“A mutant Jimi Hendrix/Neil Young hybrid. The inspiration here comes from Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter and many others…over-driven guitar and Tom-Waits-dukes-it-out-with-Mark- Lanegan vocals… astonishingly
powerful.”
(Music Riot)
“John Fairhurst is the phenomenon known as the Wigan Jimi Hendrix or Claptons son…Audiences are blown
away by his ability to channel Rock & Roll greats into a modern and really jumping sound.”
(Chris Tofu MBE- Island Records/Continental
Drifts/Shangri La Glastonbury)
“This is a magnificent thumping wall of electric blues”
(FATEA – Tim Goodwin)
“Fairhurst can sound as mellow as John Martyn or as wild as Captain Beefheart growling at his most deranged”
(Rich Deakin – Shindig Magazine )
John Fairhurst is right at the forefront of the exciting new wave of British Blues and Rock.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA recently identified Fairhurst as one of the Top 3 Resonator guitar players worldwide – the only European on the list.
2017 has already been one hell of a year. Hailed as “the phenomenon known as the Wigan Jimi Hendrix” (ChrisTofu, MBE) and “possibly the finest guitarist you will ever see” (BBC Manchester), John is very pleased to announce this extensive UK tour of both solo and full band shows.
Following numerous international club dates across 5 countries, over 25 UK festival shows including Glastonbury, Boomtown Fair, The Great British Blues Festival and Shambala, he will be showcasing a large amount of brand new material as well as some old favourites
John has two new studio albums currently in production for release in 2018; a third solo LP and a new heavy electric album with long term collaborators Toby Murray on Drums and Justin Kool on bass. He will again be working with his regular go-to producer Alex Beitzke (Prince, Ed Sheeran, Florence & the Machine,Nigel Kennedy) and producer Bradley
Spence (Radiohead, Stereophonics, Iron Maiden, The Strypes, Kasabian) This promises to be a long awaitedfollow up to his highly regarded 2014 breakthrough album, ‘Saltwater.’
OCTOBER
05 – Warsop – Black market Venue – Solo
08 – Hebden Bridge – The Trades Club – Solo
14 – Stafford – The Market Vaults – Solo
26 – Lewes – The Con Club – FULL BAND w/ The
Dead Reds
NOVEMBER
08 – London – Venue 229 – FULL BAND
09 – Tavistock – The Wharf – Full Band – w/ Rodney Brannigan
10 – St Austell – Cornucopia – Full Band – w/ Rodney Brannigan
11 – Bristol – Mavericks – Full Band – w/ Rodney
Brannigan
12 – Exeter – The Phoenix – Full Band w/Rodney
Brannigan
15 – Newcastle – The Cluny 2 – Full Band
16 – Nottingham – The Maze – Full Band
18 – Chester – Telfords Warehouse – Full Band
19 – Bedford – Esquires – Full Band
23 – Sheffield – Yellow Arch Studios – Full Band
25 – Doncaster – Doncaster Little Theatre – Full
Band ACOUSTIC
26 – Leicester – The Musician – Full Band
