Little Black Dress recommends Frank Turner as one of the must-see shows of 2015.

Courtesy OzTix:

"Wednesday 18th November 2014 – Heading down under as part of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, British troubadour Frank Turner has just announced a series of headline shows across Australia & New Zealand.

It is almost a decade since Frank Turner went solo following the demise of Million Dead, the hardcore quartet he fronted. In that time, he has been on a constant upward curve, its momentum propelled forward by a mixture of Turner’s force of will and his effortless craft of song. Each record now brings with it new landmarks for the 32-year-old from Hampshire. His fourth album, 2011’s England Keep My Bones, sold more than 100,000 copies and entered the UK Charts at number 12.

Not one to rest on his laurels, Turner live achievements may be more impressive than his recorded works: opening the 2012 Olympic Games, high billing on the main stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals, a sold-out UK arena tour, where Turner later admitted that, “playing an arena tour of the UK was a strange, bold, terrifying and ultimately beautiful thing…I never expected to find myself playing in rooms of that size, and I was concerned about making the shows as good as they could be, about making sure that the connection with the audience wasn't lost. In the event it was a massive rush and a resounding success."

It’s the connection with the audience that has made Frank Turner’s live shows unique. The UK Telegraph describing the shows as a “crowd participation triathlon, which involved jumping up and down on the spot, clapping overhead and singing along at the same time. It was quite something to behold.” The Guardian lamenting that the “vast hall reverberates with lusty group-sing” where Turner “invites you to lay aside your baggage and dance”."