Frank Turner: Last News

My Chemical Romance have announced the acts that will support them on their upcoming UK tour – see the names below.The New Jersey emo rockers will hit the road in May for their long-awaited UK stadium tour, with shows set to take place in St. Austell, Milton Keynes, Warrington, Cardiff and Glasgow.

Frank Turner has scored his first ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.The singer/songwriter’s record claimed the top spot with almost 90 per cent of physical sales, topping the UK Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.It is his highest ever charting position after his last album, ‘No Man’s Land’ went in at Number Three in 2019 and his 2015 album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’ peaked at Number Two.“Getting a Number One album is crazy, it’s not a thing I ever thought would happen to me and it’s happened on my ninth album,” Turner told the Official Charts Company.“That feels particularly crazy and awesome, and I’m proud of it. It feels quite fitting that, of all the records I’ve put out, this is the one that got the Number 1 trophy.

Frank Turner has said that it would be “pretty funny and cool” if he triumphed in this week’s battle for the UK’s Number One album.The singer/songwriter is currently on course to secure his first-ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.Speaking in a self-filmed video that was posted on his social media channels yesterday (February 14), Turner said that ‘FTHC’ is “in [a] good position, but with a challenger” approaching.“It’s important to say when I was a kid I didn’t really care about the charts, and part of me still doesn’t,” he continued.“At the same time, like so many things in my career, it feels like the kind of thing I’m not really supposed to get. Therefore, it’d be pretty funny and pretty cool if I did get that top spot.”Right folks, it looks like FTHC has a chance at the #1 slot in the UK charts this week.

Frank Turner is on course to achieve his first Number One album this week.According to The Official Charts Company, ‘FTHC’, which stands for Frank Turner Hardcore – is currently leading the charts with more than double the sales of his closest competition, Alt-J’s ‘The Dream‘.It would be Turner’s highest-charting album to date following on from ‘Tape Deck Heart‘, which recached Number Two in 2013.Others looking to claim their highest UK albums chart entry include Slash and Myles Kennedy.Their latest collaboration ‘4’ is set to chart at Number Three, while James Morrison’s ‘Greatest Hits’ collection is on track to enter the charts at Number Five.Elsewhere in the charts, Viola Beach’s self-titled debut album is set to re-enter the chart at Number Seven, following a special vinyl release.The posthumously-released album debuted at Number One in August 2016 after the group suffered a fatal incident alongside their manager in February of that year. Last month, Turner shared his new single ‘A Wave Across A Bay’, written as a tribute to the late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison.The track has been released with the blessing of Scott’s younger brother Grant, and was first performed by Turner back in 2020 during a set of Frightened Rabbit covers.“I still miss my friend Scott every day,” Turner said about the single.

Frank Turner has opened up about how losing Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison and the theme of “acceptance” shaped his new album ‘FTHC’.Hutchison, who died by suicide in 2018, was recently immortalised by his friend Turner on the single ‘A Wave Across The Bay‘ from his ninth album ‘FTHC’ – released last week (Friday February 11). The song addresses Turner’s relationship with the late singer, as well as coming to terms with Hutchison’s final days and his decision to take his own life.“I try to write in an unforced way, and that was an extreme example of that,” Turner told NME.

Frank Turner has shared the final teaser of his upcoming solo album ‘FTHC’ – listen to ‘The Resurrectionists’ below.The musician shared the news in a post on social media, writing: “One last song before FTHC is yours next week. ‘The Resurrectionists’ feat Simon Neil @BiffyClyro is out everywhere now”.The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor.‘The Resurrectionists’, featuring Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, follows the previously released ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell; ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’; and ‘Non Serviam’.“It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months,” Turner said in a statement on announcing the album last year.Speaking of ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’, he said: “It’s been a difficult time for a lot of people and their mental health, myself included, and discussing that openly is important to me, so this is a song about anxiety and the struggles that come with that.”Turner also shared ‘Miranda’ in November, a song through which he examines his relationship with his trans parent.

Frank Turner has shared a new track called ‘Miranda’ through which he examines his relationship with his trans parent – listen below.Following on from previous singles ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’, ‘Non Serviam’ and ‘The Gathering’, the singer-songwriter’s personal latest cut will appear on his forthcoming solo album ‘FTHC’, which arrives on February 11.“My father is called Miranda these days/ She’s a proud transgender woman and my resentment has started to fade/ ‘Cause it was never about who she was, just the way that he behaved,” Turner sings in the first verse.“Miranda’s just actually quite a nice person, but my dad was a shitty person, a bitter and angry and resentful person who had a gigantic temper problem,” the musician explained in

Frank Turner has discussed reconciling with his trans parent in a new interview based around an upcoming song called ‘Miranda’.‘Miranda’, from Turner’s forthcoming album ‘FTHC’, is named after his parent, and he sings: “My father is called Miranda these days/ She’s a proud transgender woman and my resentment has started to fade.”Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, Turner discussed his past troubles in his relationship with Miranda.

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and others have paid tribute to heavy metal journalist Malcolm Dome, who has died aged 66.Dome was known for coining the term “thrash metal” and his 1980 book Encyclopedia Metallica has long been thought to have inspired Metallica’s name upon their formation.The journalist had been writing about rock and heavy metal since 1979. In addition to publishing several books on artists including AC/DC, Metallica and Led Zeppelin, Dome also edited and/or contributed to a number of music magazines including Record Mirror, Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Classic Rock, Metal Forces, Louder and Prog.Lars Ulrich of Metallica wrote in a tribute: “Extremely sad to hear of Malcolm Dome’s passing.

Frank Turner has shared a blistering new song, ‘Non Serviam’ – listen to it below.It’s taken from Turner’s new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to the first single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ here.The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.“Wasn’t kidding when I said this album goes in a bit harder,” Turner said when sharing the song’s release on Twitter.Listen to the song here:Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes the previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell.“It’s exciting to finally get

Frank Turner and The Hives are among the acts to have joined the line-up for Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering 2022.The festival will take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire between May 26-29, with Placebo, Patti Smith and The Flaming Lips topping the bill. Tickets are available here.Today (October 28) organisers have announced a wave of new additions to next year’s line-up.

Frank Turner has announced his new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to his latest single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ below.The new LP will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes the previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell.Turner has previewed ‘FTHC’ today (September 16) with its latest single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’.“It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months,” Turner said in a

with fans returning to nightclubs on the stroke of midnight as the government’s unlocking plan reached the fourth and final stage of its route out of lockdown.In the evening, the likes of Frank Turner and Sports Team played the first gigs with no social distancing requirements since March 2020.Turner returned to the Clapham Grand, where he played the first government-backed socially distanced gig back in July 2020, for a full capacity show.“After a year and half of crap, seeing Frank Turner tonight genuinely felt like returning to myself…” one wrote on Instagram after the show.See footage from the gig below:A post shared by Pete Grimwood (@petegrimwood)A post shared by Gary Atherton (@gary_ath94)A post shared by Lauren Wyatt

Sir Tom Jones, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man, Mahalia, James Arthur, Frank Turner, Sam Fender and Fontaines D.C. will also take place at grassroots music venues to mark the return of live music.Sir Tom Jones said: “Musicians can record in their bedrooms, but they can’t learn to perform in public without a place to play.

Frank Turner has been handed the Music Venue Trust’s Outstanding Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues Award 2020 during a wind-swept ceremony on top of The O2 in London.The artist and independent music venue champion was handed the award during yesterday’s ‘Team MVT Up The O2 Climb’, which saw a select group raising funds by climbing up the iconic venue as many times as possible within an hour.Frank was recognised for hosting 27 shows which were instrumental in directly enabling grassroots music venues to survive the coronavirus crisis, having raised nearly £300,000.Mark Davyd, CEO of the MVT, said: “With all the venues Frank has helped, and all the people he has inspired to get involved in the Save Our Venues campaign, there was never

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Alkaline Trio and Funeral For A Friend.The North edition of the event, held at Temple Newsam in Leeds will take place on September 4, while Slam Dunk South in Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire will take place on September 5.Slam Dunk is usually held in May but the festival pushed back its schedule recently so it could be in line with the proposed opening up of live events during the coronavirus crisis.Today (June 18), festival organisers added more names to the line-up, joining previously announced headliners Sum 41 and Don Broco and other acts on the bill such as While She Sleeps, Comeback Kid, The Story So Far, We Are The In Crowd and NOFX.Besides Turner, Alkaline Trio and Funeral For A Friend, other names

government’s announcement yesterday to delay the easing of coronavirus restrictions until July 19.The three-day, multi-stage festival celebrating Americana and country music, held at Eridge Park in Kent, was due to take place on the weekend of June 25-27.Van Morrison, Frank Turner and Saving Grace featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian were due to headline this year’s event along with Foy Vance, Band Of Skulls, John Smith, Wildwood Kin, Declan O’Rourke, William The Conqueror, Bess Atwell and more.But organisers have confirmed the event will not go ahead and they will now be looking to stage the bash in 2022.In a statement on Instagram they said: “We can’t quite put into words how we are feeling right now.

Frank Turner will play four different shows at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London, for the fourth installment of his ‘Lost Evenings’ festival.The shows take place from Thursday September 16 to Sunday September 19, with the building’s rooms, bars and outdoor space utilised for additional talks and performances under the name ‘Last Minutes’.The first night will see Turner play in an acoustic duo with Matt Nasir with support from Grace Petrie and Emily Barker.The second will see Turner perform material from across his first three albums, ‘Sleep Is For The Week’, ‘Love Ire & Song’ and ‘Poetry Of The Deed’ plus new material.

Frank Turner says he was once mistaken for the actor Ed Norton by Russian sex workers.Speaking in this week’s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, he told NME about the mix up during his early days of touring.“I did a bunch of super-DIY touring in Russia, sleeping on the floors of squats.

Frank Turner has announced a special 10th anniversary reissue of his 2011 album ‘England Keep My Bones’.This commemorative edition of the record, which was Turner’s fourth solo studio album, will be released on June 4 via Xtra Mile Recordings.As well as the original album, the physical version of the ‘England Keep My Bones’ reissue will also include a bonus disc of unheard demo recordings from the ‘El Paso Sessions’ as well as bespoke new artwork.The reissue will be presented as a double-disc set, and will be available on 180g vinyl and in a multitude of different colour variants that are exclusive to indie retailers across the world.The digital version of the ‘England Keep My Bones’ reissue will include 15 additional solo B-sides that were

Frank Turner has released a new track called ‘The Gathering’ featuring Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell – listen below.The stomping collaborative single marks Turner’s first material in almost two years, following on from his 2019 album ‘No Man’s Land’.Guest musicians Howard and Isbell tracked their parts for the song remotely from the US, with Turner enlisting Rich Costey (who helmed 2013’s ‘Tape Deck Heart’) as producer.“It’s a song about what we’ve been missing, that sense of coming together, and how ready I am to get back to it,” the singer-songwriter said of ‘The Gathering’, which anticipates the return of live music post-COVID.“The last year has been incredibly difficult and frustrating for everyone, not least the people who