The former Million Dead man is now headlining festivals
Louis Kerry

12:50 17th July 2014

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With a September 2014 UK tour going on sale tomorrow before he headlines some pretty big festivals this summer, we take a look at punk rock troubadour Frank Turner's most triumphant shows ever.

From a bright new solo star fresh from fronting Million Dead, to selling out Wembley, The O2 and beyond, the ascent of Frank Turner has been incredible. 

When asked when his next album will be released, Turner said "February, I'll put money on it. There'll be 18 month world tour starting in January. We're going to destroy the world in bitesize chunks."

We can't wait. 

Full dates for Turner's tour are below, with tickets going on pre-sale tomorrow (Tuesday 15 July), before going on general sale at 9am on Friday 18 July. For more information visit Gigwise Tickets

11.09.14 - Norwich UEA
12.09.14 - Leicester De Montfort Hall
13.09.14 - Salisbury City Hall
15.09.14 - St Albans Arena
16.09.14 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
18.09.14 - Northampton Roadmender
19.09.14 - Bath Pavillion
20.09.14 - Yeovil Westlands
22.09.14 - Exeter Lemon Grove
24.09.14 - Hartlepool Borough Hall
25.09.14 - Dunfermline Alhambra
26.09.14 - Warrington Parr Hall
27.09.14 - Hull City Hall
28.09.14 - Wakefield Unity Works
30.09.14 - Oxford Town Hall

  • 93 Feet East, London - September 2004: Where it all started. Making the sharp turn from frontman of in your face hardcore band Million Dead to a solo folk singer sounds worrying on paper, but ten years later it's clear that was the best move he ever made.

  • Reading Festival - August 2007: After a few years of honing his singer-songwriter craft, Frank made his solo debut at Reading Festival in 2007, packing out the small tent and has been back every year since.

  • Shepherd's Bush Empire - October 2009: Frank Turner's manager said that if the singer would ever sell out a 2,000 capacity venue then he'd do a stage dive. That's exactly what happened!

  • Brixton Academy, London - December 2010: Headlining Brixton Academy is not an easy task, but this show marked the moment that Frank had near enough crossed over from underground favourite to a household name with massive success.

  • Strummerville Spring Session, Shoreditch, London - April 2011: Frank Turner's show No.1000 is one hell of an accomplishment. Not many artists manage even half of that many shows. He hasn't slowed down either with over 500 more shows under his belt already.

  • Wembley Arena, London - April 2012: It was his big one, obviously. Selling out Wembley Arena is something most folk singers can only dream of, but Frank managed it and made it a spectacle. With supports from Billy Bragg and Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Turner marked the occasion with a mid-set tattoo.

  • Reading Festival - August 2011: The singer's first shot at playing on the main stage, and despite people not being too sure how it would go down on such a large stage and outdoors, Frank Turner outright smashed it.

  • Olympic Opening Ceremony - June 2012: Probably the most unexpected booking of the entire opening ceremony, Frank surprised everyone when he was seen on millions of televisions all over the world. With an album sales surge of over 300 per cent, viewers must have loved it.

  • Terminal 5, New York - November 2013: One of the singer's biggest headline shows in the USA, Frank's incredible set in the 3000 capacity venue shows that he's certainly on the way to cracking America. Credit - Frank Turner instagram / Val

  • O2 Arena, London - February 2014: Many thought it wouldn't be possible for an artist like Frank Turner to ever be able to headline a venue as huge as the O2 Arena, but once again he proved all his haters wrong. He's got a habit for doing that. Watch him do it again when he takes up some pretty big festival headline slots this summer at Kendal Calling, On BlackHeath and beyond.

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