Ryan Adams New album 'Ashes & Fire' out 10th October

As the 10th October release of his new Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Columbia) approaches, Ryan Adams has confirmed the dates of his first two UK shows since his sold-out tour in June: Thursday 27th October at London's Union Chapel and Friday 28th October at York Grand Opera House. Tickets for both are now on sale priced £32.50 for London and £25 for York and are available from www.gigsandtours.com Further dates will be announced as they are confirmed.

Produced by Glyn Johns (The Beatles, The Clash, Bob Dylan, etc.) and featuring guest turns from Norah Jones and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Ashes & Fire represents a new creative peak for the multiple-Grammy-nominated Adams. His critically and commercially acclaimed catalogue as a solo artist and with the Cardinals includes Heartbreaker (2000) and Gold (2001) - both produced by Johns' son Ethan - as well as Love Is Hell (2004), Cold Roses (2005) and Easy Tiger (2007).

Adams is also the CEO of his own PAX-AM label paxamrecords.com through which he has released numerous singles and last year's Cardinals III/IV double album, among others. The full tracklisting for Ashes & Fire is: Dirty Rain Ashes & Fire Come Home Rocks Do I Wait Chains Of Love Invisible Riverside Save Me Kindness Lucky Now I Love You But I Don't Know What To Say

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