Lianne La Havas

Tour Dates 01/19/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Grounds 01/22/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Grounds 01/23/13 Sydney, Australia Sydney Festival Grounds 01/24/13 Brisbane, Australia The Zoo 01/25/13 Richmond, Australia Corner Hotel 02/28/13 Cambridge, UK The Junction 03/01/13 Liverpool, UK O2 Academy 03/03/13 Dublin, Ireland Olympia Theatre 03/07/13 Leeds, UK Stylus 03/08/13 Birmingham, UK The Institute 03/10/13 Manchester, UK The Ritz 03/11/13 London, UK O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 03/12/13 London, UK O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 03/17/13 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 03/20/13 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre 03/22/13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music 03/24/13 Seattle, WA The Crocodile 03/25/13 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge 03/26/13 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre 03/29/13 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre 03/31/13 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater 04/01/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall 04/02/13 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag 04/04/13 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert Venue 04/05/13 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre 04/06/13 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair 04/07/13 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live 04/09/13 New York, NY Webster Hall 04/12/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 04/13/13 Atlanta, GA The Loft At Center Stage

This is a follow-up to W♥M #166: Winter Shows.

As I have said time and time again: I just don't go out in the winter because of the snow. There are some exceptions (especially if the band is from the UK).

Craig is making my decision to stay indoors even harder by offering his insight on British bands coming to Minneapolis:

Bunch of great upcoming shows announced last week here for Minneapolis - the sleeper of the bunch for my taste is Lianne La Havas at The Varsity Theater on March 31st (Easter). She is from London, 23 years old and is going to be huge. Check her out, hopefully that is past your winter hibernation so you can make it.

Two more UK Mercury Award nominees announced last week will also be soon playing Minneapolis. - The Maccabees and Django Django (DD sounds like a mix of The Beta Band and the Beach Boys).

January and February are shaping up to be decent concert months; I'm planning on making these shows:

Niki and The Dove (Swe) Jan. 19th
Keanne (UK) Jan. 21st
Emili Sande (UK) Jan 23rd
The Maccabees (UK) Feb 8th
The Vaccines (UK) Feb 9th

Opening up for La Havas in the U.S. is Jamie N Commons, a guy that Lara absolutely is in love with.

Commons just recently played with The Maccabees (November 23rd) at the Mencap Music's Little Noise Session. The live series is curated by Mencap ambassador and BBC Radio 2 DJ, Jo Whiley.

As for most of the UK dates, Josh Kumra is slated for support. Kumra is described as "a gutsy and heartfelt performer and songwriter" with a similar sound to a young Ray LaMontagne or Ben Harper.

Josh Kumra's new single is called Waiting For You and will be out on January 6th, via RCA Victor. Details of his tour dates below:

24/11 Effenaar, Eindhoven 27/11 Bi Nu, Berlin 28/11 Stadtgarten, Cologne 29/11 Zoon, Frankfurt 01/12 Kaufleuten, Zurich 02/12 Ampere, Munich 03/12 Gruenspan, Hamburg 04/12 Vega, Copenhagen 06/12 Den Atelier, Luxembourg 09/12 Vrandenburg, Utrecht

27/2 The Louisiana, Bristol – HEADLINE 28/2 The Junction, Cambridge 01/3 02 Academy, Liverpool 02/3 Queens Hall, Edinburgh 04/3 ABC, Glasgow 05/3 Deaf Institute, Manchester – HEADLINE 06/3 The Borderline, London – HEADLINE All dates are Lianne La Havas support, unless where noted 'headline'

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