Josh T. Pearson

Summer 2012 Dates incl. Latitude, The Apple Cart Festival & Primavera

Josh T. Pearson plays a series of festival dates in 2012 including Latitude (13 / 14 July), The Apple Cart Festival (3 June), OFF festival (3 August) and Primavera (2 June), full details below.

SUMMER 2012 DATES
2 June – Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
3 June – The Apple Cart Festival, London, Victoria Park
22 June – Teatro Maria Matos, Lisbon, Portugal
23 June – Casa das Artes, Vila Nova de Famalicao, Portugal
12 – 15 July – Latitude, Southwold (date to be announced)
16 August – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
17 August – Whelans, Dublin, Ireland
18 August – Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland

Josh T. Pearson’s incredible solo debut, Last Of The Country Gentlemen was Rough Trade’s coveted ‘Album of the Year’ in 2011.

Praise for Last Of The Country Gentlemen –

“A stone cold masterpiece…” 5/5 ‘Album of the Month’ Uncut

“Not since Leonard Cohen has an artist emerged who can evoke such profound extremes of human emotion through the device of a simple musical performance.” 5/5 The Times

“Pearson is an emotional potholer – and he’s come back clutching diamonds” Evening Standard 5/5

“4/5” Mojo

“His solo debut is worth every second of the wait”  4/5 Q

“Compelling” 4/5 Daily Mirror

“…smothered in stark self-damnation but also beautiful, stark and to be treasured” 8/10 Clash

“A wonderful record full of stirring, gentle power” 4/5 Record Collector

“A truly magnificent record” 10/10 Drownedinsound

“…it’s one of the greatest and most compelling albums to emerge from this decade so far” thelineofbestfit

“Pearson is a one of a kind artist and words can’t describe how fucking good Last Of The Country Gentlemen is – heavy, beautiful and brilliant.” Mark Lanegan

“The greatest male vocalist of our time. This long awaited return is a tour around a beautiful, tortured soul” Guy Garvey

“Josh T. Pearson is a rare talent. One of a kind. I’ve been a great admirer of his sublime work for almost ten years now. When Josh comes on the stereo, we all stop in our tracks and listen.”  Daniel Kessler (Interpol)

Watch a short Josh T. Pearson film here