Comedy band The Horne Section is set to embark on its first ever national tour with their latest show That’s How I Like My Tour. The 36-date tour runs from 4th February to 5th December.
The Horne Section combine music and comedy in a typically unpredictable way, blending stupid songs with a carnival atmosphere and plenty of puns. Expect a mixture of toe- tapping tunes, exceptional musicality, and 5 talented musicians being made to do silly things by bearded comedian, and creator & star of Taskmaster, Alex Horne.
The band’s TV credits include regular appearances in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), The Royal Variety Performance 2018 (ITV), Last Leg Christmas Special (Channel 4), as well as the 2 hour special The Horne Section Television Programme on UKTV’s Dave. Filmed at the London Palladium in front of a sold out live audience, the variety show featured guest appearances from Sue Perkins, Sara Pascoe, Joe Wilkinson, and Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle.
Away from the stage, their podcast The Horne Section Podcast reached number one in the iTunes charts on the first day of its release and features a variety of guests including Nish Kumar, Richard Osman, Roisin Conaty, and Rick Edwards. The band have previously hosted three series of Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section on BBC Radio 4.
The band have performed to numerous sold-out audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as well as at The Lyric Theatre - Shaftesbury Avenue, The Criterion Theatre and The Hackney Empire, Udderbelly Festival - Southbank, and The Leicester Square Speigletent.
Acclaimed comedian Alex Horne is the unmusical band leader at the helm of The Horne Section. Alex is the creator and co-host of the Broadcast Award winning and International Emmy, BAFTA, Royal Television Society, & Broadcasting Press Guild nominated show Taskmaster which returns for its eighth series later this year on Dave and is the most watched original UKTV commission. An international hit, Taskmaster’s format has been sold to several other countries developing their own versions including Comedy Central in the U.S. (starring Reggie Watts as the Taskmaster), TV 2 in Denmark, VTM in Belgium, TVE in Spain, and two series on Sweden’s SVT channel. Alex is an Edinburgh Fringe veteran taking nine solo shows to the festival and earning an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination in 2014 following a Best Newcomer Award nomination in 2003.
The Horne Section are: Alex Horne (band leader), Joe Auckland (trumpet and banjo), Mark Brown (saxophone), Will Collier (bass), Ben Reynolds (drums and percussion) and Ed Sheldrake (keyboards).
HORNE SECTION TOUR DATES – BUY TICKETS HERE
04/02/2019
Durham Gala
07/02/2019
St Albans, The Alban Arena
26/02/2019
Swansea Grand
14/03/2019
Eastbourne, Royal Hippodrome
02/04/2019
Oxford Playhouse
18/04/2019
Nottingham Playhouse
23/04/2019
Sheffield Civic Hall, The Ballroom
24/04/2019
Newcastle Theatre Royal
02/05/2018
Dudley Town Hall
05/05/2019
Bristol Old Vic (afternoon 3pm)
05/05/2019
Bristol Old Vic (evening 8pm)
08/05/2019
Cambridge Corn Exchange
09/05/2019
Warwick Arts Centre
14/05/2019
Buxton Opera House
22/05/2019
Ipswich, The Regent
06/06/2019
Salford, The Lyric
12/06/2019
Crawley, The Hawth
13/06/2019
York Barbican
16/06/2019
London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
27/06/2019
Cardiff, St David's Hall
11/07/2019
Ulverston Hall
12/07/2019
Lancaster Grand
02/10/2019
Hull City Hall
07/10/2019
Leamington Spa, The Spa Centre
17/10/2019
Bewdley Festival
18/10/2019
Northampton, The Deco
23/10/2019
Canterbury, Marlow Theatre
06/11/2019
Leicester De Montford Hall
07/11/2019
Wrexham Glyndwr University
12/11/2019
Isle of Wight, Shanklin Theatre
13/11/2019
Princes Hall, Aldershot
20/11/2019
Exeter Northcott Theatre
21/11/2019
ExeterNorthcott Theatre
28/11/2019
Milton Keynes, The Stables
04/12/2019
Brighton Theatre Royal
05/12/2019
Dorking Halls
