Paul has announced that he’s looking for local solo/acoustic artists to support him at each of his upcoming acoustic shows at Bath, Wolverhampton, Cambridge, Leicester, York, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Stockton-on-Tees. “Back at the height of Britpop, my band Mansun ran a competition to give a local band a support slot on every gig of our biggest UK tour, playing to 50,000 people. Once … Read More
NOVEMBER ACOUSTIC TOUR TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Following a very successful acoustic tour in the USA, and his recent full band performance at Festival Number 6, Paul will be embarking on a UK acoustic tour this November. For this tour he will be playing in smaller, more intimate venues for the first time, accompanied by his guitarist Ben Sink. The setlist will include tracks from his debut solo album … Read More
“A SET OF PSYCH-FLECKED POMP ROCK AT ITS FINEST…” NME REVIEWS PAUL AT FESTIVAL NO: 6
NME have given Paul’s set at Festival Number 6 in Portmeirion a great review, describing it as ‘Pomp Rock at its finest‘. Paul’s set featured four full length songs from Mansun’s album ‘Six‘, and the article picks up the strong links between the album and the cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’, which was filmed at Portmeirion. ““It’s Festival No 6, why do you … Read More
PAUL DRAPER IN GUARDIAN’S REVIEW OF FESTIVAL NO. 6
The Guardian have reviewed Festival No.6, at which Paul performed an hour long set which included four tracks from Mansun’s ‘Six’, described by the Guardian as ‘a slice of misunderstood brilliance‘. You can read the full review HERE . The four tracks performed by Paul and his band were: Six (full album version) Negative Legacy Being A Girl (parts one and … Read More
‘CLASSIC POP MAGAZINE’ RUNS MAJOR FEATURE ON ‘SIX’
‘Six’, the cult second album by Paul’s former band Mansun, is the subject of a major feature in this month’s Classic Pop Magazine, examining the themes in both the music and the album art. ‘Six’ is described as a cross between Abbey Road and Princes Parade. To read this fascinating article, get your copy from WHSmith, Tesco and independent newsagents or buy the issue online now … Read More
TUNE IN TO PAUL ON BBC6 TONIGHT AT 6PM.
Paul will be joining Steve Lamacq’s Roundtable tonight to review a selection of the week’s new releases. Tune in to BBC6 Music tonight from 6pm. BBC6 Music is available to listen to online at https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_6music .
BARGAINS DISAPPEARING FAST AT THE PAUL DRAPER STORE SALE
There are still good bargains to be had at the Official Store summer sale, but items are selling fast. The white vinyls of ‘Spooky Action’ have sold out but there are a few remaining clear vinyls available which come with an art print hand signed by Paul. ‘Live At The Scala’, the fantastic live gig recorded at Paul’s sell out debut solo … Read More
‘SPOOKY ACTION’ CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY!
Happy 1st Birthday to Paul Draper’s debut solo album, ‘Spooky Action’! Charting at number 19 in the Official UK Charts, it features standout tracks ‘Feeling My Heart Run Slow’, ‘Things People Want’ and ‘Friends Make The Worst Enemies’. On all streaming services now! Catch Paul live on his November 2018 acoustic tour: http://pauldraperofficial.com/tour-dates/ Treat yourself in the summer sale: https://pauldraper.tmstor.es/
PAUL TO APPEAR AT KSCOPE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ON 2ND OCTOBER.
Paul will be helping Kscope celebrate 10 years as a label by appearing at their 10th anniversary event, to be held at Union Chapel in London on Tuesday 2nd October 2018. Paul will play an acoustic set at the event, accompanied by guitarist Ben Sink. Tickets are now on sale: HERE !