SPECIAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
“SOLITUDE STANDING LIVE”
LONDON BARBICAN 16th OCT 2012
Following a hugely successful summer UK tour, Pioneering American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega returns for a very special anniversary show celebrating 25 years since the release of the universally renowned ‘Solitude Standing’.
With songs such as Tom’s Diner and the Grammy nominated/ MTV award winning 'Luka', Solitude Standing became Suzanne’s best known and most critically acclaimed album. Following this she became regarded as the vanguard of a new generation of female singer/ songwriters.
This one off London show will see the album performed in its entirety plus a selection of Suzanne’s other classic material.
Tickets for the Solitude Standing show are on sale from 10am on Friday 6th July 2012.Suzanne’s career received an extra boost in the early 90's when UK-based dance duo DNA released a remix of a cappella song 'Tom's Diner', which charted worldwide. Her music has inspired a generation of female singer/songwriters such as KT Tunstell, Tracey Chapman, and Alanis Morrisette.
In 2010 and 2011, Suzanne released an exclusive collection, consisting of three ‘best of’ albums- ‘Close-Up’, with the most recent- Volume 3 ‘States of Being’, released in the summer of 2011. The series of albums explores her whole catalogue of work- the basis for which is the main inspiration for this tour. Her next offering of the series - Volume 4 ‘Songs of Family’ follows in September 2012.
Tickets available from:
0870 534 4444
0844 888 9991
0871 220 0260
0115 959 7908
"Story-telling was made for Suzanne Vega - perfection"
Manchester Evening News
“She shows love, loneliness, and overall goodness in her timeless songs”
BBC Music
“States Of Being is a masterpiece…..fantastic”
Daily Express