LIVE: The Burning Hell
Canadian garage-pop oddballs The Burning Hell are known for tour schedules as densely packed as their lyrics, and they’re certainly no strangers to adversity on the road, having completed an unofficial world-record-breaking tour of ten shows in ten countries in 24 hours, and in a more typical year playing everywhere from Belarus to the Yukon to the Faroe Islands to far above the Arctic Circle in Norway.
But the coronavirus pandemic has kept them unusually grounded, and their upcoming tour dates in November 2021 are the result of two consecutive reschedulings. Band members Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom released a duo album of labour songs for the gig economy called “Never Work” on May 1, 2020, but they’ll be taking the full band on the road with them this autumn, playing songs from “Never Work”, new songs about birds and the apocalypse from their upcoming record, as well as plenty of older favourites.
The Burning Hell has always been a joyous, celebratory live band, and after a year and a half of pacing around inside, they’re more eager than ever to hit the road again and play and sing their hearts out wherever they go.
The Burning Hell
”Third Time’s the Charm” Tour, 2021
The Burning Hell this time are (clockwise) Mathias Kom, Ariel Sharratt, Jake Nichols, Kelly McMichael
October 2021
Fri., 22.10. CA - St. John’s (NL) - RockHouse** | SOLD OUT
Sun., 24.10. CA - Charlottetown (PEI) - Trailside**
Wed., 27.10. CA - Fredericton (NB) - The Cap**
Thu., 28.10. CA - Halifax (NS) - The Carleton** | SOLD OUT
November 2021
Mon., 1.11. UK - Manchester - Night & Day* | Tickets
Tue., 2.11. UK - Glasgow - Glad Café* | Tickets
Wed., 3.11. UK - Newcastle - Cumberland Arms* | Tickets
Thu., 4.11. UK - Ormskirk - Gallery Cafe*
Fri., 5.11. UK - Liverpool - Outpost* | Tickets
Sat., 6.11. UK - Hebden Bridge - Trades Club* | SOLD OUT
Sun., 7.11. UK - Eaglescliffe - Eaglefest* | Tickets
Mon., 8.11. UK - Nottingham - The Chameleon* | SOLD OUT
Tue. 9. 11. UK - Sheffield - Dorothy Pax (first)* | Tickets
Wed., 10.11. UK - Sheffield - Dorothy Pax (second)* | Tickets
Thu., 11.11. UK - Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach* | Tickets
Fri., 12.11. UK - Brighton - Hope & Ruin* | Tickets
Sat., 13.11. UK - Ramsgate - Ramsgate Music Hall* | SOLD OUT
Sun., 14.11. UK - London - The Lexington* | SOLD OUT
Thu., 18.11.2021 DE - Hamburg - Aalhaus **| SOLD OUT
Fri., 19.11. DK - Aalborg - Studenterhuset | Tickets
Sat., 20.11. DE- Kiel - Hansa 48
Sun., 21.11. DE - Berlin - Marie Antoinette (first) | Tickets
Mo., 22.11. DE - Berlin - Marie Antoinette (second) | Tickets
Tue., 23.11. DE - Darmstadt - Jugendhof Bessunger Forst | email stubenpost@gmail.com to reserve
Wed., 24.11. DE - Köln - Gebäude 9 | Tickets
Thu., 25.11. CH - Schaffhausen - TabTap | Tickets
Fri.,26.11. DE - Schorndorf - Manufaktur** | Tickets
Sat., 27.11. DE - München - Glockenbachwerkstatt** | Tickets
Sun., 28.11. DE - Fürth - Badstr.8 | Tickets
Mon., 29.11. AT - Wien - Replugged** | Tickets
Tue., 30.11. DE - Dresden - Ostpol | Tickets
(Shows marked * w/ Paper Beat Scissors supporting;
shows marked ** with Kelly McMichael supporting)
Kelly McMichael (based in St John’s, Canada) is known for her commanding stage presence, striking vocals and clever songwriting. Her debut LP (May 2021) has attracted international attention and praise as a breakthrough Independent release. Recorded with Jake Nicoll of The Burning Hell, who also played drums and co-produced the album, ‘Waves’ has dreamy and timeless pop/rock arrangements that incorporate psychedelia, synth-pop, americana and grunge to support Kelly’s distinctively emotive and soulful expressions.
Paper Beat Scissors is the project of Montreal, Canada's dislocated-Brit Tim Crabtree. Labelled "Stunning" by the BBC's "Whispering" Bob Harris, the finger-picked guitar and intricate arrangements all serve to support a voice that enchants and "freezes time" (Folk Radio UK). Over the last 10 years Crabtree has shared the stage with the likes of Martha Wainwright, Sun Kil Moon, Dan Mangan and Tanya Tagaq. In the studio Crabtree has worked with members of Arcade Fire and the new album "Parallel Line" was mixed by Beck engineer Dean Nelson alongside Sandro Perri.