Jake Bugg announces November gig at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax

The musician will be performing songs from his critically acclaimed new album ‘Hearts That Strain’ at the Victoria Theatre Halifax on Monday November 26.

The show continues Jake’s ‘Hearts That Strain’ tour, a series of solo acoustic shows. This stripped back presentation allows the power of Jake’s songwriting to shine through in a live setting, attracting a glowing 4* review from The Times.

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The result was a sublime, pensive album belying Bugg’s 23 years, with reviews for the record nothing short of revelatory; the Times said in their 4* review that Jake ‘sounds better than ever’, The Guardian that he is ‘Glenn Campbell re-incarnated’ and The Daily Mail, The I and The Sun giving it glowing write ups in their 4* reviews.