Taupe UK tour to include preview concert at Crewe Axis Arts Centre

Taupe are to play an exclusive preview gig in South Cheshire ahead of their UK tour in February.

The Newcastle-upon-Tyne punk and jazz maestros release their second album Fill Up Your Lungs and Bellow on February 24.

And they will be performing at the Axis Arts Centre in Crewe on February 8 to showcase thir new material.

Taupe consist of Jamie Stockbridge on Alto Sax, Mike Parr-Burman on Guitar and Adam Stapleford on Drums.

Their second album is a follow-up to their 2014 debut which was featured on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction.

It led to performances at jazz festivals and rock clubs across the UK.

Fill Up Your Lungs and Bellow is available to pre-order on Bandcamp and will be released on CD and digital download on February 24.

A Clown Drools, the first track on the new album, is also available to stream now in the same place, and will be released as a video single this month.

Taupe is the first performance in the Spring season at Axis Arts Centre in Crewe.

The preview gig on February 8 starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8/£5.

You can book online axisartscentre.org.uk, Box Office on 0843 2080 500, in person at Axis Box Office is open 9am – 4pm at Manchester Metropolitan University – Cheshire Campus, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, CW1 5DU.