UK troubadour Ben Ottewell — best known as the most recognisable voice in Mercury Prize-winning five-piece Gomez — will return to Australia in June.
Love Police Touring have announced an extensive schedule for Ottewell (Wee Waa's about the only town that's missed out). He last played solo dates here in 2011, the same year he released his first solo LP, Shapes & Shadows.
There are three singers in Gomez, but Ottewell's unmistakable voice has graced more than a few fan favourite tracks, including 'Get Miles', 'Revolutionary Kind', 'How We Operate' and 'See The World'. In an early profile of the band, Rolling Stone declared "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell. His deep, raspy voice is spine chilling... more like an otherworldly bluesman than a baby-faced Brit."
Ottewell will be supported on all dates (except WA) by Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Matt Walker, who'll be showing off his new album, In Echos Of Dawn. Walker first supported Gomez back in 2001, so this is something of a homecoming for him.
Ben Ottewell Tour Dates
Wed Jun 26 — Mojo's (Fremantle)Thu Jun 27 — Grace Emily (Adelaide)
Fri Jun 28 — The Substation (Newport)
Sat Jun 29 — The Workers Club (Fitzroy)
Sun Jun 30 — The Workers Club (Fitzroy)
Thu Jul 04 — The Barwon Club (Geelong)
Fri Jul 05 — Theatre Royal (Castlemaine)
Sun Jul 07 — Lizottes (Dee Why)
Wed Jul 10 — Lizottes (Newcastle)
Thu Jul 11 — The Basement (Sydney)
Fri Jul 12 — Lizottes (Kincumber)
Sat Jul 13 — Brass Monkey (Cronulla)
Sun Jul 14 — Old Museum (Brisbane)
