Barenaked Ladies Announce 2020 UK Tour
“Barenaked Ladies’ energy was contagious and set the stage for what would be a high-energy evening of sing-alongs and throwback hits.” – Billboard Magazine
Today, the multi-platinum pop-rock band BARENAKED LADIES announce details of their forthcoming UK 2020 tour. BNL (vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson, drummer Tyler Stewart, keyboardist Kevin Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan) recently completed a hugely successful summer tour of North America alongside Hootie & the Blowfish, a tour that Billboard Live Summit recently honoured as “Tour of the Summer”. Ed Robertson says of the upcoming shows: “We’re excited to be returning to the UK, one of our favourite places to tour”.
Barenaked Ladies 2020:
March 31 Birmingham O2 Institute
April 1 Leeds Beckett Uni
April 2 Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
April 4 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
April 5 Manchester O2 Ritz
April 7 Bath Forum
April 8 Portsmouth Pyramids
April 9 Cambridge Corn Exchange
April 11 London Royal Albert Hall
Joining Barenaked Ladies in the UK will be their friend and touring colleague, Boothby Graffoe. Additional special guest KT Tunstall will join at the previously announced Easter Saturday show at the Royal Albert Hall. Tickets for the UK tour will go on sale on Friday, November 22nd at 10:00am GMT.
VIP packages, which will include exclusive merch, a soundcheck party, as well as premium seating (in seated venues) or early entrance (for GA venues) will be available on Wednesday, November 20th. Tickets and VIP packages will be available at https://www.barenakedladies.com/tour.
Hootie & the Blowfish and Barenaked Ladies Tour Announced
Mark your calendars! BNL will be the Special Guests on the Hootie and the Blowfish Group Therapy Tour in 2019! Tickets on sale this Friday Dec 7th at 10am local time.
BNL Joining 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
BNL will be joining the 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Be sure to tune in Thanksgiving morning (N0v 22) at 9am on NBC to see the band perform ‘One Week’ from Stunt.
Barenaked Ladies Day in Toronto
Earlier this month, Barenaked ladies turned 30! To mark the occasion, the City of Toronto proclaimed October 1st as Barenaked Ladies day in the City of Toronto!
“We’re extremely proud of our 30 year career. From our very first gig at Toronto’s City Hall, a fund raiser for Second Harvest Food Bank to our most recent gig raising money for Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital, Barenaked Ladies has always been a civic minded band of proud Torontonians. We’re honoured the city has chosen to recognize us in this way.” —Ed
Read the official proclamation below (click to enlarge).
Barenaked Ladies on 20 Years of ‘Stunt’ and Why They Stopped Recording Songs Naked
It feels like a different universe. In fact it was the summer of 1998: Bill Clinton was testifying in front of a grand jury about an affair with a White House intern, “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica was the biggest song in the country and Armageddon was earning millions at the box office. READ FULL ARTICLE
BNL alongside Steven Page are the 2018 Inductees into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, March 25th in Vancouver!
“We are honoured to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame,” said Ed Robertson. “For almost 30 years we’ve worked hard to write the best songs we can, make the best records we can make, and do the best shows possible. We’ve traveled the world with our music, but Canada has always been home. This is very special for us.” – Ed
Tune in to See BNL Perform at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game
Tune in next Sunday, February 18 to see BNL’s performance of the Canadian national anthem at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game! The band joins a star-studded lineup of performers as Fergie will perform the U.S national anthem and Pharrell featuring N.E.R.D will rock the halftime show! The 67th annual game will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and will be seen by fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages.