FISH „FAREWELL TOUR – ROAD TO THE ISLES 2024”

In the organizer's words:

Fish, the icon of progressive rock and celebrated artist, singer, musician, frontman and lyricist extraordinaire, announces his farewell tour "Road To The Isles", saying goodbye for good after four decades of hits and memories. He will be touring both Europe and the UK, with his last concert on the mainland in Berlin on November 3rd.

In the 80s, Derek Dick, known to everyone only as Fish, became known as a singer and above all as a lyricist for the band Marillion. With albums such as "Script for a Jester's Tear", "Clutching at Straws" and above all "Misplaced Childhood" with the worldwide hit "Kayleigh", the Scotsman became famous. But at the height of his success, the shy singer, who could only perform in disguise at the time, dropped out and began his long solo career. In 2020, he released "Weltschmerz", the album he described as his last. However, the subsequent farewell tour fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic - and is now being rescheduled: "Calling a tour a 'farewell tour' has a certain gravity to it, and I'm so happy that I've managed to bring together a best-of line-up of musicians from my entire 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 set list. 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 will be coming to Germany for the last time in mid-October and early November.

The tour is presented by Rolling Stone, kulturnews and event.