Travis announce exclusive busking set in London

Travis have announced an exclusive live performance on the streets of London tomorrow. Check out further details below.

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Following the release of their ninth studio album ‘L.A. Times’ last week, Travis have announced they’ll be entertaining city dwellers on their lunch break tomorrow (July 18), with plans to busk in central London.

The special one-off show is set to take place at FOPP record store, 1 Earlham St, London, WC2H 9LL, and will begin at 12:30pm. Afterwards, the Glasgow quartet will be around to sign records and take photos with fans.

Last week, the band surprised fans in their hometown by busking on a vintage double-decker bus in Glasgow City Centre. The bus had previously featured in the music video for the single ‘Bus’, which was also directed by frontman Fran Healy.

Not everyday you see @franhealy from @TravisBand hanging oot the back of a routemaster in Glasgow belting out tunes! Glorious marketing; still sounding ace! Streaming #Travis all day since, sooo many bangers See you guys at the Hydro in, I’m locking that in! #LATimesBus pic.twitter.com/OTaMuSPifx

— ⫩ Suz ⫩ (@Scottish_Suzi) July 13, 2024

Healy serenaded passers by with songs from their new album, as well as a handful of old Travis hits. The band also paid a surprise visit to the Barrowlands Ballroom, where they busked in front of a mural of the ‘L.A. Times’ cover artwork. The bus tour finished by at the WEST Brewery at Glasgow Green.

Now, they’re bringing their newfound penchant for busking to England’s capital. Healy announced the set saying: “London, your city has long been a big part of the Travis story and we are so excited to be playing our songs and singing with you tomorrow. Come and see us for a wee hello.”

The band recently spoke to NME about their opening for The Killers on their UK/EU tour. “We’ve been friends for years and years now and Ronnie [Vannucci Jr.] and Brandon [Flowers] are the sweetest guys,” Healy told us.

“It’s nice to be a support band again too. I love being a support band. It reminds me of when we supported Oasis [on the ‘Be Here Now’ Tour in 1997]. We went on every single night to blow them off the stage which is what a good support band should be doing. You go on, the other band watch you from the wings going, ‘Fuck’. And then they come on and do a better show because of it.”

You can watch Travis and Brandon Flowers cover Aztec Camera’s ‘Somewhere In My Heart’ in Glasgow here.

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