Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott are returning to Hull to perform two shows.
The Beautiful South pair will head to the Bonus Arena for two nights in April next year.
They will performing songs from their two top-five albums and classic tracks from The Beautiful South and The Housemartins in their first headline shows at the arena.
Announcement!
🎶🎵”It could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome”🎶🎵 but it isn’t. The incredible Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot will be playing 2 homecoming shows at @bonusarenahull next year!https://t.co/malWdthzAb pic.twitter.com/vyQgTQvIZO
— Visit Hull (@VisitHull) 18 October 2019
Paul’s band The Housemartins split in 1988 after a string of top 40 singles including Caravan of Love and Happy Hour. Paul went on to form The Beautiful South, with Jacqui joining the band in the mid-1990s, singing alongside Paul on some of the group’s biggest hits, including Rotterdam and Don’t Marry Her.
The shows take place on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April 2020. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 25 October at 9.30am.
Find more information here.