emerging act that you’ll have heard in years.

With their blissful three-part harmonies and blend of folk, country, and Americana influences, The Wandering Hearts are breathing new life into roots music. The UK trio of Chess Whiffin, AJ Dean, and Tara Wilcox emerged in 2017 with their acclaimed debut album WILD SILENCE, which hit #1 on the UK Americana chart, debuted at No.1 on the Official UK Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending 22 Feb 2018) and made a debut at No.85 on the Official UK Top 100 Albums Chart with estimated sales of 1,000 copies.

As they worked on their second album, the group -- reduced to a trio with the departure of Prottey-Jones -- continued performing, including the C2C Country to Country festival at the O2 in London, CMA Fest in Nashville.
Their self-titled 2021 follow-up continued their success, earning more praise from critics and another Americana #1.
























The band has toured extensively, supporting legends like Tom Petty and Robert Plant while making history as the only British act to debut at the Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry in the same week. 
Their soulful take on the folk-rock trio earned The Wandering Hearts nominations for UK Americana Awards Album of the Year.
At the UK Americana Awards 2018 they snagged the Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award.
At the British Country Music Awards for 2018 they won UK Album of the Year for WILD SILENCE and a year later won  Group of the Year at the BCMA 2019 Awards.

After signing to Chrysalis Records, 2023 brought more milestones like standout SXSW and Black Deer Festival sets as they gear up for their eagerly awaited third album.

Spotify 35,962 monthly listeners
Most streamed songs:
Wish I Could 4,422,668 (released Feb 9, 2018)
Devil 2,042,995  (“B” Playlisted by BBC RADIO 2)

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