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Lee Hazlewood Tribute Evening
Christian Eede , October 19th, 2015 15:40

Large cast of musicians will reinterpret the music of the late singer, songwriter and producer at the Barbican this Saturday. Photo courtesy of Mark Pickerel

This Saturday an extensive line-up will gather at the Barbican Hall to play the music of Lee Hazlewood as part of a tribute evening curated by writer Wyndham Wallace, who authored Lee, Myself & I: Inside The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood, and Ed Harcourt.

Taking part on the night will be Kurt Wagner (of Lambchop), Fran Healey (of Travis), Matthew E. White, Josh T Pearson, Lawrence, Kathryn Williams, Caitlin Rose, Gemma Ray, Flo Morrissey, Joe Gideon, Duke Garwood and Ren Harvieu. The house band on the night will consist of Ed Harcourt, Adrian Utley (of Portishead), Jim Sclavunos (of The Bad Seeds), Romeo Stodart (of The Magic Numbers) and Tom Herbert (of Polar Bear), alongside a range of string, wind and horn players. Arrangements on the night will come courtesy of Amy Langley. It all gets going at 7.30pm on Saturday with tickets priced at £20. You can get tickets and find out more information here. You can also check out a playlist of Hazlewood tracks and covers as chosen by those playing on Saturday night here.