10th October 2019: Marillion have announced that they will return to the road in the UK and Europe in 2019 with an extended line up of musicians joining the band.

The shows will feature the In Praise of Folly String Quartet plus Sam Morris on French Horn and Emma Halnan on Flute, featured on select numbers throughout the show as on previous occasions

In December 2017, Marillion played a sold-out show at The Royal Albert Hall which was the fastest selling concert of the bands career and featured this same ensemble of musicians who also featured on the UK tour in the spring of 2018. The concert at the Royal Albert hall was hailed by the fans and critics alike as ‘one of the best concerts in Marillion’s history’.  The recording of the show, “All One Tonight” has since been released on DVD, Blu-Ray, CD and vinyl and topped the charts in 5 countries.

Marillion will be playing songs spanning their 14 album-career with Steve Hogarth, as 2019 celebrates 30 years of him joining the band.

Steve Hogarth says: “Has it really been 30 years?! Steve R tells me it’s his 40th anniversary so it’s a double celebration! It’s amazing to be in this position after all this time. We’ve added this wonderful six-piece to the band for this entire tour. They’re brilliant players, good friends, and the chemistry we have together has already spoken for itself. I thought we’d never beat that night at RAH… but there’s going to be two nights and two different RAH set lists this time, so let’s see what we, and our legendary fans can do.

Tour Dates are:

Fri 01                     Liverpool Philharmonic

Sun 03                   Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Mon 04                 Manchester Bridgewater Hall

Wed 06                 Birmingham Symphony Hall

Thur 07             Portsmouth Guildhall

Sat 09                   Bath The Forum

Sun 10                  Oxford New Theatre

Tue 12                  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Wed 13                Gateshead The Sage

Fri 15                    Southend Cliffs Pavilion

Sat 16                   Cardiff St David’s Hall

Mon 18                London Royal Albert Hall

Tue 19                  London Royal Albert Hall

Tickets available from https://myticket.co.uk/ and venue box offices.

Steve Hogarth – lead vocals, lyrics, keyboards, guitars, percussion

Steve Rothery – electric guitars, acoustic guitars

Pete Trewavas – Bass, Guitar, Backing Vocals

Mark Kelly – keyboards, samples and effects, backing vocals, programming

Ian Mosley – drums, percussion