Paul Heaton

British musician

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October 11 2024 Heaton announced the release of his new album 'The Mighty Several', produced by Ian Broudie.
June 28 2024 Heaton performed at Glastonbury Festival with backing singer Rianne Downey.
February 2023 Paul Heaton appeared on the Channel 4 documentary Grayson Perry's Full English, showcasing his crisp packet collection and donating a display of Murphy’s Crisps flavours to an exhibition.
2022 Heaton and Jacqui Abbott released their latest collaborative album titled 'N.K-Pop.'
2022 To celebrate his 60th birthday, Paul Heaton sent money to 60 pubs across the UK and Ireland, enabling them to offer free pints.
December 2022 During the tour, Jacqui Abbott took ill, leading Paul Heaton to continue the tour solo before inviting guest singers for the Irish shows in early 2023.
2020 Heaton continued his collaboration with Jacqui Abbott by releasing the album 'Manchester Calling.'
2020 Their fourth album 'Manchester Calling' became Heaton's first UK Number 1 album in over twenty years.
June 21 2019 Heaton and Jacqui Abbott performed The Last King Of Pop at an outdoor headline show at Stockport County's Edgeley Park, with all 15,000 tickets sold out.
June 20 2019 Due to the success of the first night, a second night was announced for Heaton and Abbott's performance at Stockport County's Edgeley Park.
January 11 2019 The Last King Of Pop album was certified Gold, following its success in the UK Charts where it reached Number 10.
December 12 2018 A television documentary covering Paul Heaton's life and career was broadcast on Channel 4, featuring archived material and interviews.
November 16 2018 A career-spanning collection of Heaton's music titled The Last King Of Pop was released, featuring 23 of his songs from various stages of his career.
2017 Heaton released 'Crooked Calypso,' marking another collaboration with Jacqui Abbott.
2017 Heaton and Abbott's album 'Crooked Calypso' reached the UK top 10.
2015 Heaton and Jacqui Abbott released their second collaborative album, 'Wisdom, Laughter and Lines.'
December 2015 Heaton sold The King's Arms public house in Salford, Greater Manchester.
November 11 2014 BBC Radio 2 premiered 'Real Hope' featuring the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, which was from the deluxe edition of 'What Have We Become?'.
June 29 2014 Heaton and Abbott performed live on BBC Two at Glastonbury Festival, showcasing acoustic versions of their single 'Moulding of a Fool' and a cover of 'Islands in the Stream'.
May 19 2014 Paul Heaton released the album 'What Have We Become?' in collaboration with Jacqui Abbott, which reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.
2012 Paul Heaton presented 'Paul Heaton Presents the 8th', showcasing his work.
2012 Six further performances of The 8th were held during the summer of 2012, featuring a variety of artists including Gareth Paisey, Cherry Ghost, and Simon Aldred.
July 2012 Alongside the live shows in July 2012, a CD/DVD recording of The 8th, featuring tracks by several artists including Heaton, was released.
May 2012 Paul Heaton embarked on his 50:50 cycle tour of British and Irish pubs to promote his latest album, British pubs, and cycling.
December 2011 Paul Heaton purchased the lease of The King's Arms public house located in Bloom Street, Salford, Greater Manchester.
July 2011 Paul Heaton's anthology of songs, titled The 8th, based on the 7 deadly sins, was endorsed by the Manchester International Festival and debuted at the Festival Pavilion Theatre in Manchester's Albert Square.
September 2010 Heaton released his third solo album, Acid Country.

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