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Squeeze with very special guest Dr John Cooper Clarke – Food For Thought UK Tour announced

• 15th Mar 2022

British music legends Squeeze have today announced their first major UK tour in over three years for November 2022 including a date at London’s Eventim Apollo. Squeeze will also be joined by very special guest and original ‘people’s poet’ Dr John Cooper Clarke*. 
 
The 22-date ‘Food For Thought’ tour will see Squeeze dip into their impressive list of hits and rare gems from throughout their extensive back catalogue. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday 18^th March at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. 
 
Squeeze first formed in 1973, shortly after Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook had begun their songwriting partnership. By 1977 they had made their recording debut and enjoyed a string of hits, establishing the band as not just a passing footnote in new-wave history, but as an important and vital part of quintessential British music. Following solo careers, the Ivor Novello Award-winning duo reunited in 2007 to relaunch Squeeze and have been touring, writing and recording together ever since, returning to the UK album charts and airwaves with 2015’s Cradle To The Grave and 2017’s The Knowledge. 
 
Over the last few years Squeeze have been touring extensively, most recently in the USA with Daryl Hall and John Oates and with Madness on their UK Arena tour. 
 
Joining Squeeze on their UK tour is one of Britain’s most outstanding poets – Dr John Cooper Clarke. His anarchic punk poetry has thrilled people for decades and his no nonsense approach to his work has seen his career spanning cultures, audiences, art forms and continents. Dr John Cooper Clarke will take you on an incredible journey with pieces from the new book, poems (old and new) and his usual musings, off the wall chat, riffs, gags and wicked humour.
 
This comes after the bard of Salford embarked on his ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ tour, based on his memoir, released by Picador. This explored his extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry; Bernard Manning to Linton Kwesi Johnson; Elvis Costello to Gregory Corso; Mark E. Smith to Gil Scott Heron and Joe Strummer and on to more recent fans and collaborators like Alex Turner, Plan B and Guy Garvey.
 
Squeeze have also confirmed that they will once again support The Trussell Trust. The Trussell Trust provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, while also campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the future. Squeeze aim to help to raise food, funds and awareness of the 1,200 food bank centres across the UK.  Attendees on the tour are asked to bring along food donations to the shows where there will be collection points across the venue each night.  Here is a link to information on the items that are requested: https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate-food/.
 
This brand-new tour for Squeeze follows a summer of festival appearances across the UK and Europe. Tickets go on sale Friday 18th March at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com  and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.   
 
Squeeze Food For Thought UK Tour
Fri        28 Oct 22       Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sat      29 Oct 22       Oxford New Theatre
Mon    31 Oct 22       Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Tue      01 Nov 22       Newcastle O2 City Hall
Wed    02 Nov 22       Harrogate Convention Centre
Fri        04 Nov 22       Sheffield City Hall
Sat      05 Nov 22       Manchester O2 Apollo
Mon    07 Nov 22       Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Wed    09 Nov 22       Edinburgh Usher Hall
Fri        11 Nov 22       Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sat      12 Nov 22       Birmingham Symphony Hall
Tue      15 Nov 22       Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre
Thu      17 Nov 22       Swansea Arena
Fri        18 Nov 22       Cardiff St David’s Hall
Sat      19 Nov 22       London Eventim Apollo*
Mon    21 Nov 22       Southampton O2 Guildhall
Tue      22 Nov 22       Bath Forum
Wed    23 Nov 22       Torquay Princess Theatre
Sat      26 Nov 22       Brighton Centre
Sun      27 Nov 22       Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Tue      29 Nov 22       Guildford G Live
Wed    30 Nov 22       Southend Cliffs Pavilion
 
*Dr John Cooper Clarke will be appearing as very special guest on all dates except London