Johnny Dowd has just announced a show in Gent on April 19 as part of his European tour to promote his new album Family Picnic: "At seventy Dowd shows no signs of aging gracefully. He is without peers in his field, but his friends and fans are willing to put up with whatever he comes up with. Luckily enough, putting out a shit album is beyond his grasp. Family Picnic caters to the converted and there is nothing wrong with that. He is a critical favourite, an incurable maverick, who is just too weird for the MOR Americana crowd to appreciate".
USA live dates:- 03/01 Ithaca, NY @ The Grayhaven Motel (album release show)
- 03/16 Trumansburg, NY @ Silver Line Tap Room
- 04/06 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Koffie & Ambacht
- 04/08 London, UK @ The 100 Club*
- 04/10 Durham, UK @ Launderette Sessions*
- 04/11 Bristol, UK @ The Thunderbolt *
- 04/12 Leek, Staffordshire, UK @ Foxlowe Arts Centre*
- 04/13 Bovey Tracey, UK @ The Dolphin*
- 04/14 Nottingham, UK @ Running Horse
- 04/15 Sheffield, UK @ Greystones
- 04/18 Liverpool, UK @ 81 Renshaw
- 04/19 Gent, Belgium @ Het IJle Land
- 04/20 Zeist, The Netherlands @ De Peppel
- 04/21 Karlsruhe, Germany @ KOHI Kulturraum
- 04/22 Helmond, The Netherlands @ Lokaal42
* with Park Doing
HCTF review of Family Picnic.