Saw the South at South Shields a few years back, the lead singer at the time (not lad who was in the band with Paul H) was not a singer, dreadful and I apologise for dissing him but not what I expected
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Paul Heaton tour 2026
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Burns
Midfield
We went to the Co-op for James and it's shite. It's in the middle of nowhere (next to the Etihad) and the acoustics were garbage
Brett
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Didn't know that, tbh I've never looked into it, just wish her all the best
Old Prestonian
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Paul did an interview with The Guardian where it was mentioned.
faith brothers
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Nah he kept it all in......
She left the Beautiful South 26 year ago to look after her son. She rejoined Heaton in 2013 to resume her career, then left around 2 year ago for unspecified medical reasons(throat)
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Old Prestonian
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The reason Jacqui is currently not performing is near the end of this article from the horse's mouth.
Cheers for the Jacqui note, I was worried she was ill
I don't believe she is "ill" either, but she obviously isn't up to the rigours of recording and touring.
"While fans initially worried about severe health issues, Paul Heaton clarified that Abbott is not chronically ill"
As an aside, JA's son isn't a child anymore. He's a thirty year old man. I'm aware this still presents it's own set of problems and it's totally understandable why she stepped away when he was a 4yo.
Bob Fleming
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Not read the article like but did Heaton really become a 'nobody'?
Do people who have fronted bands as big as The Housemartins and Beautiful South become nobodies? He just didn't do anything for a few years?
I followed him through those years on the 50-50 and Pedals and Pumps gigs and some of them were in pub car parks and pub gardens. Quite well attended but still not many. The Galasheils gig was no more than 70 people. However those albums released during the fallow years, The Cross Eyed Rambler and Acid Country, were as good as if not better than anything he had done before or since. Those years between 2007 and 2013 he would have had trouble getting arrested. It was only when JA returned in 2013 that suddenly Arena gigs were back on.
Bob Fleming
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Ah fair play then mate. I loved both bands but he fell off my radar for years as he did for most I guess. But I still would have recognised him in an instant. I'd just call them fallow years rather than him being a nobody but get your points.
Steak Pie
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Missed the presale while at work but will get some tickets tomorrow.
Easily the artist I've seen the most times, well over 10 times across The Housemartins, TBS and his solo/duo career.
The sound in there is superb for a large venue and it's three stops on the tram or a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
Easily the artist I've seen the most times, well over 10 times across The Housemartins, TBS and his solo/duo career.
Bizarre take.
The sound in there is superb for a large venue and it's three stops on the tram or a 20 minute walk from the city centre.
