Richard Thompson
The 13 Rivers Tour
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
27th October 2018

Named by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters. He has received multiple awards, including Lifetime Achievement Awards at the BBC Folk Awards and the US and UK Americana Music Association Awards, as well as Mojo’s Les Paul Award and an Ivor Novello Award for song writing. Thompson was appointed OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours List. Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and many others have recorded his songs.

​World renowned guitarist and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson has announced an extensive UK tour for October and November 2018 on sale NOW! 

Dates on The 13 Rivers Tour are as follows:

Thursday 11 October              LIVERPOOL Philharmonic
Saturday 13 October               PERTH Concert Hall
Monday 15 October                CANTERBURY Marlowe
Tuesday 16 October                LONDON Barbican
Wednesday 17 October          BATH Forum 
Thursday 18 October              NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall
Saturday 20 October               STOKE ON TRENT Victoria Hall 
Sunday 21 October                 MANCHESTER Opera House
Monday 22 October                YORK Grand Opera House
Tuesday 23 October                HULL City Hall
Wednesday 24 October          GATESHEAD Sage Gateshead
Friday 26 October                   BIRMINGHAM Town Hall
Saturday 27 October               SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion
Sunday 28 October                 OXFORD New Theatre
Tuesday 30 October                CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Wednesday 31 October          SALISBURY City Hall
Thursday 1 November            BEXHILL De La Warr Pavilion
Friday 2 November                 HIGH WYCOMBE Swan
Saturday 3 November             WOKING The New Victoria

Support on the shows will be Joan Shelley. 

BOOKING FOR SOUTHEND'S CLIFFS PAVILION go online to www.southendtheatres.org.uk or call the box office on 01702 351135

Booking link for all dates: www.serious.org.uk/Thompson on sale 10am Friday 18 May

The tour is produced by Serious in association with UTA.

A brand new studio album will be released later this year on Proper Records.