Felt Mountain: The 20th Year Tour
Introducing ‘Felt Mountain: The 20th Year’ Tour. Next March and April, we will be playing a short series of intimate concerts with our band plus a string section around the UK.
“Looking back, ‘Felt Mountain’ represents a very special period in my life. It is the first album Will and I recorded as Goldfrapp, launching us in a new musical direction, and the moment for me, after 13 years or so in music, that I found a creative direction that I was truly excited about. Being nominated for a Mercury Prize was incredible and unexpected, and an affirmation that we were embarking on an important journey.
I listened to the entire album again recently - something I don’t really ever do - and it was a surprisingly emotional experience. The songs instantly take me back. The album is still relevant two decades on, and hopefully will be interesting for people to rediscover and maybe also hear for the first time.
In 2019, 1999 dystopian lyrics such as “I’m wired to the world, that’s how I know everything” from ‘Utopia’, and “no time to F***” from ‘Paper Bag’, have become more potent. I was intrigued then by the flawed concept of perfection which has become so much more intensified in our self-reflective social media era.
I’ll be touring the UK with my regular band plus a string section for this series of intimate concerts. We haven’t performed many of the ‘Felt Mountain’ tracks since the original release, so we’re really excited to play live again from this album and more for our significant Goldfrapp anniversary.”
Tickets will be available in a special pre-sale for our mailing list members this Wednesday Nov 13th at 10am through a unique link that you will receive by email that morning. The general onsale is Friday 15th Nov, 10am.
Wednesday 25th March - Manchester, Albert Hall
Thursday 26th March - Gateshead, Sage Gateshead
Friday 27th March - Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Sunday 29th March - London, Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday 31st March - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Wednesday 1st April - Bexhill-On-Sea, De La Warr Pavilion
-Alison Goldfrapp