November 4, 2024

Focus: Album news and tour dates Summer & Autumn 2024

With a new album, ‘Focus 12’, released in June 2024 containing a delightfully-named opening track – ‘Fjord Focus’ and their single, puzzlingly called ‘Focus 13’ continuing the epic fifty-year journery, Thijs van Leer & co. continue touring extensively in the US, the UK and Europe.

Thijs continues to write the material and lead the band from his Hammond organ (with battered Leslie speaker of course), turning out melodic prog that really works live, making for an immersive evening. Even the yodelling of first single, ‘Focus 1’, is muted. Pierre van der Linden’s understated jazz drums are a uniquely special part of the whole sound too.

Here’s a review from last year, when we saw the band: https://www.vanguard-online.co.uk/focus-live-in-leeds-2023-a-pervasive-sense-of-gentleness-and-quiet-appreciativeness-amidst-the-rocking/

USA Tour Dates:

July 28   VBC Mark Smith Concert Hall, Huntsville

July 30   The Armada Theatre, St Charles

July 31   The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee

UK & the rest of Europe:

Aug 8    Cropredy, Fairport’s Cropredy Convention

Aug 11   Tavistock, The Wharf

Aug 13   Winchester, The Arc

Aug 14   Guildford, The Boileroom

Aug 17   Leeds, Brudenell Social Club

Aug 23   Nossen, Rock im Park Leuben

Sep 13   Leeuwarden, Neushoorn

Nov 1     Worthing, The Factory Live

Nov 5    Blackpool, Waterloo Music Bar

Nov 6    Kinross, Backstage at The Green Hotel

Nov 7    Glasgow, Òran Mór

Nov 10  London, Bush Hall

 

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