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Paul Collins Takes Center Stage
Paul Collins, of The Nerves, The Breakaways, and The Paul Collins Beat, is packing his guitar and doing a solo acoustic tour through Europe in the coming months.
The overseas tour starts in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on May 6 and he moves throughout the continent, with the last of his headline dates currently booked for June 29 in Lisbon, Portugal. The last show on the books is a play at Festival Le Sable, Les Mouettes Et Les Guitares Électriques in Trouville-sur-Mer, France, July 21.
The next spot to catch the power pop artist is in Glen Cove, N.Y., April 22–his only date in North America currently planned in 2017.
The show will just be the man, his guitar and his songs. You can get to know those tunes through reissues of two of his works with Paul Collins Beat: One Night and To Beat or Not To Beat/Longtime Gone.
Paul Collins reached what is widely regarded as the height of success when he was able to visit Pollstar’s headquarters in Fresno, Calif.
Here is his plan:
May 6 – Clermont-Ferrand, France, Bombshell
May 7 – Marseille, France, Le Jam
May 8 – Toulouse, France, The Dispensary
May 10 – Rouen, France, Le 3 Pieces Muzik’Club
May 11 – Vannes, France, Jam Session
May 12 – Paris, France, La Mecanique Ondulatoire
May 13 – London, England, The Finsbury Pub
May 16 – Kortrijk, Belgium, Cafe Den Trap
May 17 – Rotterdam, Netherlands, V11
May 18 – Haarlem, Netherlands, Patronaat
May 19 – Dusseldorf, Germany, The Tube
May 20 – Berlin, Germany, Cortina Bob
May 21 – Hamburg, Germany, Monkeys Music Club
May 23 – Malmo, Sweden, Folk A Rock
May 24 – Goteborg, Sweden, Liseberg Park
May 25 – Eskilstuna, Sweden, Eskilstuna Ölkultur
May 26 – Karlskoga, Sweden, Rockbar
May 27 – Stockholm, Sweden, PSB
May 30 – Madrid, Spain, Fun House Music Bar
May 31 – Burgos, Spain, El Matarile
June 1 – Leon, Spain, Chelsea British Bar
June 2 – Zaragoza, Spain, Teatro Arbole
June 8 – Barcelona, Spain, A Wamba Buluba
June 22 – Alicante, Spain, Hostal Galicia
June 28 – Algave, Portugal, TBA
June 29 – Lisbon, Portugal, Estadio Jose Alvalade
July 21 – Trouville-sur-Mer, France, Festival Grounds (Festival Le Sable, Les Mouettes Et Les Guitares Électriques)
Tickets to select dates are on sale now. You can learn more about the artist through ThePaulCollinsBeat.com.