Sophie Ellis-Bextor has booked a UK record store tour for her new album ‘Perimenopop’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced a series of record store performances and signings across the UK to celebrate the release of her eighth studio album ‘Perimenopop’, due 12th September.

The tour includes a mixture of signing events and live performances, beginning in Manchester on 9th September, with stops in Liverpool, Southampton, Oxford, Birmingham, Coventry, Nantwich, Brighton and Kingston. A special Q&A session will take place at London’s HMV Oxford Street on 13th September. The dates follow Ellis-Bextor’s album launch show at London’s KOKO on 8th September.

‘Perimenopop’ features previously released tracks ‘Freedom of the Night’, ‘Relentless Love’, and ‘Vertigo’. The album sees Ellis-Bextor collaborate with MNEK and Jon Shave on recent single ‘Taste’. ‘Freedom of the Night’, which was A-listed at Radio 2, saw Ellis-Bextor reunite with collaborator Sophie Muller for its video.

Following the record store dates, Ellis-Bextor will embark on a European headline tour.

The dates in full read:

SEPTEMBER
8 KOKO, London, UK
9 HMV, Manchester, UK*
9 The Dome, Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK**
10 Vinilo, Southampton, UK*
11 O2 Academy, Truck Store, Oxford, UK**
13 HMV Oxford Street, London, UK*
14 The Vault, HMV, Birmingham, UK*
14 Empire, HMV, Coventry, UK**
15 Applestump, Nantwich, UK*
15 Chalk, HMV, Brighton, UK**
16 TBA, Banquet, Kingston, UK**
22 Fabrique, Milan, Italy
23 Volkhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
25 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 Dornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
29 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
30 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany

OCTOBER
1 Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany
3 Poolen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Fållan, Stockholm, Sweden
5 Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
7 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany
9 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland

*Signing Events (Q&A – Oxford Street only)
**Performances