Hawkwind expand 2018 orchestral tour

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Hawkwind add 6 dates to their In Search Of Utopia – Infinity And Beyond tour in October and November

Hawkwind's Dave Brock
Hawkwind's Dave Brock (Image credit: Getty)

Hawkwind have announced that they’ve expanded their upcoming orchestral tour.

They previously confirmed they’d play at the London Palladium on November 4 under the In Search Of Utopia – Infinity And Beyond banner with an orchestra.

But with that date selling out, the band have added a further six live dates which will take place across England in October and November.

The score for the shows will be produced by Mike Batt, with the run now taking in dates in Leeds, Salford, Gateshead, Bath and Birmingham, with an extra show at London’s Palladium also confirmed.

Tickets will go on general sale on Friday, February 2. Find a full list of Hawkwind’s shows below.

Hawkwind In Search Of Utopia – Infinity And Beyond 2018 tour dates

Oct 18: Leeds Town Hall
Oct 19: Salford Lowry
Oct 20: Gateshead, Sage
Nov 04: London Palladium
Nov 05: London Palladium
Nov 24: Bath Forum
Nov 25: Birmingham Symphony Hall

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.