Willie Dowling Presents The Simpleton UK Headline Tour 2025
British singer-songwriter/producer Willie Dowling is heading out on a headline tour of the UK in February 2025.
Willie will be performing songs from his new critically acclaimed album of piano led songs; The Simpleton, and perhaps a song or two from his previous bands.
“Thanks to successful shows supporting Cats in Space and Quireboys on their respective UK tours this autumn, I seem to have developed a wee taste for touring. So the next logical step is to play a headline club tour around the UK for new fans and old. I look forward to returning to some of my favourite venues, and playing in a few places that are completely new to me”, says Willie Dowling.
Willie Dowling Presents The Simpleton Tour UK 2025:
7 February: Giffard Arms, Wolverhampton
9 February: Venue 23, Wakefield
10 February: The Cluny, Newcastle
11 February: Bannermans, Edinburgh
13 February: Anvil, Bournemouth
14 February: 100 Club, London
15 February: The Diamond, Ballymena
20 February: The Asylum, Birmingham
21 February: Esquires, Bedford
Ticket links here.
Support for the 100 Club show in London will be David Woodcock and The Fixtures, with The Ondines opening the night.
Check out updates on Willie’s social media (links below.)
About The Simpleton
Willie Dowling’s critically acclaimed new album The Simpleton (369 Music) is available now on CD, to stream, and as a digital download.
The Simpleton features ten songs that can be described as piano-driven pop/rock, featuring Willie as writer/producer and performer on vocals/piano/occasional bass guitar.
Guests musicians on the album include Darby Todd (drums), Andy Lewis and Jon Poole (bass) and Jo Lewis (cello.)
About Willie Dowling
Willie Dowling is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer.
Willie has fronted, written and produced albums for his previous bands, influential rockers The Grip, mid 1990’s ‘quick-flash and gone’ Honeycrack, followed by SugarPlumFairies, Jackdaw4 and The Dowling Poole.
He has played studio sessions and toured with a wide variety of artists including Dr Hook, Midge Ure, Hot Chocolate, The Wildhearts, Shane MacGowan, Maroon Town, Andy Taylor, Quireboys and numerous acts besides, on keyboards, guitars and vocals, along with occasional other instruments.
In addition to band/artist production and touring work, Willie Dowling is a renowned composer for film and television in a wide variety of styles and genres.
He recently wrote songs and underscore for the return of the legendary satirical puppet show ‘Spitting Image’, and over the years has worked on many other TV shows and films starring luminaries such as Steve Coogan (Dr Terrible's House of Horrible and I Am Not An Animal), Rob Brydon and Julia Davis (Human Remains), Stephen Fry and Rik Mayall (Snow White The Sequel) Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer (Catterick), Lenny Henry (In Pieces), Armstrong & Miller and many more (williedowling.co.uk for longer list of credits.
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