World Service 14 Date UK Tour
Last modified: 16 Jun 2004
Artist: Delirious?
Label: Furious? Records
Date: 16 Jun 2004
So it seems like a good time to tell you about something else we're excited about. It's our Autumn UK tour, and to put it simply, it's the biggest and best thing Delirious? have done at home since the band have been wearing long trousers. With 14 dates taking in over 25,000 people, the World Service Tour is the perfect follow-on to a day like the trip down to Alton Towers and other UK festivals dates planned this summer.
'There's a sense of new phase happening right now,' says Martin. 'It's as if there's a new season for us to minister through music and live concerts. Recent gigs have felt like being at church without a preacher up front. We were cautious five years ago, perhaps we were worried about offending people. It's as if permission has been given for it all to happen again.'
Stew agrees. 'We're not intimidated by venues or people. It's all much easier to let God do what He wants. If that feels uncomfortable, then fine. We're much more flexible to allow God to do more, so He does more.'
And if the band are expecting more from God, the fans can expect more from the band. As well as a massive 30' x 40' projection screen playing new videos, you'll also be in line for the biggest of all treats at the start of the show: the Rock n Roll Worship Circus. If you've not heard the band before then there's time to put it right, but you'd better act fast. Their blend of outrageously good tunes with outrageously God-focused attitude makes a live show something not to be missed. Here's what Stew has to say about them:
'Worship Circus are totally in the pocket with us, - we're both in the same place in terms of what we're trying to do, pushing the boat out and playing great music.'
So having last turned up the heat with a major UK tour in 2002 - on the celebrated Fire Tour - it's the ideal time to start getting excited about seeing the band up close and personal again.
Tickets are on sale now from seetickets.com / 0871 220 0260
October 5th Tuesday
Portsmouth Guildhall,
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB
Tickets / info: 0239 282 4355
October 6th Wednesday
Reading - The Hexagon,
Queens Walk, Reading Berkshire RG1 7UA
Tickets / info: 0118 960 6060
October 8th Friday
Maidstone Leisure Center,
(Mote Hall) Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent ME15 7RN
Tickets / info: 01622 761 111
October 9th Saturday
Cambridge Corn Exchange,
3 Parsons Crt, Wheeler St, Cambridge CB2 3QE
Tickets / info: 01223 357 851
October 12th Tuesday
Bristol Colston Hall,
Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR
Tickets / info: 0117 922 3686
October 13th Wednesday
London Shepherds Bush Empire,
Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8TT
Tickets / info: 0870 771 2000
October 14th Thursday
Wolverhampton Civic Hall,
North St. Wolverhampton, WV1 1RQ
Tickets / info: 01902 552 121
October 15th Friday
Exeter (Uni) Great Hall,
Devonshire House, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4PZ
Tickets / info: 01392 425 309
October 16th Saturday
Liverpool Royal Court,
1 Roe St. Liverpool, Merseyside L1 1HL
Tickets / info: 0151 709 4321
October 19th Tuesday
Bradford St Georges Hall,
Bridge St., Bradford, BD1 1JS
Tickets / info: 01274 432 000
October 20th Wednesday
Milton Keynes - Bletchley Leisure Ctr,
Princess Way, Bletchely, Milton Keynes MK2 2HQ
Tickets / info: 01908 377 251
October 21st Thursday
Dunfermline The Vine,
131 Garvock Hill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY11 4JU
Tickets / info: 01383 736 320
October 22nd Friday
Dunfermline, The Vine,
131 Garvock Hill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY11 4JU
Tickets / info: 01383 736 320
October 23rd Saturday
Belfast Waterfront Hall,
2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, BT1 3WH
Tickets / info: 0289 033 4455