Prog rock veterans Focus will finally head out on tour that celebrates the bands fiftieth anniversary. The tour was originally supposed to have occurred in 2020, but was inevitable delayed by the Covid pandemic. 2021 brought the 50th anniversary of Moving Waves, the band’s second album, as well as the deluxe boxset Focus50 featuring Blu-ray and CD of the Live In Rio concert as well as a studio rerecord of all the Focus numbers. Now they are able to head out on tour again, and a substantial one it will be. Besides dates in Europe, Focus will play an extensive number of dates in the UK.
The current line-up of the band is: The band, consisting of Thijs van Leer (Hammond organ, flute and vocals), Pierre van der Linden (drums), Menno Gootjes (guitar), and Udo Pannekeet (bass) and they aim to play pieces from across the band’s history.
The below dates confirmed so far for 2022, with more to be added.
March
22 Colchester Arts Centre
23 Cambridge Downing Place URC
24 London Under The Bridge
25 Sudbury St George
26 Canterbury Westgate Hall
28 Chelmsford A-Canteen
29 King’s Lynn St John’s Chapel
30 Bristol The Fleece
31 Northampton The Spinney
April
01 Whitby The Pavilion
02 Derby Flower Pot
03 Sheffield HRH Prog `
04 Kinross Green Hotel
28 Milton Keynes The Stables
30 Northernkin Festival
May
03 Chislehurst Beaverwood
04 Dover The Booking Hall
June
16 Fletching Trading Boundaries
17 Fletching Trading Boundaries
18 Cambridge Rock Festival (Peterborough)
August
20 Faversham “A New Day” Festival
21 London New Cross Inn
25 Cardiff Earl Haig Club
27 Sheffield Corporation
29 Wokingham Festival
November
09 Leeds Brudenell Centre
10 Glasgow The Ferry
11 Gateshead The Sage
12 Kinross The Green Hotel
13 Kinross The Green Hotel
21 Ely Maltings
23 Southampton 1865
24 Wolverhampton Robin 2
26 Lewes Conservative Club
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Line-up:
Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, and vocals
Pierre van der Linden – drums
Menno Gootjes – guitar
Udo Pannekeet – bass
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