Identical twin brothers Charlie and Craig Reid, aka The Proclaimers, are on their way back to Canada for a 500 mile (x5?) journey from coast to coast.
Best known for their songs “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”, “Sunshine on Leith”, “I’m On My Way” and “Letter from America”, and their singing style with a Scottish accent, the Proclaimers are currently in studio recording their 11th studio album which they hope to complete by this summer.
The pair came to public attention when an Inverness-based fan sent their demo to the English band the Housemartins, who were impressed enough to invite the Proclaimers on their 1986 United Kingdom tour. The exposure of the tour won them a January 1987 appearance on the British pop music television programme The Tube on Channel Four; “Letter from America” peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart, while the album This Is the Story went gold. The follow-up album Sunshine on Leith featured the singles “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”, which went to number one in Australia and New Zealand, and “I’m On My Way”. They had a hit with their EP King of the Road, which reached number nine in the UK in 1990. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” belatedly peaked at number three in the US in 1993, after appearing in the movie Benny & Joon. After seven low-profile years, they released their comeback album Persevere in 2001.
Their songs have been used extensively in adverts across the World and the list of movies they have featured in includes The Commitments, The Crossing, Mama’s Boy, Bottle Rocket, Benny & Joon, Shrek, Dumb & Dumber, Bye Bye Love, Burke And Hare, The Angel’s Share, Bachelorette and Pitch Perfect.
Their latest album, Let’s Hear it For The Dogs is available here, on iTunes.
For more on the Proclaimers visit them online www.proclaimers.co.uk
Tickets for all Canadian dates go on sale this Friday, April 20.
The Proclaimers Canadian Tour Dates
Special Guest – Siobhan Wilson www.siobhan-wilson.com
September 08 Victoria McPherson Playhouse
www.rmts.bc.ca/events/proclaimers-2018-mcpherson-playhouse
September 09 Vancouver Vogue Theater
www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1667308
September 11 Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
September 13 Edmonton River Cree Casino
www1.ticketmaster.ca/event/1100548DC1B67B84
September 14 Whitecap Dakota Dunes Casino
https://tickets.siga.sk.ca/eventperformances.asp?evt=956
September 15 Calgary Deerfoot Casino
September 17 Regina Casino Regina
https:/casinoregina.com/entertainment/box-office
September 18 Winnipeg Club Regent Casino
https://www.ticketmaster.ca/Club-Regent-Event-Centre-tickets-Winnipeg/venue/139542
September 21 Hamilton First Ontario Concert Hall
https://www1.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000548C8E03117A
September 23 Toronto Danforth Music Hall
https://www1.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000548F02837B1C
September 25 Ottawa Algonquin Commons Theater
https://www1.ticketmaster.ca/event/3100548C98783DF7
September 26 Montreal Corona Theatre
http://www.evenko.ca/en/events/13990/the-proclaimers/corona-theatre/09-26-2018