Procol Harum announce 50th anniversary UK tour

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Procol Harum will head out on tour across the UK in 2017 to celebrate 50th anniversary

Procol Harum's Gary Brooker
Procol Harum's Gary Brooker (Image credit: Getty)

Procol Harum have announced a 2017 UK tour to mark their 50th anniversary.

They’ll kick off the run of six dates following their previously announced show at London’s Royal Festival Hall with a set at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on May 6.

The live concerts will see the band “dip into their vast catalogue to bring to the stage the magic they have always retained, taking influences from diverse strands of popular music including blues, R&B, soul, baroque, and classical.”

Founding member, singer and pianist Gary Brooker, bassist Matt Pegg, drummer Geoff Dunn, guitarist Geoff Whitehorn and Hammond organ player Josh Phillips also promise “a few new surprises” during the shows.

The statement continues: “As one of the 20th century’s most illustrious British rock groups, this 50th anniversary show will allow fans both old and new to hear their iconic songs performed in the beautiful symphonic soundscape their music so richly deserves.”

Procol Harum 50th anniversary UK tour dates

Mar 03: London Royal Festival Hall
May 06: Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
May 08: Manchester Bridgewater Hall
May 10: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
May 11: Birmingham Town Hall
May 14: Nottingham Concert Hall
May 16: Bristol Colston 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.