Marc Almond

Marc Almond will be hitting the road in October for his nationwide tour where he'll be playing spectacular orchestral arrangements of some of his greatest hits. Plus, he'll also be performing live a few excerpts from his new album collection 'Shadows and Reflections'.

Marc Almond to embark on a UK tour this year

The 59-year-old synthpop hero will begin his tour on October 3rd 2017 at London Royal Festival Hall before journeying to such cities as Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Nottingham, ending the run at Edinburgh Usher Hall on November 5th.

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The return of Kent's Hop Farm Music Festival was an expectedly diverse affair, with day three (July 6th 2014) mixing it up with an array of genres from folk to hip hop.

For all the old school Hop Farm revellers, there was plenty to enjoy with the likes of rhythm and blues veteran Billy Ocean, rockney pioneers Chas & Dave, Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond and 2 Tone ska from Birmingham's The Beat. Also, Joy Division's Peter Hook returned to the festival with his latest project Peter Hook & The Light.

It wasn't just a local gig either: plenty of overseas acts hit the Farm on Sunday. They included Texas folk group Midlake and Atlanta collective Arrested Development, who turned the event irresistably into the Hip Hop Farm Festival (Sorry, folks). The alternative rap band were one of the biggest of their kind during their 90s reign; their debut album '3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...' going multi-Platinum on its release. And they're still going strong, dropping their last album 'Standing At The Crossroads' in 2012.

Continue reading: Arrested Development, Billy Ocean And The Dunwells Among The Diverse Line-Up For Hop Farm Festival 2014