Chris Antonik: 'Monarch' tour 2018: The “Future of the Blues” comes to the UK 6th- 15th April 2018

“The Canadian Gary Clark Jr… this is how modern blues should sound.” (Concert Monkey)
Celebrated Toronto-based blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Chris Antonik’s upcoming ‘Monarch’ UK tour follows hot on the heels of his latest album ‘Monarch’. Monarch, which was nominated in Canada’s prestigious 2018 Maple Blues Awards (Recording/Producer of the Year; Songwriter of the Year), confirmed Chris as one of the country’s top performers, alongside artists such as Matt Andersen, Steve Hill, and Colin James. Chris, already named ‘The Future of the Blues’ by Canada’s Blues Underground Network,  has been compared to Eric Clapton for his stunning guitar work and innovative, sensitive songwriting. His second album, ‘Better For You’ (2013), was described as “a masterpiece,” “the best Canadian blues-rock album of 2013,” and “the sound of someone taking the blues to a new place.”   Chris has already toured the UK, headlining the Upton Blues Festival in 2016, and has performed at major blues festivals across Canada and the US. He has toured the US extensively, including performances at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago (for the 2015 Buddy Guy’s Legends Blues Festival), and Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco. Catch him as he tours the UK in April.
 
Website: www.chrisantonik.com
 
Tour dates:
 
Friday 6^th April – The Old Fire Station, Carlisle, Cumbria
 
Saturday 7^th April – Ripley Town Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire
 
Sunday 8^th April – Ain’t Nothing But Blues Bar, London
 
Tuesday 10^th April – The Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs, Kent
 
Wednesday 11^th April – Worthing Pier, Southern Pavillion, Worthing, West Sussex
 
Thursday 12^th April – The Troubadour, London
 
Friday 13^th April – Globe At Hay, Hay On Wye, Cwmbran, Wales
 
Saturday 14^th April – Borough Blues Club, Cwmbran, Wales
 
Sunday 15^th April – O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire, HRH Blues