ANDY WHITE

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Andy White plays The Greys Monday 19 Jan 2026 to promote his new album ‘The Night Is Approaching Though Some Would Say It Was Morning’ recorded at Abbey Rd Studio

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”One of the finest songwriters of his generation’ RNR MAGAZINE, UK

40 years after the release of debut album Rave on, Irish songwriter Andy White is touring the

UK over the New Year in support of new live album The night is approaching though some

would say it was morning (Floating World Records). Starting in Bangor, Northern Ireland, White

makes his way across the water and back again, ending up with a special music and

conversation event at the cross-community Four Corners Festival in his hometown of Belfast

on February 6th.

On the way, White picks up copies of the reissue of 1994 classic album Destination Beautiful,

to be issued for the first time on LP by Glasgow label Last Night From Glasgow, March 2026.

For more information contact Lizzie Evans – Lizzie@evansabovepr.com // 07909 901 322The story of the live album begins with the friendship between Andy and producer John Leckie

(The Bends, Muse, Roy Harper, Baba Maal). The two met during one of Peter Gabriel’s

recording weeks at Real World Studios and immediately hit it off, with John mixing and

producing many of Andy’s recordings (including the recent AT album with Tim Finn). After one

of Andy’s concerts, John told him he wanted to buy an album of what he had just heard. A solo

album recorded live. No band. No overdubs. “Where are we going to record it?” “The best-

sounding room in the world – Studio Two at Abbey Road.”

Andy and John met at Abbey Road. John got his first job there in 1970. The day of his interview

the Beatles were wearing suits, getting ready to cross the road. Andy had listened to albums

recorded there and looked at photos taken there since Revolver played at school parties. Giles

Martin was driving out as they drove in. Andy brought three guitars and an amp. John

organised everything, and when he took Andy down the stairs into Studio Two, told him to stop

and smell the room. Nothing had changed since those great records had been recorded. You

could feel it in the equipment, the fabric, the floorboards.

John had asked Andy to write his best set list. In the afternoon they recorded the first half, in

the evening a small group of friends and family arrived, and they recorded the second. You can

see what it looked like on the album sleeve, you can hear the room on the record.

Dedicated to Janice Long and Joanna Beckitt, the double-CD set has both evening and

afternoon sessions, one on each disc, and includes songs from throughout Andy’s songwriting

career including ‘Religious Persuasion’, ’James Joyce’s Grave’, ‘If You Want It’ and ‘Italian Girls

on Mopeds’. ‘Theresa Theresa’ is new.

’Street Scenes From My Heart’, opening track on the live album, also kicks off the first vinyl

edition of White’s 1994 album Destination Beautiful. Written when living in Dublin around the

time he became a Dad, recorded with Rod McVey and the County Antrim crew who brought

you all White’s early records from Rave on to Out There, the album remains a bright explosion

of positivity. Now in a gatefold sleeve, a limited number will come with an exclusive 5-track EP.

You can hear all of these and selections from his recent spoken word album Good Luck I Hope

You Make It on tour. Andy’s last UK appearance was at Glastonbury Festival with Billy Bragg.

Be sure to catch him in the new year, it is a rare treat.

18 January HIGH WYCOMBE Kingsmead

19 January BRIGHTON The Greys

21 January LONDON What’s Cookin’

25 January HAWICK Border Club

28 January EDINBURGH Traverse Theatre

29 January GLASGOW LNFG Towers

4 February DUN LAOGHAIRE Volume Records

6 February BELFAST Four Corners Festival

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