Kris Barras has announced a unique evening of unplugged material in the grandiose acoustic of the famous Union Chapel in London on Friday 31st January, 2025.
Union Chapel has hosted everyone from Opeth and Adele, to U2 and Ed Sheeran, and is the perfect setting for Kris Barras Band fans to enjoy an exclusive, extended set list of fresh unplugged arrangements of KBB material and more.
Kris will be accompanied by Josiah J Manning, his long-time collaborator and the co-writer/producer of latest album “Halo Effect”, for an extended evening of unplugged renditions unlike anything Kris has ever performed before.
During the intense campaign for “Halo Effect”, which hit #5 in the official UK album chart alongside Beyonce and Linkin Park, Kris and Josiah toured every corner of the UK performing acoustic sets in record stores. Together with a special edition of the new album with added unplugged material, these versions of the songs became cherished by the fans and by Kris himself.
Kris interjects: “Playing a venue as iconic as this is an absolute dream! I’ve always loved doing the stripped back, unplugged versions of my songs and this will be the perfect setting for a special, one-off show. For one night only, Josiah and I will be performing an extended, never-heard-before setlist of KBB tunes (and just maybe a little something else) arranged for piano, acoustic guitar, and voice for the incredible acoustic setting of the legendary Union Chapel.
We had such a blast meeting you all and performing in-acoustic at record stores during the ‘Halo Effect’ album campaign, it really inspired us to want to put something extra special together. The unplugged versions of songs from ‘Halo Effect’ seem to have developed a life of their own, so we’d really like to perform them for you this way one last time. Hope to see you there”!
These poignant, stripped-back versions helped to inspire Earache Records to put together a new compilation “Piano That Rocks” (released 23rd August). This will be the first time that piano versions of Kris Barras Band singles such as “Secrets”, “Hourglass” and “Landslide” will be available on vinyl.
Kris’ relationship with acoustic material is long-standing, with his 2020 Covid lockdown “Box Room Sessions” lighting up YouTube. Then in 2022, when a support band pulled out at the last minute, Kris and Josiah even opened for themselves with an acoustic set on their headline UK tour!
Don’t miss this very special evening! Tickets are on sale here.
UK Tour Dates 2024:
Wed 6th Nov – BRIGHTON The Arch
Thu 7th Nov – BURY ST EDMUNDS The Apex
Sat 9th Nov – LEICESTER O2 Academy
Sun 10th Nov – OXFORD O2 Academy
Wed 27th Nov – CHESTER Live Rooms
Fri 29th Nov – HOLMFIRTH Picturedome
Sat 30th Nov – LINCOLN Drill Hall
Sun 1st Dec – EXETER Phoenix
Special guests will be Scotland’s technicolour, Norse-inspired rockers North Atlas and The Nocturnal Affair from Las Vegas who opened for Kris Barras Band earlier this year, proving that what happens in Vegas, doesn’t always stay in Vegas!
In addition, Kris Barras Band will headline the Monsterfest in Inverness, Scotland on Friday 8th November.
Frontman Kris Barras says: “I’m really looking forward to this tour, the UK tour we just finished was just the time of my life, and I know these rooms, these stages, and these crowds will not disappoint either. We need our grassroots venues to not only survive but thrive, and help grow today’s newer bands into tomorrow’s festival headliners, so grab a ticket and come out and help us do our bit”.
Click here for tickets and further information.
After the headline show at The Booking Hall in Dover next month, Kris Barras Band head to the Netherlands for two dates with Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH, performing in Nifmegen on June 30th and Weert on July 1st, with various festivals planned for the summer. Be quick to snap up the last remaining tickets for their special headline show at Chepstow Castle in Wales on August 15, 2024 – with support from Stone Broken, The Hot Damn!, and Dan Byrne – as it’s expected to be a not-to-be-missed, total sell out.
Line-up:
Kris Barras – Vocals, guitar
Josiah J. Manning – Guitar
Billy Hammett – Drums
Frazer Kerslake – Bass
Weblinks:
www.krisbarrasband.com
www.facebook.com/krisbarrasband
