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Today, The Marcus King Band shared their first-ever official music video for “Goodbye Carolina,” a poignant, lyrical ballad from their critically acclaimed album Carolina Confessions. The visual, directed by Tess Lafia and shot in Nashville, is a stunning portrayal of the pain and struggle of change, a subject that resonates with King, who recently moved to Music City from his native Greenville, South Carolina.

“With all my material, I like the listener to draw their own conclusion as to the meaning of the lyrics; I want the song to be what it means to you.” Marcus remarks. “That being said, ‘Goodbye Carolina’ came to me in a daydream, an apparition of a dear songwriter friend we had lost only a year prior. I wrote from his perspective, and often feel the song was written through me. The lyrics simultaneously describe my need to break out and escape bad memories, loss, and pain associated with my hometown, using the state as a personification of things I decided to leave behind.”

With the release of the acclaimed, Dave Cobb produced Carolina Confessions and an unceasing string of standout performances, The Marcus King Band have become one of the most exciting new arrivals in American music. The band — guitarist vocalist and songwriter, Marcus King, drummer Jack Ryan, bassist Stephen Campbell, trumpeter/trombonist Justin Johnson, sax player Dean Mitchell and keyboard player DeShawn “D-Vibes” Alexander, are fresh from a standout week at this year’s SXSW, including searing sets at Willie Nelson’s Luck Revival and Antone’s, which Rolling Stone named one of the festival’s 30 best performances.

The band also recently performed a mesmerizing version of “Goodbye Carolina” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — watch HERE.

The official video release comes as the soulful rockers embark on a high-profile international tour. Beginning April 9th, The Marcus King Band will make their second trip to Japan for the Billboard Live Festival, play dates in Australia as a part of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, return home for three headlining dates at The Brooklyn Bowl in June, before heading to Europe for festival plays. Returning to the States in early July MKB, will then join country music juggernaut Chris Stapleton for his All-American Road Show tour.

Most recently it was announced the band will perform as a part of the historic Woodstock 50 Festival this August. For more information and tickets please visit www.marcuskingband.com

June 15 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Festival
June 16 – Holmfirth, UK @ Holmfirth Picturedrome
June 18 – Leeds, UK @ The Wardrobe
June 19 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
June 21 – Kent, UK – Black Deer Festival.

Multi-Platinum US singer/songwriter Kip Moore has confirmed a second run of UK headline shows for later this year.

With tickets for his initial 4-show UK run in May – part of his intimate ‘Room To Spare’ acoustic tour – selling out immediately, the Nashville-based artist will return in September for a trio of full-band, full-throttle electric dates.

“To have a fan base in the U.K. is never lost on me, and especially to be playing rooms like the ones we do. There’s a unique thing between us and these fans that’s been building for years. I can’t wait to get back in front of them.“ – Kip Moore.

KIP MOORE UK HEADLINE SHOWS 2019:-

ACOUSTIC SHOWS:-
26th May – Manchester, Academy 2 (sold out)
27th May – Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket (sold out)
29th May – Birmingham, Town Hall (sold out)
30th May – London, Cadogan Hall (sold out)

Support on these shows comes from Jillian Jacqueline.

NEWLY ADDED ELECTRIC SHOWS:-
2nd September – London, Roundhouse
4th September – Glasgow, O2 Academy
5th September – Belfast, Ulster Hall

Support tbc.

Tickets for the new shows go on sale Friday 29th March at 10:00AM
www.gigsandtours.com || www.ticketmaster.co.uk || www.axs.com/uk

In advance of these shows, Kip Moore’s ‘Room To Spare: The Acoustic Sessions’ EP – already available on CD / digital – will be released on vinyl for Record Store Day on
13th April; this special RSD version adds 5 additional tracks from Moore’s previous studio recordings – ‘Plead The Fifth’, ‘Last Shot’, ‘The Bull’ & ‘Guitar Man’ from his latest, wildly-acclaimed ‘Slowheart’ album (2017), plus ‘That Was Us’ from the highly-praised ‘Wild Ones’ (2015).

All of the tracks on this release were hand-picked by Moore, providing an essential playlist for his loyal following.

“I’m still a big believer that there’s something special about the physical part of buying a record,” says Moore. “For me, there’s nothing better than the sound of vinyl, so I’m really happy that these songs can now be heard in that way.”

‘ROOM TO SPARE: THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS’
Official Vinyl Track-List:-

SIDE A: ‘Room To Spare – The Acoustic Sessions’
1. Plead The Fifth
2. Tennessee Boy
3. Love You To The Moon
4. It Ain’t California
5. Wish It Was Me
6. Come Home With You
7. Part Of Growing Up

SIDE B: Kip Essentials
1. Plead The Fifth (Studio Version)
2. That Was Us (Studio Version)
3. The Bull (Studio Version)
4 Last Shot (Studio Version)
5. Guitar Man (Studio Version)

Fans can purchase this special limited edition vinyl format at participating record stores, available to locate here.

Moore recently unleashed his new single, ‘The Bull’, from his aforementioned third studio album, ‘Slowheart’, a record that garnered instant praise from critics as the “sound of an uncompromising, genre-defying artist firing on all cylinders” (NOISEY); his energetic, emotion-driven live performances prove why he’s “one of country music’s most tireless and powerful live draws” (Rolling Stone).

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