To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Six, in March 2023, Paul Draper and his live band are hitting the road, playing legendary venues up and down the UK. For these very special headline shows, Draper is playing, in full, the iconic album by Mansun, the group he led and fronted until their breakup in 2003. He will be joined by his live band, capturing the unique vibe of Six while adding a fresh intensity to the songs.
Twenty-five years ago, when Mansun regrouped to write their seminal sophomore album Six, frontman Paul Draper pondered the age-old question: “how will we top our #1 debut Attack of the Grey Lantern?” The answer – “A twisting maze of prog, glam and early-’80s guitar pop… No-one has done northern angst on LSD quite like this” (NME).
The resulting music is a unification of numerous ideas and inspirations, with elements of pop, electronica and progressive rock. Mansun included a Tchaikovsky sample interlaced with electronic drums and spooky synth lines, references to religious scepticism, Winnie the Pooh, Stanley Kubrick, Marxism and spoken word from the legendary fourth Doctor Who – Tom Baker. Its varied sounds result in dynamic switches mid-track to seemingly new songs, making the album a timeless record, even 25 years on. It’s also not short on strong individual tracks with the hit singles “Legacy”, “Being A Girl”, “Negative” and “Six”.
Mansun were one of the most iconic and innovative British bands of the late 90s. Having signed to the legendary record label Parlophone (home to The Beatles, Radiohead and Sigur Ros) they released four albums – Attack of the Grey Lantern (1997), Six (1998), Little Kix (2000) and the posthumous album Kleptomania following the band’s split – as well as a popular and now rare series of EPs. Now enjoying a successful solo career, and with new album Cult Leader Tactics out now, Paul Draper and his incredible live band are playing the album in full, along with other hits from Mansun and his solo career, on tour in 2023.
March 2023
Weds 15th – Manchester – Gorilla
Thurs 16th – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
Fri 17th – Glasgow – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Sat 18th – Liverpool – Camp and Furnace
Weds 22nd – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
Thurs 23rd – Guilford – The Boiler Room
Fri 24th – London – O2 Academy Islington
Sat 25th – Bristol – Thekla
Tickets on sale Wednesday 19th October from 10 am from pauldraperofficial.com/tour-dates
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