Nik Turner, Co-Founder Of Space Rock Legends HAWKWIND, Launches A Full-Scale, Coast-To-Coast US Tour!

Los Angeles, CA - Fresh off a whirlwind tour through Europe and Japan, Nik Turner, the inexhaustible saxophone and flute-playing co-founder of space rock legends Hawkwind, will return for another US tour accompanied by up-and-coming kraut/prog rock band Hedersleben. Following what has been widely regarded as the most ambitious album of his career, one that MOJO called “a sprawling but polished album,” Space Fusion Odyssey, Turner continues his astonishing career rebirth with a newly reinvigorated sense of musical creativity and sonic exploration.

Frequently called “The Spirit Of Hawkwind,” Turner was a major creative force during that group’s most critically acclaimed and successful period, 1969-1976. His outlandish costumes, improvised sax and flute playing, and general wild man persona became iconic representations of the band, and we would go on to pen some of their most popular songs including “Brainstorm” and “Master of the Universe.” After leaving Hawkwind, Turner used his newfound freedom to travel to Egypt, where he soaked up the history and culture, and also made a recording of his flute music in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. In 1985, Turner relocated to the western side of Wales, where he set up a new age community in a fairly rural, isolated area. He has continued to release new music including 2013’s Space Gypsy and 2015’s Space Fusion Odyssey. A brand new track from his forthcoming studio album premieres on a special 6CD box set called Space Rock: An Interstellar Traveler’s Guide. This incredible collection features a diverse sampling of space rock artists young and old including Hawkwind, Amon Düül II, Ozric Tentacles, Gong, Can, Earthling Society, and Hedersleben along with a whole host of others!

10/27 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Opera House

10/28 - Arcata, CA - Richard's Goat Tavern

10/29 - Portland, OR - The High Water Mark

10/30 - Seattle, WA - The Highline

10/31 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre

11/1 - Olympia, WA - The Obsidian

11/2 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge

11/3 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake

11/4 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre

11/5 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews

11/6 - Chicago, IL - Reggies

11/7 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall

11/8 - Indianapolis, IN - 5th Quarter Lounge

11/10 - Columbus, OH - Ace Of Cups

11/11 - Athens, OH - The Union

11/12 - Detroit, MI - Echo Fest at Magic Stick

11/13 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop

11/14 - Rochester, NY -Bug Jar

11/15 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar

11/16 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

11/17 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter

11/18 - Knoxville, TN - Open Chord

11/19 - Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn

11/20 - New Orleans, LA - Siberia

11/21 - Houston Texas - White Oak Music Hall

11/22 - Austin, TX - Grizzly Hall

11/24 - El Paso - Mesa Music Hall

11/25 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick

11/27 - Los Angeles, CA - The Complex

11/28 - San Francisco, CA - The Elbo Room

Buy Space Fusion Odyssey on CD: http://flyt.it/NikTurnerFusionCleoCD

Buy Space Fusion Odyssey on LP: http://flyt.it/NikTurnerFusionCleoLP

Buy Space Fusion Odyssey on digital: http://flyt.it/NikTurnerFusionDig

Buy Space Rock CD box: http://flyt.it/SpaceRockBoxCD

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With all due respect, this was posted wayyyyyyyyy too late, and caused me to miss the show in Portland, OR.

 

So, the next time, you hope to make a buck on a show, you might consider posting these things a bit sooner. I did see Nik with Hawkwind twice (Space Ritual original at Santa Monica Civic, and later Space 1999 tour), and I guess that Cleopatra Records is not interested in supporting their artist a bit better, or too busy ... doing whatever!