
Jackanory it is not!
Steve Wynn, leader of the band The Dream Syndicate, founding member of The Baseball Project, and solo artist, has announced an extensive 2025 European tour in support of the recent release of both his autobiography “I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True” (Jawbone Press) and his first solo album in 12 years, “Make It Right”(Fire Records). Tickets are available here.
As on the few dates last year, “A Night of Songs and Stories” is a one-man show blending songs from and inspired by Wynn’s memoir with a narrative structure of readings and storytelling. Fans can expect songs and stories from the time period of the book (1960-1988) with deep cuts and covers never performed before. The set will include a selection of evergreens and rarities from The Dream Syndicate’s catalogue along with reflective numbers from the new album, all adding up to an evening of a past revisited. Each show will feature a section called, The Hot Seat—a short Q&A session – with a special guest each night.
The memoir “I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True” contains the memories and tales from the leader and founder The Dream Syndicate. It’s a tale of writing songs and playing in bands as a conduit to a world its author could once have barely imagined—a world of indie and major labels, luxury tour buses, and sold-out theatres, but also one of alcohol, drugs, and a low-level rock’n’roll Babylon.
The album “Make It Right” features contributions from Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Chris Schlarb (Psychic Temple), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project), and a cast of dozens. The songs aren’t directly autobiographical although the album does start with ‘Santa Monica’, the city and boulevard where Wynn was born, and concludes with ‘Roosevelt Avenue’ the main thoroughfare of the Queens neighbourhood in New York City that he calls home today.
“I can’t wait to bring A Night of Songs and Stories tour to Europe in support of my recent memoir I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True and my first solo album in 12 years, “Make It Right”,” says Wynn. “This is my most extensive European tour as a solo artist and I’ll be combining music with stories and a Q & A portion as well with special guests each night.” A previous guest at London’s Earth last year was comedian Stewart Lee who returns to the role in Laugharne this time round.
The UK Tour dates are below but there are a huge number of European dates as well – for more information follow the link here.
Steve Wynn 2025 UK and Ireland Dates:
3/24/25 @ United Reformed Church, Oxted, UK
3/25/25 @ The Moth Club, London, UK
3/26/25 @ St. Lawrence Church, Biddulph, UK
3/27/25 @ The Chapel, Nottingham, UK
3/28/25 @ Literature Weekend Festival w/ Stewart Lee, Laugharne, UK
3/29/25 @ Swiss Cottage, Twyford, UK
3/30/25 @ The Cluny, Newcastle, UK
5/2/25 @ CQAF, Belfast, Ireland
5/3/25 @ Kilkenny Roots, Kilkenny, Ireland
5/4/25 @ Kilkenny Roots, Kilkenny, Ireland
Here’s the single from the album ‘Making Good On My Promises’