People’s poet, Jamie’ Webster announces biggest ever show at the 11,000 capacity M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool and releases new single:
“DAVEY KANE”
Jamie Webster – Davey Kane
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NEW LIVE DATE – M&S BANK ARENA, LIVERPOOL – Sat 19 November 2022
New album, Moments, released Fri 28 January 2022
Pre-Sale Information & Bundles: www.jamiewebstermusic.com
Liverpool’s vast, 11,000 capacity M&S Bank Arena will ring with the people-powered, street-savvy tales of truth and ambition sung by Jamie Webster on Sat 19 November 2022 as the high-charting singer-songwriter announces his biggest, ever live appearance. Evoking the melodic word storms of The La’s Lee Mavers and accepting Shack’s Mick Head’s seal of approval, Webster’s rise escalates at pace following his recent, jubilant lock-out at the city’s Guild Of Students.
The news that Webster will ascend to arena status comes just weeks before he plays three SOLD OUT nights at the ornate, 2,000-capacity Eventim Olympia this December. Now the soul-stirring, troubadour with a conscience goes up several gears as his second album, Moments, comes into view.
Tickets for Webster’s arena debut go on general sale on Fri 29 October 2021 at 10am with a fan pre-sale two days prior for anyone pre-ordering Moments. The next exciting stage in Webster’s rise follows a monumental year just gone, in which he hit the Top Ten with his debut album, We Get By and became the UK Official Folk Album Chart’s first, ever Number One artist.
Before the stampede for tickets, his faithful and ever-growing congregation of committed fans have been treated to Webster’s third single of the year, Davey Kane, finding the outspoken man of words and music shout for reform of the British criminal justice system.
The album opener, Davey Kane’s spaghetti western riff, loaded with retro tremolo before expanding into a bass-driven, string and piano-laden opus, confirms an altogether more ambitious version of Webster after his debut found just one man and his guitar wading into life’s injustices. Having seen young friends fall into the jaws of prison’s archaic environment and having the long shadow of the mistakes of their youth darken their adult years, Webster sings the life of Davey Kane from real-world observation.
A video for the track, soon-to-be unveiled, will feature fellow Liverpudlian leading light, the actor Jack McMullen, recently seen in BBC One drama Time. The results of a specially-arranged shoot at the city’s Bridewell Studios and directed by Kieran and Corey Riddiough promise an evocative portrayal of the track’s themes.
Of the track Webster says: “With the high level of crime and corruption in government and business, why are the working-class people the only ones who have to live in the shadows of their previous and, in most cases, petty crimes? Prisons in the UK have a “lock them up and throw away the key” mentality with no real effort made to change people’s situations. Davey Kane being locked in a cold and grey cell does neither him nor society any favours once he gets on the outside.”
A committed disciple of Boy Dylan and Liverpool forebears including The La’s, Webster went into writing and recording session for his second album with them still ringing in his ears, but also taking David Byrne and the doomed bliss of Laurel Canyon’s creative heyday along for the ride. With The Mamas and The Papas and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ringing in his ears, the musical edges of Webster’s craft were honed and softened as the words grew wings.
2021’s earlier singles Days Unknown and Going Out tore into the streaming charts on release, continuing to demonstrate the weight of feeling for Webster amongst those in the know, and set a steady course to Moments’ release. With venues getting bigger across the country as a consequence, all of Jamie Webster’s confirmed UK and Ireland live dates are as follows:
Tue 30 Nov – Glasgow, SWG3
Wed 1 Dec – Newcastle, Boilershop
Thu 2 Dec – Leeds, Beckett Student Union
Sat 4 Dec 2021 – Birmingham, Academy 2
Tue 7 Dec 2021– Cardiff, Tramshed
Wed 8 Dec 2021– Bristol, Thekla
Thu 9 Dec 2021– London, Scala
Sat 11 Dec 2021 – Belfast, Limelight 1
Mon 13 Dec 2021 – Dublin, Academy
Tue 14 Dec 2021– Manchester, O2 Ritz
Thu 16 Dec 2021 – Liverpool, Eventim Olympia – SOLD OUT
Fri 17 Dec 2021 – Liverpool, Eventim Olympia – SOLD OUT
Sat 18 Dec 2021 – Liverpool, Eventim Olympia – SOLD OUT
Sat 19 Nov 2022 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
Just as in the studio, Webster will be joined on stage by his band including Lightning Seeds members Jim Sharrock (drums) and Tim Cunningham (bass) plus Danny Murphy (guitars), also a member of Michael Head’s Red Elastic Band.
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
