Henry Rollins
Newcastle Tyne Theatre and Opera House
Monday 11th January 2015
Tyne Theatre
and Opera House are very excited to be welcoming Henry Rollins as part of his
first tour since his tour in 2012.
Photo: Heidi May |
Henry
Rollins has forged his own distinct career path, with the intensity of his punk
rock roots with Black Flag and Rollins Band matched by the uncompromising
attitude that has permeated through his spoken word performances and
journalism. Now Rollins – who can also add actor, radio host and TV presenter
to his eclectic list of credits – has announced details of his first UK “talking shows” since his memorable
Long March tour of 2012.
Tickets went
on sale on Friday 13th March at 9am
In
describing Henry Rollins, the tendency is to try to squeeze as many labels as
possible into a single sentence. “Rollins is many things,” says the Washington
Post, “diatribist, confessor, provocateur, humourist, even motivational
speaker…his is an enthusiastic and engaging chatter.” Entertainment Weekly’s
list includes “Punk Rock icon. Spoken word poet. Actor. Author. DJ. Is there
anything this guy can’t do?” TV Guide has more concisely called him a
“Renaissance Man” but if Henry Rollins could be reduced to a single word, that
word would undoubtedly be “workaholic”.
When he’s not traveling, Rollins prefers a to keep a relentless schedule
full of work, with gigs as an actor, author, DJ, voice-over artist and TV show host
to name a few of the roles that keep his schedule full.
Rollins has
toured the world as a spoken word artist, as frontman for both Rollins Band and
Black Flag and as a solitary traveler with insatiable curiosity, favouring
road-less-traveled locales in places such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Siberia, North
Korea, South Sudan and Iran.
Henry
currently hosts a weekly radio show on L.A.’s renowned NPR affiliate KCRW, in
addition to writing weekly columns for the LA Weekly and Rolling Stone
Australia. In 2013, after previously anchoring shows for IFC and National Geographic, Henry joined
the History Channel’s H2 network as host of the TV show 10 Things You Don’t
Know About. In 2014, Henry received the prestigious Ray Bradbury Creativity
Award in recognition for his lifelong contribution to the arts, his passion for
social activism, as well as his intense passion for the importance of
maintaining books and libraries.
Tickets
Tickets are
priced at £18.50 (plus booking fees when booking online and over the phone)
The Tyne Theatre & Opera House Box Office
is open 10am-3:30pm Monday to Friday and event days. Booking and Information Line: 0844 2491 000 (10am – 6pm Monday to Friday). Website: www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
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