Rough Trade celebrate 30 years of existence with the Looking Rough At 30 tour, headlined by current Rough Trade signee and long-term fan Jarvis Cocker. Jeffrey Lewis also appears at every date but the closing show in Birmingham.
Says Jarvis: “Strangely enough, this is also the 30th anniversary of my first involvement with making music (the first incarnation of Pulp was formed during an Economics lesson towards the end of October 1978). How could I have known then that our two destinies would become so intertwined? I’m proud to be part of these birthday celebrations – I know there’s an awful lot of Anniversary Culture out there but this is one that’s actually worth celebrating: Rough Trade has always been about discovering the new, exploring the unknown and giving a voice to those who would otherwise remain unheard. And they’re still doing it 30 years on. This is no dewy-eyed nostalgia trip – it’s an on-going revolution. Stand up and be counted!”
Looking Rough At 30 calls at the following venues:
Sheffield Academy (November 25), London Shepherds Bush Empire (26), Edinburgh Picture House (28), Manchester Academy (30), Birmingham Academy (December 02)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker, Jeffrey Lewis, Rough Trade
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