Press release - 24 March 2025 10:53

Willie Dowling supports Luke Morley on September UK tour

Willie Dowling is heading out on a UK tour in September, supporting Luke Morley.

“Luke and I had been on 'nodding acquaintance' for more years than either of us care to remember, but we really only got to know each other properly over the last couple of years when the opportunity arose to work together, recording and touring”, says Willie Dowling.

“And I only then woke up to something that the rest of the world apparently already knew - that aside from Luke being a fantastic songwriter and guitarist, a more decent human being you could not wish to meet, so I’m really looking forward to touring with him in September.”

Willie Dowling & The Invisible Band will be performing songs from Willie Dowling’s critically acclaimed new album The Simpleton.

“Over the past year or so, I’ve probably done more touring to support The Simpleton than I have on any of my bands in the previous decade. In a way, it’s been a bit like starting all over from the beginning which one might therefore reasonably expect to be pretty painful. So maybe I’m just a sucker for the struggle and the self-flagellation because I’m currently enjoying touring more now than I ever have.”

Tour dates, September 2025:
10 - Glee Club, Birmingham
11 - RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester
12 - St. Luke’s, Glasgow Scotland
14 - Fire Station, Sunderland
15 - City Varieties, Leeds
16 - St. George’s, Bristol
17 - Old Market, Brighton
19 - Bloomsbury Theatre, London

Ticket links here.

About The Simpleton
Willie Dowling’s critically acclaimed new album The Simpleton (369 Music) is available now on CD, to stream, and as a digital download.
The Simpleton features ten songs that can be described as piano-driven pop/rock, featuring Willie as writer/producer and performer on vocals/piano/occasional bass guitar.
Guests musicians on the album include Darby Todd (drums), Andy Lewis and Jon Poole (bass) and Jo Lewis (cello.)

About Willie Dowling
Willie Dowling is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer.
Willie has fronted, written and produced albums for his previous bands, influential rockers The Grip, mid 1990’s ‘quick-flash and gone’ Honeycrack, followed by SugarPlumFairies, Jackdaw4 and The Dowling Poole.

He has played studio sessions and toured with a wide variety of artists including Dr Hook, Midge Ure, Hot Chocolate, The Wildhearts, Shane MacGowan, Maroon Town, Andy Taylor, Quireboys and numerous acts besides, on keyboards, guitars and vocals, along with occasional other instruments.

In addition to band/artist production and touring work, Willie Dowling is a renowned composer for film and television in a wide variety of styles and genres.
He recently wrote songs and underscore for the return of the legendary satirical puppet show ‘Spitting Image’, and over the years has worked on many other TV shows and films starring luminaries such as Steve Coogan (Dr Terrible's House of Horrible and I Am Not An Animal), Rob Brydon and Julia Davis (Human Remains), Stephen Fry and Rik Mayall (Snow White The Sequel) Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer (Catterick), Lenny Henry (In Pieces), Armstrong & Miller and many more (williedowling.co.uk for longer list of credits.)

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