Folk legends Fairport Convention announce UK tour, including Cambridge stop

Legendary British folk rockers Fairport Convention have announced dates for their extended autumn 2023 UK tour.

This follows an already packed year of shows – including the band’s winter tour earlier in the year, in the company of celebrated former drummer Dave Mattacks, plus forays to both France and Ibiza, as well as a handful of summer warm-up dates.

Simon Nicol, singer, guitarist and founding member, said: “When October comes round, we’ll be regrouping and returning to our natural home – the van on a motorway somewhere, back on the road and touring our music on smaller stages around the country, revisiting favourites and making new ones, seeing old friends and eating and drinking in favourite watering holes.”

This year, the band that pioneered the UK folk rock sound are celebrating 56 years in the business, and while Fairport Convention have seen many changes in that time, one thing has remained the same – their passion for performance.

The band will be appearing at Cambridge Junction’s J1 on Tuesday, October 31. Tickets, priced £31.50, are available from junction.co.uk. For more on Fairport Convention, go to fairportconvention.com.