LISTEN: Golden girl Beverley Knight on turning 50 with new album, UK tour and more

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Golden girl Beverley Knight is celebrating her 50th year with a new album and tour - which is heading this way. LISTEN: Hear her full exclusive chat with Graham Walker at https://audioboom.com/posts/8378628-golden-girl-beverley-knight-on-celebrating-50-with-new-album-uk-tour-and-more The British soul queen, now also a huge star of West End shows like The Bodyguard, Cats, Sylvia and The Drifters Girl, promised to party with fans like never before on her 50 Tour. “It's great being 50 I'm having the best time ever. Fans coming to see me can expect a great time. That's the number one thing that you're gonna get if you come and see me in a show. You're gonna have fun. Bring shoes that are comfortable because I want people dancing. It's a celebration,” said Beverley, who will showcase songs from new album, The Fifth Chapter, which looks set to chart top 10 this week. She will also perform ‘surprise’ covers and all her hits, the likes of Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Come as You Are. The tour will play 20 UK venues this autumn, with most shows already sold out – be quick and you might still get seats to see her in October at Sheffield City Hall (23rd), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (24th), Glasgow SEC Armadillo (26th), Leicester De Montfort Hall (31st) and at Brighton Dome on November 7th. Due to phenomenal demand Beverley has also announced two extra shows in 2024, one at London’s Royal Albert Hall on September 23 and he other in her hometown, the newly refurbished Wolverhampton Halls, on September 24. BUY TICKETS: Tickets where still available are on sale direct from the venues, using the links above, or from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.com. GET THE ALBUM: Listen to The Fifth Chapter, out on Tag8/BMG, on all usual streaming and download platforms here or buy in various formats, along with other merchandise, at www.beverleyknight.com.

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00:00 ♪ And how I wish I, I wish I ♪

00:02 ♪ Wish I'd done a little bit more ♪

00:06 - Golden Girl, Soul Queen, Beverly Nights,

00:08 celebrating her landmark 50th birthday

00:11 with a new party album called The Fifth Chapter

00:13 and the 50 tour of 20 UK days.

00:16 Tell me, first of all, what's it like to be 50?

00:19 - It's great being 50.

00:21 I'm having the best time ever.

00:23 You go out there and you celebrate a new phase of yourself,

00:26 coming into your age and wisdom stage.

00:30 And that's how I feel.

00:31 - It does beg the question, shoulda, woulda, coulda.

00:34 What should you have done?

00:35 What would you have done?

00:36 What could you still do?

00:38 - I don't think I should have done anything differently

00:40 to how I've done it.

00:42 I think my life has turned out the way it has

00:45 for all the right reasons.

00:47 It's allowed me to craft a career that was built to last.

00:51 And it's also allowed me to add on this extra string

00:54 to my bow of theater.

00:57 So, yeah, I don't think I would have done

01:01 anything differently.

01:02 What could I have done?

01:03 Well, if you'd asked my late great father

01:06 what I could have done,

01:10 my dad really wanted me to study law

01:13 and 'cause he thought I'd be great as a barrister.

01:15 But I ended up on a stage.

01:17 I'll be adding more and more to it.

01:19 I'll be more music, more theater,

01:23 and definitely more in the acting realm on screen too.

01:28 It's all in the works.

01:29 So I'll be busier than ever,

01:31 which answers the would part of shoulda, woulda, coulda.

01:35 - Tell me a little bit about the tour.

01:37 What can fans expect?

01:39 - Great time.

01:40 That's the number one thing you're gonna have fun.

01:45 But in terms of the music,

01:46 I will be, of course, showcasing songs

01:49 from the fifth chapter.

01:51 - And the hits?

01:54 - The fifth chapter, I've had it on repeat all week.

01:56 And it's just marvelous.

01:58 - The album is this great big kaleidoscope

02:00 of all of my musical influences explored fully.

02:05 - I just wanna say happy birthday to you.

02:08 It's a special landmark. - Thank you.

02:09 - Have a great tour. - Thank you.

02:10 - And hopefully we'll get to see you very soon.

02:12 Thank you for your time.

02:13 - Absolutely.

02:14 Lots of love to you and thank you.

02:16 Take care.

02:17 ♪ I found a place called the way ♪

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