Danny and the Champions of the World

A very special double-headline show from two of the finest Americana acts in the UK. Danny & The Champions of the World 'You Are Not A Stranger Here', the long-awaited new album by Danny & The Champions of the World, was released through Loose on 18th October 2024. Their seventh studio release and first since 2017's 'Brilliant Light', 'You Are Not A Stranger Here' is the sound of a band exploring new and surprising musical terrain. Produced by Champs keyboard player Thomas Collison and featuring frontman Danny George Wilson's most compelling songs to date. The old contradiction that in creating something intensely personal, you can share something inspiringly universal, is at the heart of a remarkable new album by Danny & the Champions of the World, whose formidable body of work dates back to 2007. It's full of brilliantly cohesive performances that come together to reach a new creative peak, founded on the most reflective and deep-seated lyrics to date by frontman Danny George Wilson. It's an intricate and beguiling tapestry of highly-crafted sounds by a band at the top of their game and a songwriter on an honest and unpretentious quest for some truth. If that sounds potentially dark and doom-laden, the results are anything but, on a record that's deeply relatable, infectious and moving. ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ Mojo ★★★★ Uncut ★★★★ Daily Express ★★★★ Shindig! ★★★★ Record Collector "a beautiful record" —Bob Harris (BBC Radio 2) “simply one of the best records you’ll hear this year” —KLOF "a masterpeice" —The Afterword "a fabulously creative and engaging 40 minutes of a band at their peak and a songwriter reaching new heights of communication" 9/10 AmericanaUK “an absolutely fantastic album - a contender for Record Of The Year” —Robert Elms (BBC Radio London) Our Man In The Field Our Man In The Field is UK singer-songwriter Alex Ellis, with assistance from a band that includes Henry Senior (pedal steel, dobro), Greg Bishop (drums, harmonies), Raul Biancardi (synth) and Luke Ydstie (bass) and together they play an intoxicating mixture of soulful indie-folk and americana with nods to the likes of Ray LaMontagne, Damien Rice, Wilco, Ryan Adams and Lambchop. Our Man In The Field released their debut album, Company Of Strangers, in 2020 and immediately started to gain a loyal and dedicated fanbase. Tours, festival dates and a support tour with The Delines immediately followed. In late 2023 Our Man In The Field released their sophomore album, On The Horizon, to universal acclaim with Americana Highway stating "The level of sensitivity laced into the music and the lyrics of Alex Ellis are nothing short of wondrous. Albums like this come along every decade or so and really do offer stepping stones to sanity." Produced and mixed by Tucker Martine (Modest Mouse, Rosanne Cash, Case/Lang/Veirs), and recorded in Portland, Oregon, the album is a 12-song collection of life observations and the urge to explore their universal meanings through Ellis?s fly-on-the-wall, tuneful alter-persona