Music
10 Sep 12

Eleanor McEvoy Undertakes UK Tour in Hearse!

An unusual mode of transport will take the Irish singer from Bristol to Stranraer.

The Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy is preparing to set off on her next UK tour, starting Friday, September 14, in a hearse. That’s why she’s calling it the 'Girl In A Black Car' tour.

As McEvoy puts it, “I could never do this tour in Ireland as people would bless themselves as I drive by!”

McEvoy is following in the tyre tracks of rock legend Neil Young who, with his then band The Squires, famously drove from Toronto to Hollywood in a hearse he called Mortimer.

Her UK tour will see McEvoy play London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other towns en route. It will run until Friday, October 5 and will be followed by the release of her new single ‘Don’t Blame the Tune’.

The complete list of dates on the 'Girl In A Black Car' tour reads as follows:

Friday Sept 14 – Maltby – The Rock

Saturday Sept 15 – Gatehouse of Fleet – The Mill on The Fleet

Sunday Sept 16 – Glasgow – Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club

Tuesday Sept 18 Sept – Edinburgh – The Caves

Wednesday Sept 19 – Glasgow – The Glad Café

Thursday Sept 20 Gourock – Café Continental

Friday Sept 21 – Glasgow – Airdrie Town Hall

Saturday Sept 22 – Rothesay – Craigmore Bowling Club

Tuesday Sept 25 – Leigh on Sea – The Hoy

Wednesday Sept 26 – Matlock Bath – The Fishpond

Thursday Sept 27 – London – Surya, Kings Cross