Ben Howard debuts new track 'Oats In The Water' on BBC

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added: 4 Feb 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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Ben Howard kicks off his huge UK tour on Monday week with a homecoming show in Truro (13th Feb) before heading out on a run of sold-out dates that includes two back-to-back nights at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

On Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show Ben (and his band) performed a brand new track in the form of 'Oats in the Water'. Clocking in at 5 minutes, it finds Ben on electric guitar and seems a natural companion to the brooding 'Black Flies' - one of the stand-out tracks from his debut album 'Every Kingdom'.

You can give it a listen/ watch the session video here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00nsr4g

Ben releases his new single 'The Wolves' on the 27th February via Island Records. It's taken from 'Every Kingdom', which climbed into the Top 10 on release last year. 'The Wolves' is currently B-listed on Radio 1.

The full list of UK tour dates are as follows:

13th February ' Truro, Hall For Cornwall (SOLD OUT)
14th February ' Portsmouth, Pyramids (SOLD OUT)
15th February ' Brighton, Concorde 2 (SOLD OUT)
17th February ' Manchester, Ritz (SOLD OUT)
18th February ' Edinburgh, Queens Hall (SOLD OUT)
19th February - Glasgow, ABC (SOLD OUT)
20th February ' Newcastle, Northumbria University (SOLD OUT)
22nd February ' Norwich, UEA (SOLD OUT)
23rd February ' London, Shepherds Bush Empire (SOLD OUT)
24th February ' London, Shepherds Bush Empire (SOLD OUT)
25th February ' Oxford, Academy (SOLD OUT)
27th February ' Leeds, MET (SOLD OUT)
28th February ' Birmingham, HMV Institute (SOLD OUT)
29th February ' Bristol, Academy (SOLD OUT)

Support on all dates comes from Daughter.

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Ben Howard to play intimate Hard Rock gig

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added: 15 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk 

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Absolute Radio and Hard Rock Cafe today have announced British singer-songwriter Ben Howard as the next act to perform an intimate gig at the Hard Rock Cafe London, bringing an acoustic folk flavour to the iconic restaurant's stage.

Born and bred in Devonshire, Ben Howard grew up with a penchant for folk music having been exposed to his parent's record collection boasting the likes of Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. The budding musician left university during the last year of his course to pursue a full time career in music.

His debut album, 'Every Kingdom' was released in October 2011 and reached Top 10 in the charts, receiving much critical acclaim and drawing comparisons to fellow acoustic artists such as Bon Iver. Prior to its release, singles from the album including 'Old Pine' and 'Keep Your Head Up' launched Ben Howard onto the scene and he is now set to release the third single 'Wolves' on February 27th 2012.

Absolute Radio DJ Pete Donaldson will be announcing details of the gig live on Absolute Radio and said, 'Ben's music offers up a heady mix of acoustic folk and percussion and his style lends itself perfectly to the intimate set up we have at the Absolute Radio Sessions at the Hard Rock Cafe.'

The Hard Rock Cafe London who celebrated their 40th anniversary last year will host the exclusive gig. Tickets can only be won by tuning into Absolute Radio, or visiting www.absoluteradio.co.uk.

A limited 20 complimentary tickets will be available for members of the public. These can be won by visiting www.facebook.com/thebackroomlondon and 'liking' the post relating to the Ben Howard gig and leaving a comment on the post. Winners will be contacted via the Back Room Facebook page.

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