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ROAD TO THE ISLES TOUR

Fish, the icon of progressive rock and celebrated artist, singer, musician, frontman and lyricist extraordinaire, announces his farewell tour „Road To The Isles“ which marks his final farewell after four decades of hits and memories. He will be touring both Europe and the UK.

In the 80s, Derek Dick, known to everyone only as Fish, became the singer and, above all, lyricist for the band Marillion known. With albums such as „Script for a Jester's Tear“, „Clutching at Straws“ and above all „Misplaced Childhood“ with the world hit „Kayleigh“ made the Scotsman famous. But at the height of his success, the shy singer, who at the time could only perform in disguise, dropped out and began his long solo career. As early as 2020, he released „Weltschmerz“, the album that he described as his last. However, the subsequent farewell tour fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic - and is now being rescheduled.

ROAD TO THE ISLES TOUR

„Calling a tour a ‘farewell tour‘ has a certain gravity to it, and I'm so glad that I've managed to bring together a best-of line-up of musicians from throughout my live career. They are not only highly talented musicians, but also old friends and co-writers of some of my best songs. It feels more like a Hollywood movie with veterans coming together for one last mission than a rock'n'roll tour.‘ Its title refers to a farm in the Hebrides, where Fish plans to retire with his wife to write screenplays and novels. After all, he is more of an author who can sing than a singer who writes.

But before that, he wants to breathe the air of the road once again and give something back to his fans, who have been his inspiration and motivation over the years. Fish makes one thing clear in any case: „This won't be one of those endless farewell tours, and there is no fixed setlist. There are so many potential songs from the solo albums and also from Marillion. We rehearse about 25 to 30 songs, which we play at will. That keeps it interesting, both for us and for the fans, who won't know which songs will be played on the night they come.“ After that, it's over for good. If you want to be there: Fish is coming to Germany for the last time in mid-October and early November.