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Split Works is more than excited to announce that accomplished singer/songwriter Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls will perform in China at the 5th edition of the JUE Music + Art Festival. His visit in 2013 will mark Turner’s second time, after his phenomenal first tour in March of 2010.
Turner as a musician has experienced vast amounts depth and change in his short, yet accomplished, career. In the early 2000’s, he started to gain recognition as the lead singer of the English post-hardcore outfit Million Dead. Although short lived, Million Dead helped propel Turner the recognition of the punk music community, and critics took note of the passionate resonance and fury with which he sings. This passion was soon expressed in his solo recordings. In a short span of 5 years, Turner has released 4 full-length albums, 3 EPs, and 2 albums of compilations and rarities as a solo artist.
His most recent album, England Keep My Bones, is his most commercially and critically successful to date, and a true testament to Turner’s abilities as a songwriter. An album that explores the concept of English identity, Turner’s lyrics reach a very personal and emotive level, but maintains the raucous punk aesthetic from which he is rooted. The album was on many critics’ top album lists of 2011, including Paste Magazine and NME. It eventually led to a near completely sold out tour of the UK, including a packed house at Wembley Arena.
Frank Turner and The sleeping souls-Four Simple Words
Turner’s most celebrated career accomplishment, however, is performing on live television for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Handpicked by the ceremony’s artist director Danny Boyle, Turner played two songs to an audience of 200,000 in attendance, and millions of viewers across the world. Not bad for a punk rocker.
Turner’s latest album, Tape Deck Heart, is scheduled for release in April 2013. We are Split Works are ecstatic to have him perform during JUE | Music + Art.
Show Information:
【Beijing】
Date: Friday, March 22, 2013
Time: 9PM
Location: MAO Livehouse
Address: 111 Gulou Dongdajie
Support: Contraplans
Tickets: 120 RMB (Presale) / 150 RMB (Door)
【Shanghai】
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Time: 9PM
Location: MAO Livehouse
Address: 3/F, No. 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, nr. Jianguo Zhong Lu
Support: Give Band
Tickets: 120 RMB (Presale) / 150 RMB (Door)
Ticketing Information: www.juefestival.com
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What is JUE | Music + Art Festival?
觉 / JUE (pronounced joo-eh) –verb: to sense; to awaken. JUE | Music + Art is an annual open-source arts and music festival in both Shanghai and Beijing, presented by Split Works. Now in its fifth year, JUE is all about celebrating the best of the local creative communities in these two great cities and inviting artists from around the world to showcase their talent in China. JUE is a collaborative, open-source affair. Each individual event organizer is entitled to set their own entrance fee and to keep 100% of the proceeds. JUE is growing tremendously year-on-year. The 2012 festival drew over 39,000 attendees to 88 events! But we always strive to maintain a strong sense of community, an intimate vibe, and a top-tier selection of artists and events.
Links:
www.frank-turner.com[:zh]
2013《觉》音乐+艺术节：
英式朋克民谣乐队Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls中国巡演
如果你是个国内铁杆摇滚乐迷，一定会记得2010年Split Works将Frank Turner带来中国的那次巡演，被挤得水泄不通的场地，兴奋不已的乐迷。Frank Turner用他充满爆发力的演唱，迷人的微笑，令人斗志昂扬的歌词及舞台煽动力让2010年变得如此特殊如此难忘。
来自英国的民谣/朋克歌手Frank Turner曾经是Post-hardcore乐队Million Dead的主唱。在2005年乐队解散之后，他选择了单飞的音乐生涯，用他的民谣创作和朋克激情感染了英国的众多媒体和乐迷，更引起了美国朋克乐队乃至著名厂牌Epitaph的注意，为The Offspring、Green Day等老牌朋克乐队做嘉宾。
在英国，他的单曲屡屡登上BBC Radio1、XFM等电台，iTunes榜单前列。在Reading、Leeds、Glastonbury等国际大型音乐节上引爆歌迷大合唱。2011年4月，这位才华横溢的音乐人完成了个人的第1000次演出；2012年5月，在温布利体育馆由他领衔的演唱会门票全部售罄（为近1万2千人的观众演唱）；同年7月，他和他的现场乐队The Sleeping Souls在2012伦敦奥运会的开幕式上表演了三首曲目，与8万观众度过了让人兴奋无比的时光。
Frank Turner and The sleeping souls-Four Simple Words
今年，正处在事业巅峰期的Frank Turner将会发行个人的第五张录音室专辑。而同时，这位帅气的英国歌手将会和现场乐队The Sleeping Souls 一起登上《觉》的舞台，为所有国内乐迷带来让人心驰神往，酣畅淋漓的摇滚现场！
英式朋克民谣乐队Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls中国巡演
【北京】
日期：2013年3月22日，周五
时间：21:00
场地：MAO Livehouse
地址：东城区鼓楼东大街111号
嘉宾：Contraplans
票价：120元（预售）/ 150元（现场）
【上海】
日期：2013年3月23日，周六
时间：21:00
场地：MAO Livehouse
地址：卢湾区重庆南路308号3F，近建国中路
嘉宾：给乐队
票价：120元（预售）/ 150元（现场）
票务详情：www.juefestival.com
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《觉》音乐+艺术节简介：
觉/ JUE, 动词：感知，觉醒。《觉》音乐+艺术节是一年一度由Split Works在上海和北京两地举办的开源艺术音乐节。今年即将五岁的《觉》，一直致力于彰显这两座城市中最了不起的本土创意团体，并热情邀请来自于世界的优秀艺术家来到中国展示自己的才华。在为期两周的节日里，《觉》活动将在北京和上海的一系列不同场馆中举行。表演艺术、电影、诵读音乐、街头艺术、工作室、摄影展、现场音乐会、还有些许疯狂… 所有这些都被容纳在《觉》宽容的怀抱中。《觉》的发展每年都在登上一个新的台阶。2012年我们总共举办了88场活动，吸引了39,000位观众！相信今年的《觉》会更加精彩，活动详细请见官网
《觉》音乐+艺术节官网：http://www.juefestival.com
Frank Turner官网: http://frank-turner.com/[:]