If that sounds like your town or city, the Paul Weller 2015 tour might be stopping. Paul's biggest hits include Going Underground, Wild Wood, Changing Man and Peacock Suit. Its billed as the tour taking in places usually missed by major tours. His music is described as a mix of trad rock and alternative/indie, and has slowly mellowed since his departure from the Style Council.įrom his tenure as the lead singer of The Jam to the sophisticated pop group The Style Council and finally as a solo artist, Paul has been producing classic music for over 30 years. The Jam, and Weller himself have been credited with influencing a number of bands during the mid-Nineties Brit-rock explosion, including the likes of Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene and Blur. Weller will be heading Stateside to his hardcore fans for a limited number of performances, hitting in, , ![]() The tour is currently scheduled to conclude with a concert in Pomona, CA at the The Fox Theatre on October 9th. The Weller tour launches in Washington, DC at the 9:30 Club on June 9th. Rock the Ruins, our outdoor summer concert series at Holliday Park, is back. Tomorrow Weller will begin his tour of the US in support of that album. Tue 08.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 17.02. With much of his songwriting rooted in British culture, he is particularly credited with reviving the mod movement in the 1970s and 80s, which has led to his nickname as The Modfather. Long time Alternative rocker Paul Weller has announced dates for a 2015 West Coast Tour. Paul Weller performs on stage at Edinburgh Playhouse. I think Paul trusts me enough with my camera now to understand how I may see things, and these opportunities usually appear out of nowhere.As one of the UK's premier singer-songwriters, Weller's career hasn't reacher the superstar status of many of his contemporaries, but remains a solid and recognized musician on a national level in his native Britain. The candid images were captured over ten years. They are always instant and usually come from us passing somewhere that catches my eye. Never-before-seen photographs taken by Paul Weller's bandmate have revealed the intricacies of life on the road with the British singer-songwriter. Speaking of the snapshots, he said: 'My photographs are never planned. The musician, from Northampton, has compiled more than 200 of these images in a book, available from This Day in Music Books for £39.99. The candid images were captured over ten years by musician and photographer Andy Crofts, who began performing with The Jam vocalist Weller, 62, in 2008 after meeting him two years earlier when he opened for the musician in The On Offs.Īfter joining Weller's band as a keyboard player, and later a bass guitarist, Crofts 'slowly and unintentionally' gathered a collection of photographs over a decade of fast-paced travel that he now believes 'need to be seen'.Ĭrofts, who also produced a documentary about Weller titled 'One', captured undated scenes of the singer-songwriter in the studio, in dressing rooms and exploring the cities the pair travelled to on tour between 2008 and now. ![]() ![]() Never-before-seen photographs taken by Paul Weller's bandmate have revealed the intricacies of life on the road with the British singer-songwriter.
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