He has beaten the World Record for most shows, played in multiple cities, in 24 hours. The U.K. musician performed 15 shows in 24 hours over the weekend, breaking Hunter Hayes’ record of 10.

Frank Turner took to the road last weekend in an audacious attempt to break the World Record (which stood at ten) for most shows, played in multiple cities, in 24 hours. And the musician, who is originally from Hampshire, succeeded in his attempt playing 15 different shows between the hours of 12.30 p.m. on the 4th and 5th of May 2024. Although his attempt has not yet been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Turner’s attempt was in honour of the U.K. Music Venue Trust (a U.K. charity that supports grassroots venues), and he played 15 shows of 20 minutes (or more) in support of independent music venues. Each show was ticketed by an independent record store and held in an independent venue. He beat the previous world record held by Hunter Hayes, who performed 10 concerts in different cities in 24 hours back in 2014. Prior to Hayes, Flaming Lips were the record-holders with eight shows in 2012.

“I’m extremely proud — and yet more exhausted — after completing the challenge to get the world record,” he said in a statement. “The main drive for me was to highlight the work of independent venues and record shops and the Music Venue Trust, as well as bringing over 3000 people together in 24 hours for a good time. I did 24 shows in 24 hours in London in 2009, but this was arguably a bigger challenge, and a more official one. Time for some sleep!”

On Saturday, he shared a “before” photo on Instagram, where he thanked those joining him to make the endeavour a reality, but also jokingly admitted “This is a terrible idea” before adding the rallying message of “Let’s do this.”

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  His “after” shot is as celebratory as it should be, taken from the stage with cheering fans behind him. “Proud. Tired. Grateful. Long live independent music,” he wrote in the caption.

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Music Venue Trust CEO and Founder Mark Davyd said in a statement that the organization will submit “all the details of these shows, the evidence required to verify each event, over to Guinness World Records and we believe they will recognise that Frank is the new world record holder.”

Turner is set to tour in support of his recently released Undefeated. The tour kicks off on May 23 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at XL Live.

Catch Frank on the road here.

His latest album ‘Undefeated’ debuts on the 3rd of May, and it’s fair to say that it is generating a lot of excitement among fans of Frank. So far, Frank has released three songs from the new album and the latest song, ‘Letters’, comes complete with a new music video.

The track is taken from Frank’s upcoming 10th album, Undefeated, which is due out on May 3 via Xtra Mile.

The latest single also came with an announcement of a European tour, and he told UK fans to ‘stay tuned’ via his social media. So here’s hoping for a UK tour announcement soon, too.

“Letters is a song that I’ve been working on for a long time,” he reveals. “In some ways, I’ve been writing it since a genuine pen-friendship of mine dried up when I was a kid, when the mixtapes stopped coming through the post.

“It’s a song about communication and its breakdown, about nostalgia for teenage romance, and about how reassessing those things as an adult can be the start of a healing process.”

Watch the video here:

Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981) is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of the post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band’s split in 2005. In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of Ben Lloyd (guitar, mandolin), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir (piano, mandolin) and Callum Green (drums).

To date, Turner has released nine solo albums, four compilation albums of rarities, one retrospective “best of” album, one split album, and five EPs. Turner’s ninth and most recent studio album, FTHC, was released on 11 February 2022 and reached number 1 in the UK albums chart in the week following its release.

You can catch Frank in Europe here.

He is also scheduled to play at 2000Trees this summer.

FTHC is set to drop on February 11th, 2022. To keep us sane in the wait, Frank Turner has dropped the new track “Non Serviam”. Showing us anger in the raw screams and quick pace that we haven’t seen before in Frank’s music. This change in sound has been met with an incredible reception, and people now believe Frank Turner when he said promised the album “goes in a bit harder“. Coming in after “I Haven’t Been Doing So Well”, this new insight into FTHC leaves lots of questions about what can be expected from the record. You can pre-order FTHC here.

Non Serviam – the first song on FTHC for you all. Wasn’t kidding when I said this album goes in a bit harder. Enjoyhttps://t.co/O1qh4zyV5o pic.twitter.com/1EDG9kDsor

— Frank Turner (@frankturner) October 29, 2021

Frank Turner has been touring the globe under his own name for over 15 years and has really achieved it all; which he goes into detail about in his book The Road Beneath My Feet (2015). Now as he gears up for a huge headliner across the UK in early 2022, Turner may be playing some of his wildest shows with these new songs, and they won’t be ones to be missed. Touring alongside Pet Needs and Truck Stop HoneyMoon, with a special appearance from Snuff for Brixton’s show only. You can grab your tickets here, and be sure to get them soon before they sell out.

Frank Turner UK 2022 tour dates:

18/01/22- Corn Exchange- Ipswich
19/01- UEA- Norwich
21/01- Junction- Cambridge
22/01- Gliderdrome- Boston
23/01- City Hall- Hull
25/01- City Hall- Newcastle
26/01- The Liquid Room- Edinburgh
28/01- Lemon Tree- Aberdeen
30/01- SWGS- Glasgow
01/02- University Reflectory- Leeds
02/02- The Tivoli- Buckley
04/02- O2 Academy- Liverpool
05/02- O2 Academy- Sheffield
06/02- Academy- Manchester
08/02- Trashed- Cardiff
09/02- HMV Empire- Coventry
11/02- Rock City- Nottingham
12/02- O2 Academy- Leicester
13/02- O2 Institute- Birmingham
14/02- Sin City- Swansea
16/02- O2 Academy- Bristol
18/02- the Forum- Bath
19/02- O2 Guildhall- Southampton
20/02- Dome- Brighton
22/02- University- Exeter
23/02- The Hexagon- Reading
25/02- Lea Cliffs Hall- Folkestone
27/02- O2 Brixton Academy- London

You can listen to Frank Turner’s new song “Non Serviam” below:

Frank Turner is now back with his ninth solo album, FTHC, or Frank Turner Hardcore. Possibly leaning on his days with punk-rock band Million Dead, Frank Turner is getting ready for this huge release. Giving us a hint at its sound with upbeat, and more rock-sounding “Haven’t Been Doing So Well”. Trading in his acoustic guitar for his shiny sounding electric, Frank Turner preps us for one of the most exciting turns in his career. There are still signs of his love for that country twang peppered throughout. “It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months,” Turner said in a statement. The album is set to drop on February 11th, 2022.

Alongside this news, Frank Turner is gearing up for ‘The Never-Ending Tour of Everywhere’ that will see him play… well everywhere. Including stops in Newcastle, Reading, and the city that made him, London. Touring alongside Pet Needs and Truck Stop HoneyMoon, with a special appearance from Snuff for Brixton’s show only. These shows range in size and are sure to be some of Frank’s best shows to date, having had so much time to build up to them.

Get yourself pre-sale access to my ‘The Never Ending Tour of Everywhere’ by pre-ordering FTHC now. Pre-sale kicks off Wednesday 22nd Sept https://t.co/3M14Z1mOkEpic.twitter.com/SqqLJfliOE

— Frank Turner (@frankturner) September 19, 2021

You can catch Frank Turner on These dates:

18/01/22- Corn Exchange- Ipswich
19/01- UEA- Norwich
21/01- Junction- Cambridge
22/01- Gliderdrome- Boston
23/01- City Hall- Hull
25/01- City Hall- Newcastle
26/01- The Liquid Room- Edinburgh
28/01- Lemon Tree- Aberdeen
30/01- SWGS- Glasgow
01/02- University Reflectory- Leeds
02/02- The Tivoli- Buckley
04/02- O2 Academy- Liverpool
05/02- O2 Academy- Sheffield
06/02- Academy- Manchester
08/02- Trashed- Cardiff
09/02- HMV Empire- Coventry
11/02- Rock City- Nottingham
12/02- O2 Academy- Leicester
13/02- O2 Institute- Birmingham
14/02- Sin City- Swansea
16/02- O2 Academy- Bristol
18/02- the Forum- Bath
19/02- O2 Guildhall- Southampton
20/02- Dome- Brighton
22/02- University- Exeter
23/02- The Hexagon- Reading
25/02- Lea Cliffs Hall- Folkestone
27/02- O2 Brixton Academy- London

You can pre-order FTHC here, to get early access to tickets pre-order by 5 pm on the 21st of September- or get your tickets here.

2000 Trees Festival have revealed that, the Detroit experimental hardcore band, The Armed, are among the final band’s to be revealed as part of the #7DaysOfTrees – which will take place this week and will see one band announced each day to complete this year’s electric line-up.

Speaking about this year’s line-up, Festival organiser, James Scarlett, said: “I’m very proud of the Trees line up this year and I think the thing getting me most excited at the moment is the number of bands that feel like they are about to break big.

“If you don’t know all the bands from the following list then get on it now. Culture Abuse, Dune Rats, YONAKA, Free Throw, Drug Church, Gouge Away, ANGEL DU$T, Can’t Swim… I could go on!”

The Armed, are among the final band’s to be announced as part of the #7DaysOfTrees, it comes after The Wildhearts and Raketkanon were revealed as part of the #7DaysOfTrees. The Detroit-based band will be joining an already electric bill that includes a trio of stellar headliners including Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, You Me At Six, and deaf Havana will headline the three day festival, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday receptively.

Joining headliners Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, on Thursday the 11th of July 2019, will be While She Sleeps, Flogging Molly, Turnstile, YONAKA, Jamie Lenman, Comeback Kid, Milk Teeth, Puppy, DE STAAT, Show Me The Body, Le Butcherettes, Wallflower, Holding Absence, Blood Youth, Conjurer, Life, WSTR, Palm Reader, Press To Me Co, Loathe, Orchards, Nervus, Petrol Girls, Johnny Lloyd, Haggard Cat, Sulli, Seur, Imperial Leisure, Holiday Oscar, Frauds, Phoxjaw, False Advertising, and Floorboards.

Thanks again @ClassicRockMag for revealing our latest addition… @TheWildhearts!! These guys are an all-time fave for one of our founders, so having them at the festival is pretty damn incredible. pic.twitter.com/pQDlFVQRwp

— 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) April 26, 2019

The following names are also on the bill and joining headliners, You Me At Six, on Friday the 12th of July 2019, is As It Is, Cancer Bats, Pulled Apart By Horses, Skinny Lister, Rolo Tomassi, Indoor Pets, Cavetown, Dream State, Hands The Houses, The Dangerous Summer, Grace Petrie, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Drug Church, Angel Dust, Gouge Away, Modern Error, Slow Crush, The Wood Burning Savages, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Heavy Lungs, Indigo Lo, Pengshui, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, Crazy Arm, Sean McGowan, Groundculture, Lice, I Told You I Would Eat You, Oxygen Thief, Brand New Friend, Deux Furieuses, and All Ears Avow.

An absolute pleasure to have @Raketkanon at TREES 19 – thanks @AlreadyHeardUK for unveiling the big news #7DaysOfTrees pic.twitter.com/Nx9ycIygQS — 2000trees Festival (@2000trees) April 27, 2019

Speaking about their headline spot, You Me At Six said: “We’re really looking forward to headlining 2000trees Festival this summer. We’ve heard many amazing things about the festival, in particular it’s unrivalled atmosphere and location. The line-up is always superb, so it’s going to be a pleasure to be a part of things this year. It’s going to be a special show.”

Finally, completing Saturday’s line-up and supporting headliners deaf havana will be Every Time I Die, Frank Iero and The Future Violents, The Skints, A, Therapy?, Culture Abuse, Martha, The Black Queen, Dune Rats, The Bottom Line, Muncie Girls, Can’t Swim, Single Mothers, Vukovi, Free Throw, Celopatrick, Dangerface, False Heads, Slingshot Dakota, MOL, Spielbergs, Cold years, Higher Power, Normandie, The ST, Pierre Snake Invasion, the Drew Thomson Foundation, Sunshine Frisbee La Serbeam, Delaire, The Liar, A.A. Williams, and John.

This year’s Electric Fields festival will be returning to Drumlanrig Castle, in Dumfries and Galloway. However, this year’s festival  has been moved to new dates and will take place between the 4th and 6th of July 2019. Scottish artists set to appear, at the festival, include The Van T’s, Emme Woods, Vistas, Fauves and Alligator.

Joining the trio of headliners will be Friendly Fires, Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family, Nadine Shah, The Skatalites, The Futureheads, Kero Kero Bonito, Malcolm Middleton, Free Love, The Spook School, Our Girl, Gently Tender, Heavy Lungs, Onr, and Fur.

The following acts are also on the bill and will be joining the already stellar line-up is Honey Lung, Heavy Rapids, Squid, Bad Nerves, Hyyts, 13 Crowes, Snack Villain, Slime City, Lee Clark, Tiderays, The Lutras, Voodoos, Snash, The Mind Sweepers, Kasama, and Kate Kyle.

Completing the first series of acts is Frozen Shores, Athens Of The North, Hot Mess, Lala B2b Liam Doc, Ida’s Acid Flash, Miss World, Soul Jam, Headset’s Gay Garage, Popular Music, Heaters, Definition, Club Mediterraneo, John Gavin, Billy Kirkwood, Donald Alexander, Stephen Buchanan, Ruth Cockburn, and Krystal Evans.

Speaking about this years line-up , Electric Fields co-founder, Nick Roberts, said: “We’re delighted to be back for another year, with an amazing line-up of artists we love. As ever we’ve got some of the best headliners going matched with the finest up and coming bands from around the country, combining for what will be a totally brilliant three days. We’re also very excited to be taking place in July for the first time which we’re sure will make it a scorcher – here’s to a hot, music filled weekend of fun.”

To celebrate releasing the first wave of artists or EF19 we’re giving away 3 pairs of tickets for this year’s festival! Simply LIKE and RT this tweet to enter. Competition closes at 11pm tonight pic.twitter.com/7nx9tNXEyP

— Electric Fields (@Electric_Fields) February 20, 2019

Organisers of the festival have taken the decision to limit capacity to 5,000 for this year’s Electric Fields festival. Speaking about why they made the decision, organisers have said, they made the decision in order to maintain the special atmosphere with, “ace bands playing to intimate crowds, with no queues or cramped campsites and tons of space for you to enjoy yourself”.