All aboard The Africa Express!

Africa Express, the Damon Albarn curated rolling circus of African and Western musicians and performers, has been asked to take part in the London 2012 Festival during the Paralympic Games with a Barbican organised tour that will go around Great Britain – not in a tour bus – but on a special  train – The Africa Express!  The Africa Express musical adventure will travel through GB, bringing together eighty African and Western musicians for an inspirational week for artists and audiences alike and featuring – amongst many others, Damon Albarn,  Amadou & Mariam,  Rokia Traore, Kano, Baloji, Charli XCX, Fatoumata Diarawa, Noisettes,  Jupiter & Okwess International and Jack Steadman (Bombay Bicycle Club) .  Expect unexpected gigs in unexpected places! Look out for  visits to schools, factories, homes and local clubs. Each day, each town, each show will be different. After a week of magic and mayhem, the tour arrives at Granary Square in King’s Cross, London. A united army of musicians armed with new music will be ready for a final show – a collaborative musical epic that defies musical and geographical boundaries!

All aboard The Africa Express…… with confirmed shows at

3rd September  Middlesborough Town Hall   Tickets: £15 plus booking fee. www.seetickets.com  / 01642 729 729

4th September   The Arches, Edinburgh   Tickets: £15 plus booking fee. www.thearches.co.uk / 0141 5651000

5th September  HMV Ritz, Manchester    Tickets: £15 plus booking fee.  www.bandonthewall.org / www.ticketwall.org / 0845 2 500 500

6th September  Solus, Cardiff University Tickets: £15 plus booking fee. www.seetickets.com / 02920 230130

7th September The Big Top @ Creative Common, Bristol Tickets: £17.50 plus booking fee www.colstonhall.org / 0117 922 3686

8th  September  Granary Square, King’s Cross, London    Tickets: £20 plus booking fee.   www.Kililive.com  / 0207 6388891