Marc Almond will go on tour later this year as a guest on Jools Holland's Autumn tour. It will be the first professional engagement for Almond since that previously reported motorbike crash that took place in London just under a year ago. The crash left Almond in intensive care for a time. Almond will perform at all but four dates on the thirty date tour, which begins in Norwich on 28 Oct.
Commenting on his involvement in the tour, Almond told reporters this weekend: "I'm really thrilled about joining Jools on tour. It's a chance to ease back into work after what happened. Jools is an extraordinary person and such a rare talent: I couldn't think of anyone better to go out on tour with."
The full list of dates for Jool's tour is as follows (* marks those where Almond won't perform).
28 Oct: Norwich UEA
29 Oct: Bradford St Georges
30 Oct: Harrogate International
2/3 Nov: Bristol Colston Hall
4 Nov: Brentwood Leisure Centre
5 Nov: Ipswich Regent
9/10 Nov: Southend Cliffs Pavilion
11 Nov: Cambridge Corn Exchange
16/17 Nov: Leicester de Montfort Hall
18 Nov: Cheltenham Centaur
19 Nov: Portsmouth Guildhall
24 Nov: Reading Hexagon
25/26 Nov: London Royal Albert Hall
30 Nov: Nottingham Royal Centre*
1 Dec: Sheffield City Hall*
2/3 Dec: Glasgow Clyde Auditorium*
9/10 Dec: Manchester Apollo
11 Dec: Birmingham NIA
16 Dec: Plymouth Pavilions
17 Dec: Bournemouth International Centre
18 Dec: Brighton Centre
20/21 Dec: Newcastle City Hall
22 Dec: Cardiff Arena