Foy Vance: The Wake World Tour

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Presented by In Munich

Foy Vance's seventh album, The Wake, marks the conclusion of a decade-long journey characterized by relentless self-searching and life-changing revelations. During a performance on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in January 1999, the Northern Irish-born singer/songwriter experienced a moment of unprecedented transcendence on stage and learned the next morning that his father had suffered a fatal heart attack that very night. Overcome with both grief and a driving clarity, Vance immediately made the decision to create seven albums inspired by the loss of his father - a traveling preacher who relocated the family to the American South when Vance was a baby, and who set him on his life path early in his childhood by teaching him guitar. By turns harrowing, ecstatic and profoundly enlightening, The Wake reveals an artist intensely dedicated to preserving the human spirit in an often unforgiving world.

Produced by Ethan Johns (the Brit Award-winning producer known for his work with Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne and others), The Wake brings together Vance's raspy vocals in a powerful fusion of folk, soul and Southern blues, infusing each moment with unbridled vitality. In his intimate exploration of the human condition, the Scotland-based artist muses on deeply personal themes (e.g. fatherhood, heartbreak) as well as existential questions (the fleeting nature of time, the looming crisis of an unchecked rise of AI). As the final installment in a series of albums that began with his 2007 debut Hope - and which also includes outstanding works such as 2016's The Wild Swan (executive produced by Elton John), 2019's From Muscle Shoals and To Memphis (recorded at the historic FAME Studios and Sam Phillips Recording Studios) and 2021's Signs of Life (partly recorded at Vance's home in the Scottish Highlands) - the result is the purest condensation of his truly unique artistry to date, bringing a defiant joy to songs of longing, loss and hard-won acceptance.

€1 per ticket goes to International Justice Mission:https://www.ijm.org/