Dave Gahan and Soulsavers "An intimate live performance of Imposter" 2021
08 Nov 2021, 12:07
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Join Dave Gahan & Soulsavers for an intimate live performance of 'Imposter'. Sunday, December 5 at London Coliseum. Tickets available this Friday, November 12
Dave Gahan announces intimate London performance of new album ‘Imposter’ with Soulsavers
The show will take place in London next month
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers have announced an intimate live performance of their new covers album ‘Imposter’ in London next month.
The Depeche Mode frontman and longtime collaborator Rich Machin will make an appearance for an intimate show at the Coliseum venue on December 5. Tickets, which you can purchase here, go on sale at 9am this Friday (November 12), the same day the record is released.
“To get to play this special album on a stage in front of people, with the same group of musicians who recorded the album, that’s really important to me,” Gahan said. “I’m incredibly excited to present it live.”
It comes after the pair recently shared the song, ‘The Dark End Of The Street‘ from the forthcoming album, which was originally written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn in 1966, and has been covered by Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello and Frank Black over the years.
They also recently shared their rendition of Cat Power’s ‘Metal Heart’.
‘Imposter’ was recorded and produced by Gahan and Machin in November 2019 at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studios in Malibu, California.
The Depeche Mode frontman recently explained to NME that the 12 selected tracks feel like they carry “a sense of wisdom and longevity that is just there in the song and very apparent in the voice”.
He also confirmed that fans could expect to see some Soulsavers shows at the time.
“Performance is a huge part of me,” he said. “I hope that there are going to be some pretty unique performances of this record, certainly in London. We’re planning a few things at the moment and it looks like we might be able to do that bubble thing for six weeks and do some special stuff there.
“I want to do performances where it’s like ‘An Evening With Imposter’. I hope we can pull it off because I really think it will be something special.”
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers will release ‘Imposter’ on November 12 via Columbia.
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers to present an exclusive, live performance of new album Imposter at London Coliseum in December
Multi-platinum selling, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted recording artist and songwriter Dave Gahan, along with long time musical partner Soulsavers (Rich Machin), will present an exclusive, intimate performance of their new album Imposter at the historic London Coliseum on 5 December 2021. Tickets go on general sale Friday 12 November at 09:00.
In speaking with journalist Chris Black about Imposter, Gahan commented, “To get to play this special album on a stage in front of people, with the same group of musicians who recorded the album, that's really important to me. I’m incredibly excited to present it live.”
With Imposter, to be released worldwide through Columbia Records on 12 November, Dave takes listeners on a personal journey of 12 meticulously chosen and reimagined songs from across genres and time periods, including selections from Neil Young, Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey, Charlie Chaplin and Mark Lanegan, amongst others. One would be remiss to refer to Imposter as a cover album. Rather, Imposter is a story of songs, which Dave Gahan & Soulsavers listened to, studied, absorbed, and gave a new life. All of the songs have deep meaning to Dave, making Imposter a reflection of Dave’s life – a story told by others, but in his own distinct voice.
Imposter is Gahan and Soulsavers third album collaboration, following their critically acclaimed 2015 release Angels & Ghosts and their first release, 2012’s The Light The Dead See. On the first song released from the album, the group’s take on Cat Power’s 'Metal Heart', Brooklyn Vegan wrote, "His version starts much like Cat Power’s spare original, from 1998’s Moon Pix, with just his voice and a guitar, but it soon grows into a full-on, stadium-sized rock epic,” and mxdwn praised,“The soft sentimental song floods the listener’s ears with magnificent harmonies alongside the slow building percussive elements that crescendo towards an uplifting end.”
Additional acclaim so far has come from The Guardian, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Stereogum, among others, with Clash noting, that Imposter is “a rare chance to hear Dave Gahan sing other people's material, but it's also much more than a standard covers record."
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Exclusive Live Showcase Performance of 'Imposter' at Westminster Central Hall, Friday December 3rd 2021
Join Dave Gahan & Soulsavers for a very special event at Westminster Central Hall on Friday December 3rd. Dave & Soulsavers will be performing their new album 'Imposter', live for the first time, in this intimate, historic location.
All tickets to this album premiere event will be £25 and proceeds from the event will go to benefit Nordoff Robbins, the UK's largest music therapy charity.
Sign-up below for a chance to access tickets to this very special, limited capacity event. This registration system will be the only way to access tickets to this event. Sign-up closes at 12pm GMT Thursday 25th November 2021.
Announcing an exclusive live showcase performance of 'Imposter' at London's Central Hall Westminster, Friday December 3rd. Dave & Soulsavers will be performing 'Imposter', live for the first time, in this intimate, historic location.
All tickets to this album premiere event will be £25 and proceeds from the event will go to benefit Nordoff Robbins, the UK's largest music therapy charity.
For a chance to access tickets to this very special, limited capacity event, please register at