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THE SOUTH announce an Autumn / Winter 2013 – Sweet Refrains Tour!

The South make a welcome return to UK venues when they return with a ‘Sweet Refrains – Autumn / Winter 2013 UK Tour’.

Ex members of The Beautiful South, Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler will be singing many of those hits including A Little Time, Don't Marry Her, Rotterdam, Good as Gold, Perfect 10 and many more from the back catalogue.

This 9 piece band will also be performing several songs from their wonderfully received debut album as The South, Sweet Refrains (available now on iTunes).

Photo by Amy Brammall

History - from The Housemartins to The Beautiful South to The South

Formed in 1988, The Beautiful South had a string of hit singles such as Old Red Eyes Is Back, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her, Perfect 10 and Number One single A Little Time. Their greatest hits album, Carry On Up The Charts, was one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history, entering at Number One and staying there for weeks, becoming one of the country's most popular albums ever. After 20 years, ten studio albums, five greatest hits compilations, thirty-four chart singles, 15 million record sales worldwide and performing in front of millions of fans, when time was called on The Beautiful South in 2008, not everyone was ready to leave the party.

Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, two of the three lead singers with the band, were having too much fun to get out the pipe and slippers, and so The South was formed. Joining the duo were fellow mainstays from the original touring band: keyboard wizard Damon Butcher and the potent horn section of Gaz Birtles and Tony Robinson that brought so much to the live shows. Armed with a sensational back catalogue of hits such as ‘Song For Whoever’, ‘Perfect Ten’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Don't Marry Her’, ‘You Keep It All In’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’ and many others, there is a long way to go on this particular road.

This band has history and pedigree. Dave Hemingway’s musical career stretches back into the Eighties. He became a founder member of The Beautiful South after the demise of The Housemartins, who had enjoyed a sustained purple patch and many hits before calling it a day in 1988. Whilst bassist Norman Cook went on to become superstar DJ Fat Boy Slim, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway proceeded to form the new band in December 1988. Right from the off, The Beautiful South seemed to defy the normal logic associated with pop bands, not least for the fact that they stayed together for 20 years.

Over the life of the band, they produced many self-penned hits and had several number one albums – they scored their only number one single with the Dave Hemingway / Briana Corrigan duet ‘A Little Time’. A globally successful band, members of The South have performed these songs in front of hordes of fans from Hull to Houston. They love the material and know what will keep the fans happy.

Still as Beautiful as they ever were, The South continue the legacy with their own vibrantly singable and acerbically witty pop. As their critically acclaimed debut album Sweet Refrains, currently available on Zoo Records, confirms.

2013 will see them touring this new collection of songs alongside established favourites from their previous incarnation. The South are rightly extremely proud of their history - and their future looks very bright..

Tickets for THE SOUTH – ‘Sweet Refrains’ forthcoming Autumn / Winter 2013 UK Tour (see tour dates below) are available from the following box office no’s / websites:

Mon 30 Sep 2013
BRIGHTON – Komedia

Box Office No: 0845 293 8480  
http://komediabrighton.ticketsolve.com/shows/873493019/events?

Tues 01 Oct 2013
WOLVERHAMPTON – Robin 2  

01902 401211

http://www.therobin.co.uk/whats_on/giginfo.asp?gigid=3367

Wed 02 Oct 2013
MILTON KEYNES - The Stables                                                                                 

01908 280800

http://www.stables.org/Whats_on/All/October_2013

Fri 04 Oct 2013
TAVISTOCK - Wharf
Box Office No’s - 01822 611166 and 0844 478 0898

http://www.tavistockwharf.com/whats_on/live_music?event=1926_the_south and

http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2110

Sat 05 Oct 2013
SALISBURY - City Hall
Box Office No’s: 01722 434434 and 0844 478 0898Websites - http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2111 and http://www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk/

Thurs 10 Oct 2013
BINGLEY - Arts Centre

Box Office No: 01274 567983 and 0844 478 0898
http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2096

Fri 11 Oct 2013
CARDIFF - The Globe

http://globecardiff.fatsoma.com/events/84633/

Sat 12 Oct 2013
BURY ST EDMUNDS - Apex
0844 478 0898http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2095

Sun 13 Oct 2013
MANCHESTER - Academy 3
https://www.ticketline.co.uk/order/tickets/13281616/the-south-ex-beautiful-south-manchester-club-academy-2013-10-13-19-00-00

Sat 19 Oct 2013
NEWCASTLE - Think Tank

http://www.seetickets.com/event/the-south/warehouse-34/702685

Sun 20 Oct 2013
WIRRAL - Floral Pavilion Theatre
0151 666 0000http://www.floralpavilion.com/en-GB/events/the%20south%20plus%20support/2013-10-20_19.30/floral%20pavilion%20theatre

Thu 31 Oct 2013
GUILDFORD - G Live
0844 7701 797 https://glive.co.uk/online/default.asp?doWork%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle=Load&BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Aarticle_id=494D8D2B-6EFA-46E0-A2B4-B89A6F016CD6

Fri 01 Nov 2013
FROME - Cheese and Grain
01373 455 420http://www.cheeseandgrain.co.uk/2013/04/the-south/

Sat 02 Nov 2013
LONDON - Islington Academy
0844 477 2000 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/YDH0211?brand=o2academyislington&camefrom=CFC_UK_AMG_O2ACADEMYISLINGTON_THESOUTH

Sun 03 Nov 2013
NORWICH - Waterfront
http://www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk/events/the-south--03-11-13-.aspx

Thur 21 Nov 2013
GALASHIELS - Volunteer Hall
http://www.borderevents.com/event/The-South-Galashiels

Fri 22 Nov 2013
GLASGOW - ABC
0844 477 2000 http://www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk/event/53064/the-south-tickets/EventArtistDetails

Sat 23 Nov 2013
INVERNESS - Ironworks http://www.ironworksvenue.com/whatson.php

Sun 24 Nov 2013
ABERDEEN - Lemon Tree
0844 478 0898http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2108

Sat 30 Nov 2013
BEDFORD - Corn Exchange
http://www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk/events/whats-on/details/?id=1823 

Sat 7 Dec 2013
LEICESTER - O2 Academy Leicester

0844 477 2000http://www.wegottickets.com/event/218621

Fri 13 Dec 2013
CLITHEROE – The Grand
0844 478 0898http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:2097

Sat 14 Dec 2013
HOLMFIRTH – Picture Dome
0844 478 0898http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:143

You can also join them on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthBand?fref=ts

To see, hear and get more information about The South, please visit their website at www.thesouth.co.uk