Dweezil Zappa Announces UK Dates
Band to play Apostrophe in full
Dweezil Zappa has announced a series of 13 UK dates for this winter.
Dweezil and his band 'Zappa Plays Zappa' will perform the classic 1974 album 'Apostrophe' in sequence and in its entirety, as well as a host of other Zappa favourites.
The performance will also feature a section - from grave to stage - in which Frank himself will perform with the band via synchronized audio/video technology using unreleased video footage.
As Dweezil says,
"Not only will we be performing with Frank once again via the technological wonderment of enhanced video during the live performance, but we will also be performing the works from one of his most well known albums. That's right, 'Apostrophe', played in it's album running order. It's always been one of my favourites and it's certainly a fan favourite as well."
"My very first experience playing to a large audience took place in the UK. I played at the Hammersmith Odeon with my dad when I was 12 years old. All these years later I still feel a connection to the UK because it's part of a touchstone type of memory for me. One day I would love to come full circle and play at that venue again with my band. I know the venue now lives on under a different name but there's a parallel there. My father's music is also living on under a slightly different name, Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa."
"I'm really looking forward to this upcoming tour especially on the heels of the Roundhouse Zappa festival. That was such a great experience. We'll be playing the entire Apostrophe album on tour and that really is a lot of fun. We'll have some other surprises in the set as well. We always strive to learn new material each time we tour and this time we're going to dig deep."
NOVEMBER 2011
Thurs 17th York, Barbican
Fri 18th Gateshead, The Sage
Sat 19th Edinburgh, Picturehouse
Mon 21st Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
Tue 22nd Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Wed 23rd Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Thu 24th Basingstoke, Anvil
Sat 26th Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Sun 27th Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Mon 28th Oxford, New Theatre
Tue 29th London, Barbican
Wed 30th Bristol, Colston Hall
DECEMBER 2011
Thu 1st Brighton, Dome