Steeleye Span announce a new Autumn Tour throughout October and into November 2022, as they continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary and revisit their early albums from their formative years. The evening will see them spanning their vast catalogue, paying homage to earlier albums (1972’s Below The Salt and 1973’s Parcel of Rogues) right up to the present day (2013’s Wintersmith, 2016’s Dodgy Bastards).
The early 1970s would prove to be the start of a vintage period for music and the beginning of an era that would change the world. For Steeleye Span – as the previous decade had drawn to a close – it would see them established as a major creative force. By the end of 1973, they had not only released their classic debut Hark The Village Wait, but also three follow-ups – Please To See The King, Ten Man Mop and Below The Salt – launching one of the most enduring stories in the folk world and beyond.
Pioneers of folk-rock, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever, taking it out of small clubs and into the world of gold discs and international tours. Five decades on and this six-piece line-up celebrate fifty years of these famous albums, as well as favourites from their long and glittering career.
Unlike most acts of their vintage, Steeleye haven’t been content to rest on their laurels as they have approached such a significant milestone – enjoying one of the most creative periods in their history, including the acclaimed Wintersmith album in collaboration with Sir Terry Pratchett in 2013. Their current line-up, led as ever by Maddy Prior and featuring Andrew Sinclair, Roger Carey, Liam Genockey, Julian Littman, Jessie May Smart, and Violeta Vicci, has been hailed by many as one of the best ever, not only bringing a new approach to classic material but producing the latest album Est’d 1969, that is worthy of anything that preceded it.
Steeleye Span Autumn Tour Dates 2022
OCTOBER
| Wed 5 | The Tyne Theatre & Opera House | Newcastle | bit.ly/3cmzJeE |
| Fri 7 | The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow | Glasgow | bit.ly/3gatARc |
| Sat 8 | Royal Northern College of Music | Manchester | bit.ly/3Rewuod |
| Sun 9 | The Bath’s Hall | Scunthorpe | bit.ly/3k176n2 |
| Mon 10 | King George’s Hall | Blackburn | bit.ly/2XnHg4Q |
| Wed 12 | Town Hall | Dudley | bit.ly/3Ah9NsN |
| Thurs 13 | Historic Lavenham Church | Suffolk | bit.ly/3pF5qD1 |
| Fri 14 | St Nicholas’ Chapel | King’s Lynn | bit.ly/3PDsQmI |
| Sun 16 | Spinney Theatre | Northampton | bit.ly/3pE5lPP |
| Mon 17 | The Stables | Milton Keynes | bit.ly/3AtoRU4 |
| Tue 18 | Cheese & Grain | Frome | bit.ly/3cdmRr0 |
| Thurs 20 | Old Town Hall | High Wycombe | bit.ly/2XyAxoU |
| Fri 21 | Corn Exchange | Exeter | bit.ly/3AHkIxh |
| Sun 23 | The Y Theatre | Leicester | bit.ly/3AHcCod |
| Mon 24 | Tivoli Theatre | Wimborne | bit.ly/3AHX1VG |
| Tue 25 | New Theatre | Oxford | bit.ly/3CnqtBl |
| Thurs 27 | Chequer Mead Theatre | East Grinstead | bit.ly/3dTRj9W |
| Sat 29 | Hailsham Pavilion | Hailsham | bit.ly/3QXoxnu |
| Sun 30 | Town Hall | Cheltenham | bit.ly/3dT7iFy |
| Mon 31 | Wyvern Theatre | Swindon | bit.ly/3T3WSCW |
NOVEMBER
| Tue 1 | The Haymarket | Basingstoke | bit.ly/3Ah8fyW |
Website: https://steeleyespan.org.uk/