Exhibit one: Saxophones in pop are crimes against music: discuss. News today that Van Morrison has announced five London shows next year – at the London Palladium on March 20,21,22,24 & 25th. Tickets go on sale 9.00am tomorrow (Friday) morning.
To date, Van Morrison has released 40 albums – his latest was in 2018, where he returned to his blues roots on ‘The Prophet Speaks’ – to critical acclaim. He celebrated last year – 50 years since the release of the iconic ‘Astral Weeks’ album in 1968 and is currently on a worldwide sold-out tour.
Morrison has under his belt a vast accolade of awards: a knighthood, a Brit, an OBE, an Ivor Novello, Six Grammys, honorary doctorates from Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster, entry into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the French Ordres Des Artes Et Des Lettres – attested to the international reach of Van’s musical art.
Tickets are priced from £45-£95 and available from the venue direct or the 24 hour ticket hotline –www.ticketline.co.uk- 0844 888 9991