Legendary singer and musician Terry Reid will play his first Irish, Scottish and Welsh shows in more than six years this autumn, alongside new UK dates that include a return to London’s Jazz Café after selling it out on his last tour. Tickets for all show are available via this link.
Reid was recently featured in the “Becoming Led Zeppelin” documentary, with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page discussing his being considered as the first singer in the band before turning them down as he had just signed a solo deal. It was Reid who suggested to Page that he try and check out another young singer who had just supported him named Robert Plant. In 1968, when Reid had just turned 18, Aretha Franklin remarked, “There are only three things happening in England: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Terry Reid.” Firmly on the radar of those in the know back then, decades later, he still is.
Reid’s teenage years saw him touring with The Rolling Stones (including the fabled 1969 American tour), Cream, Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, as well as playing prestige slots at festivals such as Isle of Wight and Glastonbury. His soulful voice and powerful vocal range earned him the nickname ‘Superlungs’ after he recorded the Donovan song ‘Superlungs My Supergirl’ for his self-titled second album. Reid has released seven studio albums, plus numerous song collaborations that include artists such as Marianne Faithful, Alabama 3, The Raconteurs and the Hollies.
Graham Nash (The Hollies, Crosby Stills & Nash) is among Reid’s closest friends and, in 1976, produced his fourth album, “Seed Of Memory”. A song from Reid’s 1968 debut album entitled ‘Without Expression’ was later recorded by CSN as ‘Horses Through A Rainstorm’ and included on a 1991 box set. Years later, Reid and Nash still team up for impromptu live performances. From country-flavoured songs to Brazilian/Latin (Reid housed Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso when they were exiled by the dictatorship in 1969) to rock and soul, Reid always puts his own spin on bringing a lyric to life or phrasing a melody.
Terry Reid Tour dates 2025:
11.09.25 WOLVERHAMPTON The Robin
13.09.25 DUBLIN (IE) Arthur’s Blues & Jazz
14.09.25 DUBLIN (IE) Arthur’s Blues & Jazz
16.09.25 HASTINGS White Rock Theatre
17.09.25 PORTSMOUTH Guildhall
18.09.25 ST IVES Theatre
19.09.25 CARDIFF The Gate
21.09.25 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
22.09.25 SHEFFIELD Greystones
24.09.25 NEWCASTLE The Cluny
25.09.25 GLASGOW Cottiers
26.09.25 POCKLINGTON Arts Centre
28.09.25 MALVERN Cube
30.09.25 LONDON Half Moon, Putney
01.10.25 LONDON The Jazz Cafe
03.10.25 CAMBRIDGE Portland Arms
We’ve seen Terry Reid live twice. The first time was when he supported Nick Lowe at The Stables in Milton Keynes in the early 2000’s, and seemed constantly in danger of toppling backwards off the stage. He went completely without introduction and it was only when he did “Horses…” that I realised who it was.
The second time of seeing him was at our local Corn Exchange, more usually the venue for craft fairs, the Arts Society (v. good) and lime dancing, he’s a local boy, and his mum was in the audience. He was very good that time. I wonder what our locals made of David Lindley when Terry brought him over to rehearse for the IOW Festival in 1970 as recounted here?
https://www.terryreid.com/external/biography3.html