Frank Turner has made an announcement of what will be his 3000th gig, to be held at Alexandra Palace in London. The gig is scheduled to take place on February 22, 2025, and will have over 10,000 people in attendance. Social media was used by the musician to share this incredible achievement, and he wrote, “Holy cow. It’s actually happening.”
To access the pre-sale tickets, people should pre-order an album in any format from Turner’s web store until May 1, 11:59pm BST. However, people that have pre-ordered an album previously from the store will automatically have access to the pre-sale. On May 2, at 10am, BST a code will be sent out for the pre-sale. The pre-sale is set to run from May 3, 10am BST, for a week, and the general sale tickets will commence on May 10, at 10am BST. Tickets can be purchased here.
In Nottingham’s Rock City, for his 2000th show in 2020, Turner took to performing with a live-stream for fans who were stuck in self-isolation during the lockdown. The artist has also recently announced his plan to break the record for the most shows that are played in 24 hours for Music Venue Trust. To celebrate the upcoming event of his 3,000th show and the release of his 10th album, which is scheduled for May 3rd, Turner will aim to perform 15 shows of minimum 20-minute sets on May 4th from Liverpool to Southhampton. Turner added, “We’re working with 13 independent record shops and 15 independent grassroots music venues for the shows, highlighting two bits of the infrastructure of the underground that I care about most. It’s going to be tough, but hopefully fun too. Come down for a show!” Tickets for the tour can be found here.
In January of this year, Turner announced details of his newest record, which he has named ‘Undefeated’, sharing that it is about “survival and defiance, but also one with a sense of fun and self-deprecation.” He mentioned, “19 years into my solo career, I’m still standing up and putting out some of my best work. It feels good.” Turner also talked about the significance of going to gigs after COVID-19. He said, “We’re trying to remind people that going to independent gigs is fun, and teaching the kids who came of age in 2020 or 2021 that this is a cool thing to do. My role in this is twofold – to shout about it whenever I can and be positive and say it’s a really fucking cool thing to go to indie gigs. Don’t fucking go to an arena gig where you get charged nine quid for a beer!”
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