07 November 2024
Newsdesk
Revered British band the Levellers return with their much-loved acoustic Collective in spring 2025. Having thrilled fans and critics with two highly acclaimed acoustic tours and albums in recent years, the Levellers Collective will embark on a new 17-date tour of theatres and venues around the country.
To coincide they will also be releasing a brand new live album and DVD, entitled Levellers Collective / Live, on March 7th via On The Fiddle Recordings. It is available to pre-order here and to pre-save here.
Recorded in 2023 at London’s iconic Hackney Empire, the film captures the spirit of the Levellers as never seen before. 25 cameras were positioned onstage and around the venue for the recording and sees all the musicians captured in intimate detail as they weave a magical musical landscape for the songs.
Originally a full-throttle song on the Levellers’ 2005 album Truth And Lies, this new version showcases how powerful acoustic interpretations can be, expanding the musical palette with added strings, percussion and vocal harmonies from additional members Hannah Moule (cello, vocals), Oli Moule (percussion) and Rae Husbandes (acoustic guitar, dobro, tin whistle, percussion, vocals).
Levellers lead singer Mark Chadwick says, "Previously when we’ve done acoustic shows it’s just been us, with our own unique timings, but working with other musicians in particular, it’s like ‘OK, you can’t mess up’. So we don’t, we really concentrate."
"As a band, we're particularly pleased to make an acoustic show which is totally different to our electric show,” adds Jeremy Cunningham, Levellers’ bass-player. “It allows us to flex our musical muscles with stuff that’s really hard to play but really rewarding at the same time. The ying to our electric yang!”
The tracklisting for Levellers Collective / Live is:
1. Carry Me
2. The Game
3. The Lowlands Of Holland
4. Liberty Song
5. Battle Of The Beanfield
6. Wheels
7. Drug Bust McGee
8. Together All The Way
9. Sitting In The Social
10. Man O’ War
11. Julie
12. Ghosts In The Water
13. Born That Way
14. Haven’t Made It
15. England My Home
16. The Cholera Well
17. The Boatman
18. The Road
19. Far From Home
20. Hope Street
21. Down By The River ‘O
22. Just The One
Footage of both Hope Street and The Cholera Well from the DVD is available to enjoy now on the band’s YouTube channel
Levellers Collective join forces once more as they head out on a UK headline tour next March.
Levellers Collective UK Tour March 2025
Thu 06 Guildford, G Live
Fri 07 Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Sat 08 Northampton, Royal & Derngate
Sun 09 York, Barbican
Tue 11 Buxton, Opera House
Wed 12 Buxton, Opera House
Thu 13 Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Fri 14 Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Sat 15 Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
Sun 16 Malvern, Theatre
Tue 18 Bath, The Forum
Wed 19 Torquay, Princess Theatre
Thu 20 Poole, Lighthouse
Fri 21 Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre
Sat 22 Croydon, Fairfield Concert Hall
Sun 23 Basingstoke, The Anvil
Tue 25 Truro, Hall for Cornwall
