Stars old and new set to take the stage at the Usher Hall this Autumn • Some of the big names in Rock & Pop set to hit Edinburgh’s 5-star Usher Hall stage this Autumn include Lewis Capaldi, Adam Ant, Sigrid and Wet Wet Wet. • Tickets on sale at www.usherhall.co.uk (From top-left clockwise: Lewis Capaldi, Sigrid, Snow Patrol, MARINA) Some of the biggest names in rock and pop music, from 80s legends to current chart-toppers, are coming to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall this Autumn. The Autumn gig season highlights exactly why the Usher Hall is one of the best places to catch the biggest names in music, from modern popstars to veteran legends. Scottish megastar Lewis Capaldi skyrockets into the Usher Hall this December for one of his last dates of 2019, a year in which his career truly took off to fantastic heights. This follows a mammoth tour stemming from the US to Europe, and Capaldi is set to bring his chart-topping hits ‘Bruises’ and ‘Someone You Loved’ to the home-country audience. This intimate gig follows 2 sold-out dates at this year’s Summer Sessions in Princes Street Gardens and Capaldi is sure to have the crowd buzzing with excitement 2019 has also been a smash hit year for Norwegian popstar Sigrid, who hits the Usher Hall stage in November following the release of her debut album ‘Sucker Punch’ in March. Sigrid’s unique sound will no doubt satisfy the many Scottish fans waiting to see her in Edinburgh. Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is set to delight the Edinburgh crowd as he belts out songs like 2013 chart-topper ‘Take Me to Church’ while KEANE will bring some 2000s nostalgia to the stage in October, with songs like ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ sure to get the crowd going. Bill Callahan will also be playing in October to celebrate the release of ‘Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest’, his first album in six years. Synthopop superstar MARINA brings her Love + Fear tour to Edinburgh this Autumn. 2019 saw the release of her 4th studio album, ‘Love + Fear’, so MARINA has plenty of material to get the crowd up on their dancing feet all night. One of Ireland’s best known performers makes his triumphant return to Edinburgh, with Daniel O’Donnell sure to entertain fans of all ages. Daniel is celebrating the release of ‘The Gold Collection’ a sixty track album filled with recordings from his almost forty year career. Early November sees two rock bands entertaining the crowds at the Usher Hall, as Rival Sons take to the stage on the 6th and Vampire Weekend on the 7th. Love really is all around the Usher Hall as Wet Wet Wet return to the stage with new frontman Kevin Simm, who won The Voice UK in 2016. They will be playing all their hits, proving why they are one of the biggest musical success stories Scotland has ever had. In this triumphant homecoming gig on 9th November. From co-writing songs on his newest album with Bob Dylan and Kylie Minogue, to playing all over the world, you can see for yourself why Jack Savoretti is one of Britain’s best folk- rock performers when he plays the Usher Hall on 15th November. Scottish songbird Emeli Sandé makes a pit stop in Edinburgh on 17 November. The multi-platinum, chart-topping singer will hit the Usher Hall stage to sing material from her three albums, including best-selling 2012 release ‘Our Version of Events’. Her soulful voice will be sure to light up her home crowd. Snow Patrol will be chasing cars straight to Edinburgh on their Wildness Tour, performing classic songs from the band and their brand new hits. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994, Snow Patrol have a wealth of hits the crowd will know and love and are sure to put on a fantastic show. The Usher Hall will also once again welcome a wealth of nostalgia, from some of the world’s best tribute acts to Adam Ant himself, performing as part of his Friend or Foe tour. These include – The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Now That’s What I Call the 80s LIVE, the Bootleg Beatles and The Chicago Blues Brother Christmas Party. Listings Information Hozier – (SOLD OUT) Wednesday 25th September 2019, 7pm £38.50 & £32.45 - includes booking fee Bill Callahan Tuesday 1st October 2019, 7pm £38.50, £32.45 & £27.50 - includes booking fee KEANE – (SOLD OUT) Wednesday 2nd October 2019, 7pm £108.90, £52.25, £41.25 & £38.50 - includes booking fee Daniel O’Donnell – Gold Hits Tour Saturday 12th October 2019, 7.30pm £48.95, £46.75, £43.45 & £38.50 - includes booking fee MARINA – Love + Fear Tour Part 2 Monday 28th October 2019, 7pm £33 – includes booking fee The Australian Pink Floyd Saturday 2nd November 2019, 7pm £43.45 & £32.45 – includes booking fee An Evening With The Tallest Man on Earth Sunday 3rd November 2019, 7pm £29.15 – includes booking fee Rival Sons Wednesday 6th November 2019, 7pm £27.50 & £24.75 – includes booking fee Vampire Weekend – (SOLD OUT) Thursday 7th November 2019, 7pm £38.50, 35.75, £33 & £27.50 – includes booking fee Wet Wet Wet Saturday 9th November 2019, 7.30pm £33 – includes booking fee The Forth Awards Thursday 14th November 2019, 3pm £18.70 & £15.40 (concessions) – includes booking fee Jack Savoretti – Singing to Strangers Tour Friday 15th November 2019, 7pm £33 and £30.25 - includes booking fee Emeli Sandé Sunday 17th November 2019, 7pm £71.50, £52.25 & £38.50 – includes booking fee Adam Ant Tuesday 19th November 2019, 7.30pm £42.35 & £38.50 – includes booking fee Now That’s What I Call the 80s LIVE Saturday 23rd November 2019, 7.30pm £49.50, £40.15, £32.45, £26.95 & £21.45 – includes booking fee Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited Tour 2019 Monday 25th November 209, 7.30pm £43.45 and £37.95 – includes booking fee Sigrid Tuesday 26th November 2019, 7pm £33 & £25.85 – includes booking fee The Twilight Sad Saturday 30th November 2019, 7pm £21.45 – includes booking fee Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi Sunday 1st December 2019, 7pm £30.25 and £27.50 – includes booking fee Snow Patrol Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd December 2019, 7pm £82.50, £60.50 & £49.50 – includes booking fee Lewis Capaldi Thursday 5th December 2019, 7pm £33.00 & £24.75 – includes booking fee Bootleg Beatles Wednesday 11th December 2019, 7.30pm £38.50, £34.65 & £29.15 - includes booking fee Dermot Kennedy Monday 16th December 2019, 7pm £27 & £22.50 – includes booking fee The Chicago Blues Brothers - Christmas Party Friday 20th December 2019, 7.30pm £27.50 & U14's £22.50 – includes booking fee Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes Monday 23rd December 2019, 7pm £35.75 & £31.35 – includes booking fee /ENDS Tickets available at: www.usherhall.co.uk 0131 228 1155 Box office: Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA **Please note a £1.50 transaction fee applies on the overall booking when purchasing tickets online or over the phone (non-refundable)** Additional charges and ticketing conditions may apply to each event. Please see www.usherhall.com for further details. Facebook - @UsherHall / Twitter - @theusherhall / Instagram - @UsherHall Media Enquiries: Kate Bouchier-Hayes / [email protected] / 0131 202 6220 / 07825335489 Will Moss / [email protected]/ 0131 202 6220 USHER HALL The Usher Hall is Scotland's only five-star concert hall hosting a range of concerts from rock, pop, classical, jazz, world and folk music. The venue has hosted concerts and events since it opened way back in 1914! A beautiful Edwardian building with a modern twist, which is well loved by performers and audiences all over the world due to its magnificent acoustics. It is said that Andrew Usher sparked the idea of a ‘concert hall for Edinburgh’ whilst chatting away over the counter of his jewellers in Rose Street. His ‘desire and intention’ was that this Hall ‘should become and remain a centre and attraction to musical artistes and performers and to the citizens of Edinburgh and others who may desire to hear good music...’ On 23 June 1896 it was formally announced that Andrew Usher had gifted £100,000 to The City of Edinburgh. The purpose of the money was to provide a City Hall, to be used for concerts, recitals, or other entertainments or performances of a musical nature, and for civic functions, or such other performances as the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council saw fit. Above all it was to be about the music. Edinburgh was very much lacking a hall for such musical and civic purposes, as stated in the Scotsman the following day; ‘The necessity for a great hall in Edinburgh under city management has been pressed upon the attention of the public for many years.’ Sadly Andrew Usher died before his dream was realised. Today Today, the much-praised acoustics make it one of the best concert halls in Europe with many of the world's finest musicians performing here. The Usher Hall is the city's key venue for visiting national and international orchestras and has been the main venue for the Edinburgh International Festival since 1947, hosting legendary artists such as composers Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich, contralto singer Kathleen Ferrier and cellist Jacqueline Du Pre to name but a few. The venue is a centre of excellence embracing the widest range of music and events, including rock, pop, jazz, world and blues. It is Edinburgh’s go-to venue for today’s mid-large scale rock and pop acts, with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, The National, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, George Ezra and Echo & the Bunnymen having performed on its stage in the last year.