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Punk Icon Frank Turner Hits Pause on Touring After Almost Three Decades

Legendary punk rock singer-songwriter Frank Turner is playing a few shows in London and then taking a much-needed touring break.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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After nearly three decades of touring, acclaimed singer-songwriter Frank Turner is hitting the pause button. The beloved punk rock/hardcore frontman has announced one last handful of shows before he takes some time away from the stage.

“My dear friends,” he wrote in a post shared to social media. “As a skinny half-arsed English country singer once said, the only thing certain is that everything changes. After 28 years on the road, 10 albums and well over 3,000 shows, it’s time for a change.”

Turner then went on to share, “As announced yesterday, next year’s Lost Evenings will take place in London at OVO Arena Wembley. It will be the biggest, best and final edition of the festival. The 4 shows there will be my last for the foreseeable........

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