Travis announce 2021 UK tour & premiere Susanna Hoffs collaboration
They're playing 10 headline shows next spring
Last updated 24th Aug 2020
Scottish indie-rock icons Travis have announced a UK tour for spring 2021 taking in 10 headline shows.
Fran, Andy, Dougie and Neil will open their headline tour at Bournemouth O2 Academy on Friday 30th April and call in at Bath, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Stoke-on-Trent and London before culminating at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday 12th May.
Tickets for the tour go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 9am on Friday 28th August.
Today’s tour announcement comes as Travis premiere their new song ‘The Only Thing’ featuring Susanna Hoffs of Bangles fame.
Lifted from Travis’ upcoming ninth studio album ’10 Songs’, which lands on Friday 9th October via BMG, ‘The Only Thing’ comes with a Fran Healy directed video.
“This is definitely my Covideo,” comments Fran. “One of the main prerequisites was to somehow get us all on the same stage and try to capture the spontaneity of a duet while the performers are in different locations. Leading up to the shoot, I would send Susanna a video of a great duet. Summer Wine, I Got You Babe, Islands In The Stream.
“I hired a small film crew and persuaded Glasgow’s Theatre Royal to open its doors to us. I directed the shoot remotely, via three phones. One in the DP’s ear, one FaceTime trained on the monitor and one iPhone with the band. There were so many moving parts. I’m amazed we got there and it turned out great.”
Watch Travis 'The Only Thing' featuring Susanna Hoffs:
‘The Only Thing’ was written by Fran Healy and co-produced by Fran and Robin Baynton at RAK Studios.
It’s not Susanna Hoffs’ first collaboration this year. Back in April, she performed The Bangles’ ‘Manic Monday’ with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong during lockdown.
Susanna Hoffs says of ‘The Only Thing’: “Fran and I met through a mutual appreciation on Twitter. The friendship grew from there. One day, he asked me to sing with him, and without hesitation, I burst out ‘Yes!’.
“He showed up at my doorstep with his recording gear and we recorded my vocals in the living room. Collaborating with Fran and the band has been a pure pleasure.”
See Travis at the following shows:
APRIL 2021
Bournemouth O2 Academy – Fri 30th
MAY 2021
Bath The Forum – Sat 1st
Birmingham Symphony Hall – Sun 2nd
Manchester Albert Hall – Tue 4th
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Wed 5th
Leeds O2 Academy – Fri 7th
Newcastle City Hall – Sat 8th
Stoke Victoria Hall – Sun 9th
London The Roundhouse – Tue 11th
Cambridge Corn Exchange – Wed 12th