(As ever we are not prurient about four letter words in these parts but the Mailchimp NSFW filter zaps them). Singer/songwriter/feminist/author Ani DiFranco has announced that she will be extending her “Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour” to include a run of EU / UK headline live dates for June 2025. The tour, which begins in the US in January, is in support of her 23rd album “Unprecedented Sh!t”.
The newly announced EU / UK tour dates mark her first British live dates in 8 years and begin on 11th June with a special headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall with special guest; singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright Anaïs Mitchell. DiFranco recently completed a 5-month run as Persephone in Mitchell’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway production “Hadestown” (the album was originally released on Righteous Babe Records).
Speaking on the tour announcement, DiFranco says: “What’s the upside of doom, gloom, angst and anguish? A sharply increased sense of motivation to get out there and make some noise. Lookout calm before the storm! We’re coming for you.”
Full dates are below – they go on sale at 10:00 local time on 6th December 2024 and you can access via this link.
Jun-11 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
Jun-12 – Antwerp, BE – De Roma
Jun-14 – Rome, IT – Casa Del Jazz
Jun-15 – Ferrara, IT – Cortile del Castello
Jun-17 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
Jun-18 – Dusseldorf, DE – Savoy Theater
Jun-19 – Berlin, DE – Passionskirche
Jun-22 – Dublin, IE – National Concert Hall
Jun-24 – Gateshead, UK – The Glasshouse
Jun-25 – Glasgow, UK – Pavilion Theatre
Jun-29 – Cardiff, UK – New Theatre
“Unprecedented Sh!t” was released to rave reviews in May on DiFranco’s label, Righteous Babe Records. The album title not only reflects how dramatically different this 11-track album is from Ani’s previous work, but also serves as a commentary on the current political and social climate. AUK wrote: ““Unprecedented Sh!t” is a strong collection of songs from an accomplished artist who very definitely walks the walk she talks.”
