John Lees' Barclay James Harvest announce UK tour dates

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John Lees' Barclay James Harvest have announced UK tour dates for October. These will be the band's first UK shows for two years, and they will be in support of a brand new studio album, which is currently slated for October.

The as yet unnamed album will be the band's first new music for seven years. The band's last album, North, was released in 2013. The band will be performing songs from their new album on the tour.

The band will be performing at several festivals beforehand, including HRH Prog in March and A New Day Festival in August.

John Lees Barclay James Harvest will play:

Oct 15: Cardiff Tramshed
Oct 16: Frome Cheese & Grain
Oct 22: London Islington Assembly Hall
Oct 23: Salisbury City Hall
Oct 24: Leeds City Varieties
Oct 31: Manchester Royal Northern College Of Music Theatre

See the band's website for further details.

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.