Frank Turner

[Wanderlei]

Is Frank "under-rated"? I think the word is spreading and building at a really good rate.

[5co77ie]

Gutted

[geztival_09]

Never heard of him till I saw him play Glasto this year...I was blown away and loved the whole atmosphere in the crowd, he's awesome hope he plays next year too

[Rockford]

Saw him last night at Leicester O2 Academy and got him to autograph our tickets.

Such an amazing show as always. On a par with his performance at the Queens Head, IMO.

[fuzzylogic]

His music's getting progressively worse...

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

I don't agree with this, I think Sleep Is for the Week is the weakest (or should that be weekest ) of his albums.

[mazza]

songs do not do him justice his sounds require respect check him out on you tube

[Mardy]

songs do not do him justice his sounds require respect

[TG24]

I don't agree with this, I think Sleep Is for the Week is the weakest (or should that be weekest ) of his albums.

[idb]

From his blog. Looks like another busy year.

"We’re currently planning an onslaught for next year that will take me all over the UK (twice), Europe, the USA, Australia and beyond."

[pjdboy]

Au contraire, 'Sleep is for the Week' is ace - have to agree with Frodisdead. Its also the album that no one seems to have heard of - if recent gigs are anything to go by. Songs off that record used to be mass singalongs, now they're met with 'what's this then?'

[sisterofmercy]

His gig in Brixton was excellent. I really do hope he plays Glasto again next year, though I admit that the mass generalisation he made about Glastonbury punters is a bit much.

[Andy_T]

His music's getting progressively worse..

[Nyika]

I love Frank, I really really love him (and I think sleep is for the week is his best album, or at least on par with love ire and song). But it makes me really sad that he's a libertarian these days, and it also confused me that he got to play the LEFTfield stage when libertarianism is very much economically right wing...

[headshrinker1979]

I don't entirely agree with that, especially since the release of his new EP. I thought Love, Ire and Song was better than Sleep is for the Week, but then Poetry of the Deed was a big let down and definitely his worst yet overall (despite a small handful of stand out songs). The new EP bodes well for the new album he's recording next year, although I'm a bit concerned that my least favourite song on the EP (I Still Believe) is the only one from it that will be included. Some of the new EP reminds me of his very early stuff (Rock and Roll Romance for example), and I absolutely love Pass It Along.

[Andy_T]

Well he's just announced some European tour dates with Social Distortion and there's a big fat Glastonbury shaped hole in them! http://frank-turner.com/blog/upcoming-gigs/

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

He's already self confirmed?

[Alty Mike]

Just announced dates in Germany, the Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury.

Looks like the only chance we have is a secret gig on wednesday/thursday.

EDIT. Just seen he's in Amsterdam on the wednesday so no chance. Gutted!

Edited February 21, 2011 by Alty Mike

[fuzzylogic]

Just announced dates in Germany, the Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury.

Looks like the only chance we have is a secret gig on wednesday/thursday.

EDIT. Just seen he's in Amsterdam on the wednesday so no chance. Gutted!

[fuzzylogic]

He could still play on Friday. If he played friday, he could easily get to Germany for Saturday evening.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

Just announced dates in Germany, the Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury.

Looks like the only chance we have is a secret gig on wednesday/thursday.

EDIT. Just seen he's in Amsterdam on the wednesday so no chance. Gutted!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

He's already self confirmed he's playing! Months ago.

[Mardy]

Booooooo!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Looking back, he self confirmed in December.

[Alty Mike]

Looking back, he self confirmed in December.