EDDI READER will mark four decades in the business as she returns to the stage later this year.

Considered to be one of Scotland's all-time greatest female voices and performers, will perform a number of dates across Scotland in April.

The 40 Years Live tour will see Eddi bring her signature vocals to venues in Stirling, Dunfermline, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Perth.

She'll also play shows in Livingston, Motherwell, Lanark, and, Dumfries.

The singer says: "I'm delighted to be bringing this extra-special show to fans this spring.

"The past forty years have been a remarkable experience – I still can't believe it's really been that long!

"I've been lucky enough to meet and work with some incredible musicians over the years, many of whom have become lifelong friends.

"I've also witnessed a lot of change in the industry, the coming and going of many folk.

"Throughout it all, the music itself, and my love of sharing it with people, has been the constant driving force."

From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of west Scotland, to achieving huge international success, Reader's musical direction has taken numerous unexpected twists and turns over the years.

First rising to prominence as a backing vocalist for bands like Eurythmics and Gang of Four, she then joined Fairground Attraction, who stormed the charts in the late 1980s with their debut album First of a Million Kisses.

Accompanying single, Perfect, was a number one hit in the UK and earned the band Best Single at the 1989 BRIT Awards.

Over the past four decades, the singer has been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on some of the world's greatest concert and festival stages, and collaborated with a host of stars across a myriad of genres including folk, jazz, pop, world, punk and even classical work with various orchestras.

For ticket info, visit https://eddireader.co.uk/gigs/

 

Live dates 

1st April 2022 – Concert Hall, Perth
https://www.horsecross.co.uk/whats-on/eddi-reader-139802

2nd April 2022 – Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline
https://alhambradunfermline.com/event/eddi-reader/

3rd April 2022 – Howden Park Centre, Livingston
http://www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk/article/71091/Eddi-Reader---40-Years-Live

14th April 2022 – Albert Halls, Stirling
https://stirlingevents.org/albert-halls-event/eddie-reader-40th-anniversary-tour/

15th April 2022 – Memorial Hall, Lanark
https://www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk/search/eddi%20reader

16th April 2022 – Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries
https://www.crichton.co.uk/event/eddi-reader-40th-anniversary-tour-3/

19th April 2022 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
https://www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?event=3/eddi-reader

21st April 2022 – Music Hall, Aberdeen
https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/eddi-reader/

22nd April 2022 – Motherwell Theatre, Motherwell
https://www.whatsonlanarkshire.co.uk/event/066320-eddi-reader/

23rd April 2022 – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
https://www.thequeenshall.net/whats-on/eddi-reader