Kate Tempest announce UK tour dates

Critically acclaimed British spoken word artist, rapper, poet, novelist and playwright Kate Tempest released her third studio album, The Book of Traps & Lessons, last week via Fiction/American Recordings. The album was produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin and Tempest’s longtime collaborator Dan Carey.

A UK tour was announced, kicking off at Oxford’s O2 Academy on October 14^thand includes a show at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith which will be her biggest headline show to date.

Since her emergence in 2011 the London-born artist has redefined what it means to be a wordsmith in the Modern Age. To date, she has published three poetry collections, one book-length poem, a novel, staged three plays, and released two solo studio albums—Everybody Down (shortlisted for the 2014 Mercury Prize), and Let Them Eat Chaos (shortlisted for the 2017 Mercury Prize). Along the way, she entranced audiences on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, NPR’s
“Tiny Desk,” and more. Not to mention, she garnered widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, The New Yorker, Forbes, and more, to name a few.

UK TOUR DATES
OCTOBER
14th – O2 Academy, Oxford
15^th– Eventim Apollo, London
16^th– O2 Institute, Birmingham
18^th– O2 Academy 2, Leicester
19^th– Dome, Brighton
20^t– O2 Academy, Bristol

NOVEMBER
8^th– LCR, Norwich
9^th– O2 Academy, Sheffield
10^th– Albert Hall, Manchester
12^th– Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
13^th– Tramshed, Cardiff
16^th– The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
17^th– Boiler Shop, Newcastle