Agnes Obel Announces Summer Series Live Show @ Somerset House

AGNES OBEL: LIVE

SUMMER SERIES AT SOMERSET HOUSE

SATURDAY 12TH JULY 2014

AVENTINE THE NEW SINGLE RELEASED 31ST MARCH ON PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

Listen here or watch the video here

TAKEN FROM THE ACCLAIMED ALBUM AVENTINE + SOLD OUT UK HEADLINE TOUR & CONFIRMED APPEARANCE AT LATITUDE FESTIVAL

Agnes Obel will join artists including Franz Ferdinand, Bastille, Chvrches, Sam Smith, and Daughter as part of the Summer Series at Somerset House. In her biggest UK headline show to date, Obel will play in the courtyard of the historic venue on Saturday 12^th July. Tickets on sale 9am this Friday 21^stMarch, available from http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/summerseries / http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk.amex 

Agnes Obel’s new single Aventine is released 31^st March 2014 on Play It Again Sam. The title track from Obel’s critically acclaimed new album, Aventine is the third single to be taken from the album, followingThe Curse and Dorian. Aventine is the southernmost of Rome’s seven hills, which in folklore is reputed to be haunted by birds of ill omen. Appropriately, Aventine is a stunningly beautiful, darkly atmospheric song from this singular Danish talent.

Aventine is Berlin-based Obel’s follow-up to her 2010 debut Philharmonics, which sold almost half a million copies across Europe. The new album is repeating its success, having already sold over 150K in France, reaching Platinum status, with another Platinum sales award in her native Denmark, and Gold in Belgium.

Also in France, Les Inrocks magazine put Obel on the front cover of their best of 2013 issue, along with Daft Punk, Arcade Fire and Nick Cave, and in December she performed in Paris at Radio France Inter’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

After a short tour in October 2013 (of her Union Chapel show The Times said “Obel cast a magical spell…close your eyes and you could have been transported to mountains, forests or roaring firesides in Winter”), Obel returns to the UK next month for some sold-out dates. In July, Obel will play her first UK Festival show at Latitude Festival in Suffolk.

 Agnes Obel live:

Thurs 17^th April           Manchester Royal Northern College of Music (sold out)

Fri 18^th April                Bristol St George’s (sold out)

Sat 19^th April               London Barbican (sold out)

Sat 12^th July                London, Somerset House

Sat 19^th July                Latitude Festival