LEEDS: The Brudenell Social Club

Tuesday 26th November, 2013

7:30pm

Event information

John Smith returned earlier this year with his third studio album, the sparsely beautiful Great Lakes. For many years John has focused on his abilities as a guitarist, performing most regularly as a member of Lisa Hannigan's band. Occasionally John would come out to play the odd gig, including a few with hero John Martyn, and self release his albums quietly. Over the last months however, John has had little choice but to concentrate on his own songs.

Having supported Richard Hawley on tour through December 2012 and a very successful March headline tour (including a sold-out show at London’s Purcell Room) John will play a second London headline show at London’s Union Chapel on November 14, 2013. He has also recently supported Iron & Wine at The Barbican and Dublin's Olympia Theatre and is opening for Ben Howard, a huge fan of John's, at the Hammersmith Apollo for two shows in June.

This is a great chance to catch this incredible guitarist in the relatively small confines of The Brudenell Social Club on his first visit to Leeds for many years.

Selected Press:

'Spellbinding' - Time Out

'One man, a guitar and an incredible voice...mesmerising' - bbc.co.uk

'He possesses a common name but a rare talent' - The Independent

'The playing style he adopts may cause your jaw to hit the floor…he has all the flair for the gathering storm that made Jeff Buckley so attractive...one hesitates to mention Nick Drake but well, one already has done.' - Word Magazine

'His performance was an object lesson in how taste and imagination always outweigh mere musical virtuosity...unexpected and daring.' - The Sunday Times

'John Smith continually swoons audiences with his own strain of nu-folk. It is only a matter of time before he is enormous.' - NME

'John Smith again demonstrates why he is the guitarists’ guitarists. His steel-strung acoustic playing adding a beguiling complexity to songs that possess a sharp communicative clarity and directness.' - Sunday Times

'A man with one of those rattling hearts. It's a rambler. It's a true heart. It's a hurt heart.' - Daytrotter

'Songs that impress with the beauty of John’s guitar work and intertwined vocals. Staggeringly good.' – Acoustic

Venue information

LEEDS: The Brudenell Social Club

0	33 Queens Road Leeds West Yorkshire LS6 1NY
>	www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
!	01132752411
`	Live music will generally begin around 30 minutes after doors open.