Beans on Toast Embarks on Tour with New Live Band Featuring Diverse Talents
- by Adam Bailey
- in Latest
British folk artist, Beans on Toast, is embarking on a tour this February and March, featuring his new live band for the first time. The group includes Scottish guitarist and folk songwriter Memphis Gerald, honky-tonk musician King Killership, percussionist Abbi Drums, and festival poet Bassie Gracie. The performances will showcase songs from Beans on Toast's latest album, 'The Toothpaste and the Tube,' as well as a selection from his extensive repertoire. Throughout the tour, each band member will not only play with Beans but also present their own material in individual solo supporting sets earlier in the evening.
In December last year, Beans on Toast released his acclaimed new album ‘The Toothpaste And The Tube’ which featured the singles “Send Me A Bird”, “AI”, “The Dragicorn”, “Back Out On The Road” and “The Golden Lion”.
Recorded with the sensational blues duo Ferris & Sylvester, his latest offering is one that hits hard and hits home. From unfiltered takes on weighty topics like the environment, the UK political landscape, and war, to lighter universal reflections on parenthood, whimsical creatures, and the sheer bliss of a sea dip; the 13 songs of ‘The Toothpaste And The Tube’ finds the cult folk hero in his finest form and doing exactly what he does best.
Speaking about how The Beans on Toast Band came together, Beans explains:
"I'm excited to take my brand new band out on tour this month. This is a collection of fantastic musicians that I assembled at last year's Glastonbury. We'll be giving the full band treatment to a bunch of my old tunes as well as some tracks from the new album. I reckon it's gonna be proper special! Some of the band members are also performers in their own right, so each night, Memphis Gerald, King Killership and Bassie Gracie will also be performing, we'll be like an old skool travelling show, visiting some of my favourite independent venues around the UK."
Tour Dates
FEBRUARY
21 NEWCASTLE - Cluny
22 GLASGOW - Stereo
23 EDINBURGH - La Belle Angele
24 MANCHESTER - Band on the Wall
25 NOTTINGHAM - Rescue Rooms
27 SHEFFIELD - The Leadmill
28 LINCOLN - The Drill
29 BIRMINGHAM - Hare & Hounds (SOLD OUT)
MARCH
01 LEEDS - Brudenell Social Club
02 BRISTOL - Thekla
03 EXETER - Phoenix
05 READING - Facebar
06 BRIGHTON - Chalk
07 PORTSMOUTH - The Wedgewood Rooms
08 MARGATE - Olbys
09 LONDON - The Garage
Tickets on sale here: https://linktr.ee/beans.on.toast
