ROCK ICON JOHN CALE TO PLAY MANCHESTER IN ONE-OFF SHOW TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Rock icon, John Cale, plays Manchester Albert Hall, as one of three special UK dates

John Cale & Band

24 August 2023

Albert Hall – Manchester

Tickets on sale now: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/john-cale

Renowned globally as the godfather of alternative rock and the founding member of The Velvet Underground, musical icon, John Cale, performs a special one-off anniversary show at Manchester’s Albert Hall on 24 August, to celebrate 50 years in the industry. This is the only chance to see John Cale perform live this year – Tickets are on sale now.

To mark his 50 years in music, John Cale released ‘Mercy’ earlier this year, his seventeenth studio album, and his first album of new material in over a decade. The album was named ‘album of the month’ by Uncut Magazine, proving that Cale is still a musical icon of our time. Now, John Cale prepares to wow fans in three select one-off gigs in carefully chosen venues across the UK, hitting Manchester’s Albert Hall on 24 August.

A timeless master of music spanning six-decades, John Cale promises an electrifying evening of work spanning various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music. Manchester – don’t miss this!

For more information:

https://john-cale.com/

Three Select August 2023 Dates include:

Wed 23 Stroud The Sub Rooms

Thu 24 Manchester Albert Hall

Sat 26 Edinburgh Festival Theatre

John Cale: After devoting his formative musical years to classical and avant-garde music, Cale formed The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965. The band’s legacy was heralded in Todd Hayne’s critically acclaimed documentary ‘The Velvet Underground’ last year. The two albums Cale created with the group before he left in 1968, ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’, and ‘White Light/White Heat’, are revered as two of the most important albums of all-time, and the birth of alternative rock. As a solo artist he has released 17 studio albums, encompassing various genres and styles, such is his talent as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, including the acclaimed ‘Paris 1919′ (which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year), and his most recent album, ‘MERCY’.
His list of credits as a producer and collaborator could easily be mistaken for a who’s who guide to cultural icons, with Cale having contributed to releases by Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges, Squeeze, Happy Mondays, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Super Furry Animals & Manic Street Preachers.