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'{{other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use British English|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Frank Turner | image = Highfield_-_Frank_Turner.jpg | caption = Turner at Highfield Festival, Störmthaler See, [[Leipzig]], Germany in 2014 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Francis Edward Turner | alias = Frank 'Dave' Turner, Renrut, The Product | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|28|}} | birth_place = [[Manama]], Bahrain | origin = [[Meonstoke]], Hampshire, England | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = Guitar, vocals, harmonica, piano | genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[folk punk]], [[alternative country]], [[Hardcore punk]], [[Punk Rock]], [[acoustic rock]], [[alternative rock]] | years_active = 2001–present | label = [[Xtra Mile Recordings]] (UK), [[Interscope]] (US) (2013–) [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]] (2009–13), Paper + Plastick | associated_acts = [[Million Dead]], [[Jon Snodgrass]], [[Reuben (band)|Reuben]], [[The Record Buying Public]], [[Jason Isbell]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Kneejerk]], [[Badger Doritos]], [[Albuquerque Meat Hat]], [[Dive Dive]], [[Möngöl Hörde]], [[Ben Marwood]], [[Flogging Molly]], Guise, [[Brian Fallon]], [[The Gaslight Anthem]], Sunset Sunday, [[NOFX]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sunsetsundayband/videos/four-simple-words-frank-turner-cover/3538902486138309/|title=Four Simple Words [Frank Turner cover]|access-date=12 December 2020|website=Facebook.com}}</ref> | website = {{URL|frank-turner.com}} }} '''Francis Edward Turner''' (born 28 December 1981)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Frank Turner biography – The Great Rock Bible|url = http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/frank-turner-biography/|website = The Great Rock Bible|access-date = 17 January 2016|date = 2011|first = Martin C.|last = Strong}}</ref> is an English [[Punk rock|punk]] and [[Folk music|folk]] singer-songwriter from [[Meonstoke]], Hampshire.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Interview-Frank-Turner/7159/|title = Interview: Frank Turner|publisher = Skiddle.com|date = 30 September 2010|access-date = 18 December 2012|first = Abbas|last = Ali}}</ref> He began his career as the vocalist of [[post-hardcore]] band [[Million Dead]], then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, which consists of [[Ben Lloyd]] (guitar, mandolin), [[Tarrant Anderson]] (bass) and [[Matt Nasir]] (piano, mandolin). To date, Turner has released eight solo albums, four rarities compilation albums, one retrospective "best of" album, one split album and five [[Extended play|EPs]]. Turner's eighth studio album, ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'', was released on 16 August 2019. ==Early life== Frank Turner was born in [[Bahrain]] where his father worked as an investment banker.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Frank Turner heads to Midlands to reach a bigger audience|url = http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Frank-Turner-heads-Midlands-reach-bigger-audience/story-22736965-detail/story.html|website = Burton Mail|access-date = 17 January 2016|language = en-GB|date = 15 August 2014}}</ref> Upon return to England, the family settled first in [[Winchester]] before moving to [[Meonstoke]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Frank Turner heading for homecoming village festival|url = http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/12968685.display/|website = Hampshire Chronicle|access-date = 17 January 2016|date = 25 May 2015|first = Duncan|last = Geddes}}</ref> Turner was educated at [[Summer Fields]]{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} and subsequently on a scholarship at [[Eton College]], where he studied alongside [[Prince William]].<ref>{{cite web |author=David Cohen |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23761754-frank-turner-from-punk-rocker-to-self-taught-troubadour.do |title=Frank Turner: from punk rocker to self-taught troubadour – Music – Arts – London Evening Standard |website=Thisislondon.co.uk |date=28 October 2009 |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725114208/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23761754-frank-turner-from-punk-rocker-to-self-taught-troubadour.do |archive-date=25 July 2010}}</ref> He attended the [[London School of Economics]] where he read History. His father, Roger Cunliffe Turner, is the son of Sir (Ronald) Mark (Cunliffe) Turner (1906–1980),<ref name="auto">Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003, vol. 3, p. 4027</ref> a merchant banker<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-47976|title=Turner, Sir (Ronald) Mark Cunliffe (1906–1980), merchant banker – Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|website=Oxforddnb.com|access-date=1 July 2018|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-47976}}</ref><ref>The International Who's Who, Europa Publications Ltd, 1974, p. 1767</ref> who was also the chairman of high street retailer [[British Home Stores|BHS]], and had himself also attended Eton before becoming a City investment banker. He had married Margaret, daughter of Sir Hereward [[Wake baronets|Wake]], 13th Baronet.<ref name="auto"/> His mother, Jane, the daughter of [[Richard Fox Cartwright]] (1913–2009), [[Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican)|Bishop of Plymouth]], is a primary school head teacher.<ref name="auto"/> ==Musical career== ===Beginnings and Million Dead=== The first record Turner owned was the album ''[[Killers (Iron Maiden album)|Killers]]'' by [[Iron Maiden]]. Metal was the first genre of music he fell in love with, and he remains a passionate fan.<ref name="Interview: Frank Turner">{{cite web|url=http://entertaimnet.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/frank-turner-from-battersea-to-usa-interview/ |title=Interview: Frank Turner |website=Entertaim.net |access-date=27 May 2013}}</ref> Turner's musical career began at school, with the short-lived alternative band Kneejerk. The band released three records and played several shows around the UK. The last record, their only full-length, was entitled ''The Half Life of Kissing'' and was released by Yorkshire DIY hardcore label Sakari Empire after the band had broken up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/nowwemust/main.html|title=Kneejerk official site|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/nowwemust/main.html&date=2009-10-25+23:50:00|archive-date=25 October 2009|url-status=dead}} ({{cite web|url=http://kneejerk.sampablokuper.com|title=Authorised mirror of Kneejerk official site}})</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Kneejerk – The Half-Life of Kissing|url = http://www.discogs.com/Kneejerk-The-Half-Life-of-Kissing/release/1992420|website = Discogs|access-date = 17 January 2016}}</ref> In 2001, Turner joined London post-[[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band [[Million Dead]] at the invitation of former Kneejerk drummer Ben Dawson.<ref name="hippieburner.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hippieburner.com/MDsite/index2.html |title=Archive of defunct Million Dead official site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925065952/http://www.hippieburner.com/MDsite/index2.html |archive-date=25 September 2008}}</ref> In 2005, after four years and two albums, the band announced that they were parting ways, as "irreconcilable differences within the band mean that it would be impossible to continue."<ref name="hippieburner.com"/> Around that time Turner got a tape with [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s [[Nebraska (album)|Nebraska]] on it – later he claimed that "that was a really big moment for me hearing that record in terms of a turn around in my music career, from hardcore punk bands to what I’m doing now."<ref name="boss turn around">{{cite web|url = http://entertaimnet.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/frank-turner-from-battersea-to-usa-interview/|title = Frank Turner Interview|date = 27 May 2013|website = entertaimnet|last = Hannig|first = Martin}}</ref> ===''Sleep is for the Week'' and ''Love Ire and Song'' (2005–2008)=== Turner's first solo shows took place prior to the break-up of Million Dead, with a set at the [[Smalltown America]] all-dayer at 93 Feet East in London. After the band's split, Turner felt that "it seemed like the logical thing to do to try my hand at playing these songs more publicly and more concertedly than before".<ref name="Biography on Frank-Turner.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.frank-turner.com/bio.html |title=Biography on Frank-Turner.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217095300/http://frank-turner.com/bio.html |archive-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> Turner states that "when [[Million Dead]] finished, I wanted to stay on tour, but I didn’t want the hassle of putting a band together."<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Campbell |url=http://stereokill.net/2008/11/11/interview-frank-turner/ |title=Interview: Frank Turner |website=Stereokill.net |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117004931/http://stereokill.net/2008/11/11/interview-frank-turner/ |archive-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> After a split EP with rock band [[Reuben (band)|Reuben]], Turner's first solo EP, ''[[Campfire Punkrock]]'', was released in May 2006 on [[Xtra Mile Recordings]], with him being recorded and backed by Oxford band [[Dive Dive]] whom he had met while out on tour with Reuben.<ref name="Biography on Frank-Turner.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rosannahynes.blogspot.com/2010/04/frank-turner-interview.html |title=Frank Turner Interview|website=Rosannahynes.blogspot.com|access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> Band members [[Tarrant Anderson]], [[Ben Lloyd]] and [[Nigel Powell]] would become his backing band from this point on, with most of his subsequent UK headline tours being full band shows. After touring in support of American singer-songwriter [[Jonah Matranga]], the two released a [[Jonah Matranga / Frank Turner Split|split EP]] in August 2006. In September, he was the last act to appear on [[Steve Lamacq]]'s "Lamacq Live" show on [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frank-turner.com/2006_09_01_archive.html |title=Frank Turner blog archive – January 2006 |website=Frank-turner.com |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818044532/http://www.frank-turner.com/2006_09_01_archive.html |archive-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> Turner's debut full-length studio album, ''[[Sleep Is for the Week]]'' was released in January 2007, again recorded at [[Dive Dive]]'s studio, produced by their guitarist [[Ben Lloyd]] and featuring drummer Nigel Powell.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} After an extensive tour, including dates supporting [[yourcodenameis:milo]] and [[Biffy Clyro]], and an appearance at [[SXSW]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frank-turner.com/2007_03_01_archive.html |title=Frank Turner blog archive – March 2007 |website=Frank-turner.com |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818044050/http://www.frank-turner.com/2007_03_01_archive.html |archive-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> Turner released an EP, ''[[The Real Damage]]'', in May 2007. After a further tour with [[Jonah Matranga]] and [[Jacob Golden]], the "All About The Destination" DVD was released in October 2007, before Turner returned to the studio in [[Hampshire, England|Hampshire]] to record his second album. The album, ''[[Love Ire & Song]]'' again saw [[Ben Lloyd]] from [[Dive Dive]] in the producer's seat,<ref name="rm13">{{cite web|url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/feature_view.cgi?FeatureID=570|title=Room Thirteen Album Review|website=Roomthirteen.com|access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> and was released on 31 March 2008, followed by an extensive UK tour with [[Andy Yorke]] and [[Chris T-T]]. T-T also joined the live lineup on keyboards through summer 2008. During summer 2008, Turner made several festival appearances, including sets at [[Y Not Festival]], [[Two Thousand Trees Festival]], the [[Cambridge Folk Festival]], [[Truck Festival|Truck]], [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], Jam by the Lake (in Durham) and the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. In October/November, during his 2008 UK Tour for the ''[[Love, Ire and Song]]'' album, he became ill with [[gastroenteritis]], and was forced to leave the stage in Nottingham halfway through his set. All remaining shows, which included [[Nottingham]], Liverpool and Ireland, were cancelled – the first time that Turner as a solo artist had cancelled any show in ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frank-turner.com/2008_11_01_archive.html |title=November 2008 |website=Frank-turner.com |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818044125/http://www.frank-turner.com/2008_11_01_archive.html |archive-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> He went on to reschedule all cancelled shows in January 2009. [[File:Frankturner.JPG|thumb|Frank Turner at The Park in Peterborough 2007]] ===''Poetry of the Deed'' (2008–2010)=== {{Main|Poetry of the Deed}} In December 2008, Turner released ''[[The First Three Years]]'', a compilation of demos, b-sides and covers that were not featured on either of his first two studio albums. In January 2009, he released a combined package of ''The First Three Years'' and ''Love Ire & Song'', and supported [[The Gaslight Anthem]] on their tour of the UK and Europe, demoing several new songs and announcing his plans to record a new album. The album was produced by [[Alex Newport]], as previously suggested in an interview by Turner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereokill.net/2008/11/11/interview-frank-turner/ |title=Frank Turner interview on Stereokill |date=11 November 2008 |website=Stereokill.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117004931/http://stereokill.net/2008/11/11/interview-frank-turner/ |archive-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> His band at the time still consisted of [[Ben Lloyd]], [[Tarrant Anderson]] and [[Nigel Powell]] from [[Dive Dive]], with keyboardist [[Matt Nasir]] having been added on the ''[[Love, Ire and Song]]'' tour. Prior to recording ''[[Poetry of the Deed]]'', Turner stated that:<ref>{{cite web | author=Miller, Campbell | title=Interview: Frank Turner | date=4 April 2009 | url=http://stereokill.net/2009/04/04/interview-frank-turner-2/ | website=Stereokill.net | access-date=6 April 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721012115/http://stereokill.net/2009/04/04/interview-frank-turner-2/ | archive-date=21 July 2009}}</ref> {{cquote|The new album is about 75% written – in the sense that the songs, as skeletons, are done, but this time round I’m rehearsing the material with my band before we record, so I’m sure that some things will change in terms of structure and arrangement as we settle into them. We’re recording the album as a band this time round, I’m really excited about it, the guys I play with are phenomenal musicians, and hopefully this way I’ll be able to close the gap a little between live and studio. Material-wise I’m really happy about where I am at the moment, though not complacent; there's a fair amount of pressure for this record, from me more than anyone else. The album is going to be called ''Poetry of the Deed''.}} Turner was announced as the support act on [[The Offspring]]'s summer tour, during which he documented his travels with a blog on British music website ''[[NME]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/93275/modest_mouse|title=Modest Mouse Confirm EP Details|access-date=24 July 2009|date=23 July 2009|website=[[Idiomag]]}}</ref> Regarding the support slot, Turner stated: "''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'' was one of the first punk records I ever bought, and I’m blown away to even be considered for the shows. From a "career" point of view, it's also great – playing to many thousands of people a night across the States is an opportunity not to be sniffed at."<ref>{{cite web |author=Lindsay, Andrew |title=Frank Turner to tour with The Offspring |date=9 April 2009 |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/04/09/frank-turner-to-tour-with-the-offspring/ |website=Stereokill.net |access-date=9 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721033125/http://stereokill.net/2009/04/09/frank-turner-to-tour-with-the-offspring/ |archive-date=21 July 2009}}</ref> On 28 April 2009, Turner signed with [[Epitaph Records]] for releases outside the UK.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Campbell |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/04/29/frank-turner-signs-to-epitaph/ |title=Frank Turner Signs To Epitaph |website=Stereokill.net |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117004931/http://stereokill.net/2009/04/29/frank-turner-signs-to-epitaph/ |archive-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> Turner's third studio album, [[Poetry of the Deed]], was released on 7 September 2009, and reached No. 36 in the UK album chart. The album's first single was "The Road," which received the status of 'Hottest Record in the World Today' by [[BBC Radio 1]]'s [[Zane Lowe]] on 14 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17714|title=Poetry Of The Deed by Frank Turner|website=Songfacts.com|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> The track, "Poetry of the Deed," was released as the second single from the album. In late 2009, Turner embarked upon a UK tour with his band in support of the album (with singer-songwriter [[Beans On Toast]] and US band [[Fake Problems]] as support acts), culminating in a sell-out show at the [[O2 Shepherds Bush Empire]] on 29 October 2009. A live DVD/CD, entitled ''Take to the Road'', documenting two shows from the tour ([[O2 Shepherds Bush Empire]] and the [[Union Chapel, Islington|Union Chapel]]) was released in the UK in March 2010. In November 2009, Turner toured the US alongside [[Chuck Ragan]], [[Jim Ward (musician)|Jim Ward]], [[Tim Barry]], [[Joey Cape]], [[Dave Hause]], and others, as part of the 2009 [[Revival Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parasitesandsycophants.com/2009/10/22/frank-turner-the-revival-tour-with-chuck-ragan-jim-ward-tim-barry/ |title=Frank Turner:: The Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan, Jim Ward, Tim Barry... &#124; Parasites & Sycophants |website=Parasitesandsycophants.com |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> Turner returned to Europe on 28 November and to the UK on 19 December. He completed the year with a New Year's Eve show at The Spiegeltent in Gloucester. In early 2010, Turner played several more UK gigs, with [[Chuck Ragan]] and [[Crazy Arm]] supporting. He also accompanied [[Flogging Molly]] and [[Architects (American band)|The Architects]] on the 2010 Green 17 Tour, and announced via his Twitter that he was working on new songs.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=frankturner|author=Frank Turner|number=7993947688|date=20 January 2010|title=Finishing new songs. Feels good.}}</ref> From 22 April to 1 May 2010, Turner toured Australia with [[Chuck Ragan]], [[Tim Barry]], and Ben Nichols of [[Lucero (band)|Lucero]] for the 2010 [[Revival Tour]].<ref>[http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/2010/01/13/revival-tour-australia-–-chuck-ragan-frank-turnertim-barryben-nichols/] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130204034246/http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/2010/01/13/revival-tour-australia-%E2%80%93-chuck-ragan-frank-turnertim-barryben-nichols/|date=4 February 2013}}</ref> In May 2010 Turner travelled to China to play a six city tour with promoters [[Split Works]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spli-t.com/splitworks/events/tours/page/3/ |title=Tours_Split Works |website=Spli-t.com |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929014030/http://www.spli-t.com/splitworks/events/tours/page/3/ |archive-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> In June 2010 he supported [[Green Day]] on their stadium shows, and also featured as the cover star of ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine for the first time, with an article inside documenting his solo career up to that point. ===''Rock and Roll EP'', ''England Keep My Bones'' and Möngöl Hörde (2010–2012)=== {{Main|England Keep My Bones}} Turner played at many festivals throughout the summer of 2010, including his headlining appearance at the [[Two Thousand Trees Festival]], playing his new song "I Still Believe". The song was released first as a single and then appeared on his ''[[Rock & Roll (EP)|Rock & Roll EP]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frank-turner.com/blog/2010/10/ep-day-approacheth/ |title=EP-Day Approacheth! |website=Frank-turner.com |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> Turner also contributed one song, a cover of "[[Build Me Up Buttercup]]", to [[Centrepoint (charity)|Centrepoint]]'s 2010 charity cover album ''1969 Key to Change''.<ref name="Key to Change">[http://www.centrepoint.org.uk/key-to-change] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715174034/http://www.centrepoint.org.uk/key-to-change|date=15 July 2010}}</ref> On 24 September 2010, Turner released [[Buddies (EP)|Buddies]], a 10 track split album with American [[Alternative country]] artist, [[Jon Snodgrass (musician)|Jon Snodgrass]]. The pair recorded the album in [[Colorado]] whilst on tour together. On 25 January 2011, he was nominated for two [[List of NME Award winners#Shockwaves NME Awards 2011|Shockwaves NME Awards]], for best Solo Artist and best Band Blog or Twitter.<ref name="Shockwaves NME Awards 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/54667 |title=Arcade Fire, Foals, Kasabian up for Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 &#124; News |website=Nme.com |date=24 January 2011 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> Turner announced on his Twitter on 24 February 2011 that his fourth studio album would be called ''[[England Keep My Bones]]'' and that it would be released in the UK on 6 June 2011 and worldwide on 7 June 2011. He also announced details of solo tours in Australia, Germany, the UK, and the US & Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/fthc/status/40700277711581184|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206004418/https://twitter.com/fthc/status/40700277711581184|url-status=dead|title=Twitter / fthc: My fourth album, "England Keep ...|date=6 December 2012|archive-date=6 December 2012|publisher=Twitter|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> Turner started the recording of this album on 10 January 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/fthc/status/24391040723058688|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210024559/https://twitter.com/fthc/status/24391040723058688|url-status=dead|title=Twitter / fthc: Heading for the studio this ...|date=10 December 2012|archive-date=10 December 2012|publisher=Twitter|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> and finished recording on 20 January 2011,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=frankturner|author=Frank Turner|number=31774755682000896|date=30 January 2011|title=It's a wrap! Album recording finished. Mixing starts tomorrow morning.}}</ref> with mixing completed in February 2011. In March 2011, Turner stated that:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/163890/44 |title=Frank Turner Talks to Stereoboard about His Forthcoming UK Tour and the New Album (Interview) – Stereoboard UK |website=Stereoboard.com |date=3 March 2011 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> {{cquote|I wanted this album to feel more like a solo record made with a band, whereas the last record was more of a band album overall. There's still a fair bit of 'rock' material on the record, but there's a lot more folky, acoustic material this time around than last time. I'm not taking any drastic stylistic turns here, but there are little forays into new territory at the edges. 'Poetry' was definitely off to one side of the spectrum for me. This record is a bit more down the middle. There's even an acappella tune on there. But then there's a pretty full-on hardcore song as well.}} Turner leaked a new song, "I Am Disappeared," to YouTube on 29 March 2011, later making it available for free download through [[Xtra Mile Recordings|Xtra Mile]]. He also announced that he would soon be releasing "Peggy Sang the Blues" as the first single from the album. On 21 March 2011, it was announced that Turner would be making the step up to the main stage at [[Reading and Leeds Festival 2011|Reading and Leeds]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingfestival.com/ |title=Reading Festival 2013 &#124; |website=Readingfestival.com |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> He spoke about the "perks" of playing Reading in a recent interview with 6 Towns Radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://6towns.co.uk/news/2011/06/terry-bossons-interviews-frank-turner-bossons-about |title=Terry Bossons interviews Frank Turner on Bossons About &#124; 6 Towns Radio |website=6towns.co.uk |date=14 June 2011 |access-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325173633/http://6towns.co.uk/news/2011/06/terry-bossons-interviews-frank-turner-bossons-about |archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> Turner also played [[Download Festival|Download]], [[Blissfields]] and [[Cambridge Folk Festival|Cambridge]] Folk festivals, as well as many other festivals across Europe, and as a headliner at [[Blissfields]] Festival. On 21 April 2011, Turner played his 1000th solo show at the [[Strummerville]] festival in [[Shoreditch]], London. Several songs from ''[[England Keep My Bones]]'' were debuted at [[Play Fest]] (a new music festival in Norfolk) on 28 May 2011. During his May 2011 tour, Turner played a new song, tentatively titled "Rod Stewart". This song was later retitled "Sailor's Boots" and was released as the B-side to "If Ever I Stray".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Swings And Roundabouts – Frank Turner|url = http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/swings-and-roundabouts-frank-turner|website = Clash Magazine|access-date = 17 January 2016}}</ref> ''England Keep My Bones'' entered the UK chart at number 12 on its week of release, Turner's highest charting album to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/England%20Keep%20My%20Bones |title=Official Charts – Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> Turner later released a rarities compilation, titled ''[[The Second Three Years]]'', on 18 November 2011 through Xtra Mile Recordings and 16 January 2012 through Epitaph Records. The album compiles material recorded after the release of Turner's first compilation, ''[[The First Three Years]]'', that does not appear on either of Turner's two successive studio albums, including tracks from EPs, singles, covers and unreleased material. In spring 2012, he played several dates in Canada as an opening act for [[Joel Plaskett]].<ref name=exclaim>[http://exclaim.ca/News/joel_plasketts_scrappy_happiness_lp_out_this_spring_frank_turner_added_to_tour "Joel Plaskett's Announces 'Scrappy Happiness' LP, Canadian Tour with Frank Turner"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', 6 January 2012.</ref> On 13 April 2012, Turner headlined [[Wembley Arena]] to a sold-out crowd of 12,000.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9209172/Frank-Turner-Wembley-Arena-review.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Catherine | last=Gee | title=Frank Turner, Wembley Arena, review | date=17 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/frank-turner-wembley-arena-7647370.html|title=Frank Turner: Wembley Arena | location=London | newspaper=The Independent | first=Matilda | last=Battersby | date=16 April 2012}}</ref> Support for the show came from [[Beans On Toast (musician)|Beans On Toast]], [[dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip]] and [[Billy Bragg]]. On 27 July 2012, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls performed at the pre-show for the [[London 2012]] Olympics Opening Ceremony. The band played "Sailor's Boots", "Wessex Boy", and "I Still Believe".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/frank-turner/2012/olympic-stadium-london-england-bdcf926.html |title=Frank Turner Concert Setlist at Olympic Stadium, London on July 25, 2012 |website=Setlist.fm |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> In August 2012, Turner unveiled his new side project, [[Möngöl Hörde]]. The hardcore band includes drummer Ben Dawson (formerly of Million Dead) and Sleeping Souls keyboardist Matt Nasir on guitar. The group played their first shows in London and Leeds shortly before playing at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], where they debuted some new material and covered the likes of [[The Streets]] and [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. In October 2012, 'Believe', Turner's own beer, was announced. A 4.8% modern wheat beer brewed with Signature Brew.<ref>{{cite news | title = Frank turner Has Launched His Own Beer | quote = Working with Signature Brew in March of this year to formulate ideas, Turner has come up with a 4.8% Belgian style wheat beer which is said to be "a modern twist on the traditional wheat beer encompassing citrus and orange flavour" | newspaper = NME | date = 8 October 2012 | url = https://www.nme.com/news/frank-turner/66535 }}</ref> Turner opened for the [[Dropkick Murphys]] on their European tour, also headlining a tour in November and December 2012. ===''Tape Deck Heart'', ''Möngöl Hörde'' and ''The Third Three Years'' (2013–2014)=== {{Main|Tape Deck Heart}} Turner recorded his fifth studio album in [[Burbank, California]], in October 2012. The reason for recording abroad for the first time in California was that producer [[Rich Costey]] wouldn't come to England with all his equipment so he convinced Turner to record it in Burbank.<ref name="Interview: Frank Turner"/> Turner announced via Twitter on 28 October 2012 that recording was completed, and mixing and mastering would be done in time for a March 2013 release date. During the November and December 2012 UK tour a free CD titled ''Good Hangs'' from [[Xtra Mile Recordings]] was distributed for free at Turner shows, this included a yet-to-be-released Turner song titled "Tattoos" plus the [[Möngöl Hörde]] song "Casual Threats From Weekend Hardmen". On Christmas Day 2012, the song "Four Simple Words" was released on the [[Xtra Mile Recordings]]' website as a free download along with the b-side "Cowboy Chords". On 4 January 2013, a video was shot for what would be the first single. On the same day Turner announced on Twitter that the single was the song "Recovery". On 9 January, Turner uploaded a photo to his Instagram page showing the names of all 13 songs that would feature on his new album. This included songs played during the UK and US tours of 2012 such as "Anymore", "Plain Sailing Weather", "We Shall Not Overcome" and "Tell Tale Signs". He also posted on his fan forum that an extended edition of his new album would be released that includes an extra 5 or 6 songs. On 19 February 2013, it was announced that Turner had signed a licensing deal with [[Interscope Records]] in the US for ''[[Tape Deck Heart]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.underthegunreview.net/2013/02/19/frank-turner-signs-with-interscope/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607200623/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2013/02/19/frank-turner-signs-with-interscope/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2013|title=Frank Turner Signs With Interscope &#124; Under the Gun Review|date=7 June 2013|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Following the release of the album Frank Turner embarked on a short UK tour. He was also confirmed as the headline act for the [[Two Thousand Trees Festival]] and main stage slots at the [[Reading and Leeds festivals]]. Following the success of the album, Turner embarked on a UK arena tour, including a date at London's [[London O2 arena|O2 Arena]]. On 3 January 2014, Turner appeared on the [[BBC]]'s [[Celebrity Mastermind]] answering questions on [[Iron Maiden]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Turner to answer Iron Maiden questions on 'Celebrity Mastermind'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/frank-turner/74594|work=[[NME]]|access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> scoring 20 points in total (7 on his specialist subject), and coming first. In Q2 2014, Turner announced that he was currently in the process of making a sixth studio album. Turner said that it would most likely be out early 2015, although actual dates are uncertain at this time.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} In 2014 Turner and [[Möngöl Hörde]] released a full-length self-titled studio album, and toured in support of that album in late June, playing a run of smaller venues. In July of that year, Turner also announced a 15 Date UK tour, playing places that wouldn't normally feature live music such as local town halls. On 25 July 2014, Turner announced on his Twitter page that he was collating ''[[The Third Three Years]]''. It was released on 24 November 2014. ===''The Road Beneath My Feet'' and ''Positive Songs for Negative People'' (2015–2016)=== {{Main|Positive Songs for Negative People}} In 2014, Turner announced that he was in the process of writing a book, consisting of tour diaries and travel memoirs, asking fans to contribute to the book by sending in stories and pictures they shared with Turner. The book, titled 'The Road Beneath My Feet', named after lyrics from Turner's song 'The Road', was released on 26 March 2015, being published by [[Headline Publishing Group]]. Following the book release, Turner embarked on a 2015 book tour, which included signings, question-and-answer sessions and live solo performances from Turner. The book went straight into the bestseller charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusic/photos/a.60617274137.64590.6416249137/10153205731609138/?type=1&theater|title=Frank Turner|website=Facebook.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> On 20 March 2015, Turner released a lyric video promoting a new song called "Get Better" which was to be on his sixth album. Alongside it, he offered a free download of the song from his website. On 29 April 2015, following several posts of a similar nature on social media, a picture was posted of the mastered album with no artwork. This was followed by an [[Instagram]] post on 11 May 2015, in which Turner shared the album's cover and its title, ''[[Positive Songs for Negative People]]''. On 1 June 2015, it was announced that Turner would play a set at [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] 2015 on the Other Stage. On 15 June 2015 Turner released the music video for "The Next Storm," the second single from ''Positive Songs...''. The video features mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler [[CM Punk]]. Turner then released a three-song acoustic session on the website PunksInVegas.com, premiering "Josephine," "Love Forty Down" and "Glorious You."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punksinvegas.com/stripped-down-session-frank-turner/|title=Stripped Down Session: Frank Turner – Punks in Vegas|date=16 June 2015|website=Punksinvegas.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> ''[[Positive Songs for Negative People]]'', produced by [[Butch Walker]] at his studio in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], was released worldwide on 31 July 2015. A deluxe edition of the album was also made available featuring solo acoustic versions of 10 of the 12 original album tracks. On 20 November 2015, a deluxe vinyl boxed set was released by [[Xtra Mile Recordings]], entitled ''The First Ten Years'', it brought together Turner's 3 compilation albums: [[The First Three Years]], [[The Second Three Years]] and [[The Third Three Years]], together with A new rarities disc, named ''Ten For Ten''. Ten for Ten was also issued as a separate release on 12 February 2016. On 26 August 2016, Turner played the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] for the 10th year in a row which is a record. This was his 1,955th show as a musician. ===''Songbook'' and ''Be More Kind'' (2017–2018)=== {{Main|Be More Kind}} On 27 January 2017, Turner re-released his debut album, ''[[Sleep Is for the Week]]'', as a tenth anniversary edition. The re-released album was issued on CD and vinyl and consisted of 2 discs, the first being the original album and the second being a copy of Turner's very early CDR demo disc, including 6 demos. The release also included a download link for ''Live at the Vic'', a recording of Turner's performance at the Victoria, [[Swindon]] on 6 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner Sleep Is For the Week 10th Anniversary Edition out 27 January 2017 |url=http://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/news/2016/12/12/frank-turner-sleep-is-for-the-week-10th-anniversary-edition-out-27-january-2017-preorder-now-double-cd-and-gatefold-vinyl-reissue-with-original-cdr-demos |website=Xtra Mile Recordings}}</ref> On 10 February 2017, Turner released a new song entitled ''The Sand in the Gears''. The track was recorded live on 19 January 2017 at the Fillmore in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]. It is a political song that seemingly refers to the election of [[Donald Trump]] as the President of the United States. In March 2017, Turner was invited to visit [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]], by [[The Joe Strummer Foundation]]. The foundation raise funds in the UK which they then disburse to different charitable groups around the world, one of which is Way Out Arts, who work to bring music to disaffected and disadvantaged street kids in [[Sierra Leone]]. Turner gave guitar lessons to some of the students at Way Out Arts, played and spoke on a local radio station and visited a number of city [[Slum]]s where he played to the residents. He followed up this trip with further visits to [[Sierra Leone]] in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=[PRESS RELEASE] FRANK TURNER & THE JOE STRUMMER FOUNDATION TO VISIT MUSIC PROJECT IN WEST AFRICA |url=https://joestrummerfoundation.org/press-release-frank-turner-the-joe-strummer-foundation-to-visit-music-project-in-west-africa/ |website=Joe Strummer Foundation |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> Throughout 2017, Turner and other members of the Sleeping Souls sporadically posted images of the band in the studio, eventually confirmed to be the sessions for his seventh studio album, with Turner revealing on social media in early November that recording for the album had been completed. On 16 October 2017, Turner announced Songbook, a collection of old and personal favourite songs, as well as rerecorded and unreleased versions of old songs, to be released on 24 November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/211678/9|title=Frank Turner Announces New Best of Album 'Songbook'|first=Laura|last=Johnson|website=Stereoboard.com|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{cite tweet|user=frankturner|author=Frank Turner|number=919943068677214208|date=16 October 2017|title=One CD of old recordings + one new song, one CD of new versions of old songs, one DVD of show 2000. New album prope…}}</ref> Songbook included a new song "There She Is", which Turner confirmed to also be on his upcoming seventh studio album through an [[Instagram]] story in November. On 27 January 2018, Turner announced his seventh studio album [[Be More Kind]] and leaked a track from the album, '1933'. On 16 March 2018, Turner released the first official single from the album, "Blackout." ''[[Be More Kind]]'' was recorded at [[Niles City Sound]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] and was released worldwide on 4 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/frank-turner-announces-new-album-be-more-kind|title=Frank Turner Announces New Album 'Be More Kind'|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=30 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> On 2 June 2018, Turner re-released his second album, ''[[Love Ire & Song]]'', as a tenth anniversary edition. The re-released album was issued on CD and vinyl and consisted of 2 discs, the first being the original album and the second including demos and recordings of radio performances on the [[BBC Radio 1]] [[Zane Lowe]] show. The release also included a download link for Turner's performance at the Social, [[Nottingham]], on 12 April 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Years of Love Ire & Song |url=http://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/ten-years-of-love-ire-song |website=Xtra Mile Recordings}}</ref> ===''Try This at Home'' and ''No Man's Land'' (2019–present)=== {{Main| No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)}} On 24 January 2019, Turner released the ''Don't Worry'' EP, the title track of which was previously included on his 2018 album, ''[[Be More Kind]]''. A reworked version of "Little Changes" was included, together with two new songs. Turner published his sophomore book ''Try This at Home: Adventures in Songwriting'' on 21 March 2019. Again published through [[Headline Publishing Group]], the book focuses on the stories surrounding various songs throughout his career, starting with some of his earliest songs and continuing all the way through to his most recent material. Turner supported the release of the book with a series of in store signings and solo shows. On 8 March 2019, at a show in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]], Turner debuted a new song entitled "I Believed You William Blake."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/frank-turner/2019/musicbox-lisbon-portugal-4b92c7e2.html|title=Frank Turner Setlist at MusicBox, Lisbon|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> This song was revealed to be part of Turner's upcoming eighth studio album when he debuted the entire tracklist at a later show in [[Boston]] on 15 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/frank-turner/2019/city-winery-boston-ma-2390c07f.html|title=Frank Turner Setlist at City Winery, Boston|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Turner contributed vocals to the song ''Let 'Em Go'' by [[The Wildhearts]] on the album ''[[Renaissance Men]]'', released on May 3rd, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Renaissance Men (album)|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Men|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21/01/21|website=Wikipedia}}</ref>. Turner has made many live appearances with The Wildhearts, has publicly spoken of his love of the band and friendship with [[Ginger Wildheart|Ginger Wildheart.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davidson|first=Gary|date=27/01/2021|title=Frank Turner: Talking about his love of The Wildhearts....|url=http://www.wildhearts-book.co.uk/interviews/frank-turner-talking-about-his-love-of-the-wildhearts-and-frank-turner-army-facebook-group-fan-questions/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27/01/2021|website=Zealot In Wonderland - The Wildhearts Book}}</ref> On 31 May 2019, Turner re-released his third album, ''[[Poetry of the Deed]]'', as a tenth anniversary edition. The re-released album was issued on CD and vinyl and consisted of 2 discs, the first being the original album and the second including several album demos. The release also included a download link for Turner's intimate performance at [[Union Chapel, Islington]] on 19 December 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner Poetry Of The Deed – Tenth Anniversary Edition Out Now |url=http://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/news/2019/6/4/frank-turner-poetry-of-the-deed-tenth-anniversary-edition-out-now-on-limited-edition-2-x-vinyl-and-four-colour-pressings-with-bonus-downloads |website=Xtra Mile Recordings}}</ref> Turner announced his new album, ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]],'' across his social media on 26 June 2019.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusic/videos/481896269286167/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARA2rshTqd0yO75UF4k_TU4rGIV7ZXaBgTIUUxjJ6DQBz2vu-nIyaufvXHUSYhYCM5oXPrJfFR0CvI_K|title=No Man's Land & Tales From No Man's Land|website=Facebook.com}}</ref> He revealed the album name, as well as the concept and theme of the album. The album focusses on and celebrates the life and stories of historical women.<ref name="auto1"/> He also announced a companion podcast to the album, titled ''Tales from No Man's Land''. Each episode of the podcast goes into more detail about the album and the stories behind each of the songs. The podcast also features guest musicians. ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'' was released worldwide on 16 August 2019. On 9 August 2019 Turner and his band were the main act for Friday evening at [[Fairport's Cropredy Convention]] in [[Cropredy]] near Banbury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Frank Turner Setlist at Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2019|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/frank-turner/2019/festival-site-cropredy-england-7b9f9ef8.html|access-date=3 August 2020|website=setlist.fm|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Frank Turner talks new album ahead of headline show at Cropredy|url=https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/frank-turner-talks-new-album-ahead-headline-show-cropredy-852185|access-date=3 August 2020|website=Banburyguardian.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> The album's lead single, "Sister Rosetta," and its accompanying podcast episode were released on 3 July 2019.<ref>[https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/66190292_10157482447224138_1906805083870330880_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_oc=AQkh5mWOdBA1q1i3yhc3ntFmh0JdkSgkSwRhHfdtnT2VkRtJplvuXQK1YkAIy2UVXDQ&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=2ed79911f0f27660066c712710d68b6a&oe=5DB603B8] {{dead link|date=August 2019}}</ref> The song's lyrics tell the story of gospel singer-songwriter and guitarist, [[Sister Rosetta Tharpe]], who heavily influenced later rock-and-roll musicians such as [[Chuck Berry]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Johnny Cash]]. For the song's podcast episode, Turner hosted alongside fellow musician [[Emily Barker]] (who had also written a song about Rosetta) and discussed her legacy. Turner promoted ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'' with a run of 9 shows across the UK, starting at the [[Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline]] on 22 November 2019 and finishing at [[Alexandra Palace]] Theatre, London on 3 December 2019. The shows were something different for Turner, as all venues were seated. The shows were also split into two distinct sets. The first set was a solo set that saw Turner playing songs from ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'' and telling the stories behind the songs and the historical women they were written about. The second part of the show saw turner play with the full band, but the production was far more stripped back and thoughtful and very different to the usual Turner set.<ref>{{cite web |title=The No Man's Land UK Tour 2019 |url=https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/music/frank-turner-45899/#:~:text=The%20No%20Man's%20Land%20Tour,Mile%20Recordings%20and%20Polydor%20Records. |website=Ticketmaster |publisher=Ticketmaster |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> The recording of his ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'' show at City Hall in Newcastle on 27 November 2019 was released as a live album on 24 April 2020. It was only released digitally due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of 2020. On 13 December 2019, Turner released a live recording of his 2000th show. The release was issued on CD and DVD and documented his performance at [[Rock City (venue)|Rock City]], [[Nottingham]], on 15 December 2016. The DVD tracklisting includes a version of the classic [[Motörhead]] track, [[Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]. On 31 July 2020, ''[[West Coast vs. Wessex]]'' (a split album with Los Angeles band [[NOFX]]) was released on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. The ten track album saw each act cover five songs from each other's discography.<ref>{{cite web |title=NOFX and Frank Turner Announce Split Album West Coast vs Wessex |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nofx-and-frank-turner-announce-split-album-west-coast-vs-wessex-share-two-singles-2680072 |website=NME |access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> On 13 November 2020, Turner released 'Buddies II, Still Buddies', a follow up to 2010's [[Buddies (EP)|Buddies]]. The ten track album saw Turner once again team up with friend [[Jon Snodgrass (musician)|Jon Snodgrass]]. As with the 2010 original, the album was written in one day, only this time, the writing and recording process had to take place remotely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of 2020. 'Buddies II' is the first album that Turner recorded, mixed and mastered on his own.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass Release Buddies II |url=https://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/news/2020/10/6/frank-turner-and-jon-snodgrass-release-buddies-ii-still-buddies-on-13-november-preorder-now-watch-video-for-bad-times-good-vibes |website=Xtra Mile Recordings |access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref> ==Lost Evenings Festival== In early 2017, it was announced that Turner was to start his own festival. Named 'Lost Evenings', the festival was announced as a 4-day festival celebrating live music and community. Performances are typically split across two stages, the main stage and the 'Nick Alexander Stage', the latter being named after Turner's long-term friend and merchandise manager, who was tragically killed in the [[Bataclan concert hall attack|Bataclan attack]] in 2015. Lost Evenings sees Frank Turner curate and headline four consecutive one-off concerts on the main stage with an exciting supporting cast of musical talent. The 'Nick Alexander Stage' plays host to some of the best emerging acts all handpicked by Turner and [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]] DJ, John Kennedy. Complementing the festival are sideshows called Last Minutes. These tend to be events such as small acoustic performances or DJ sets. In addition to the evening performances, OneFest (a UK-based, non-profit, music industry development company set up to support the emergence of new talent) run a selection of events during the day, that include panels focusing on The Business, Women & The Industry, Getting Gigs, Mental Health and the Digital Generation. These are events that offer inspiration, insight and advice to young individuals both operating in and trying to break in to the music industry. In September 2017, Turner and Lost Evenings won the Best Independent Festival Award at the [[AIM Independent Music Awards]] run by the [[Association of Independent Music]]. The first Lost Evenings took place on 12th – 15 May 2017 at iconic [[Camden Town|Camden]] music venue, the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]]. Turner performed two greatest hits sets, as well as a full run through of his debut album, [[Sleep Is for the Week]]. Amongst other artists, Turner was supported by [[Seth Lakeman]] and [[Beans On Toast (musician)|Beans On Toast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FULL LINEUP FOR FRANK TURNER'S LOST EVENINGS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED |url=http://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/news/2017/4/12/full-lineup-for-frank-turners-lost-evenings-festival-last-minutes-sideshows-announced |website=Xtra Mile Recordings |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Turner returned to the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] for the second Lost Evenings festival which took place on 11th – 14 May 2018. As well as his 3 other sets, Turner performed his second studio album, [[Love Ire & Song]] in full. Other artists on the main stage included [[The Subways]], [[Emily Barker]] and [[Arkells]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner Presents Lost Evenings 2 |url=https://giggoer.com/2018/04/05/frank-turner-presents-lost-evenings-2/ |website=Gig Goer |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MORE ACTS FOR FRANK TURNER'S LOST EVENINGS II ANNOUNCED |url=http://www.1.xtramilerecordings.com/news/2018/4/10/more-acts-for-frank-turners-lost-evenings-ii-nick-alexander-stage-lineup-announced |website=Xtra Mile Recordings |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Lost Evenings 3 moved away from London in 2019 and took place at the [[House of Blues]], [[Boston]], on 16th – 19 May 2019. As well as greatest hits and acoustic sets, Turner performed his third studio album, [[Poetry of the Deed]] in full. Singer-Songwriter, [[Loudon Wainwright III]] and The [[Hold Steady]] also performed alongside Turner on the main stage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner announces full line-up for 2019’s Lost Evenings Festival |url=https://www.music-news.com/news/Tickets/121674/Frank-Turner-announces-full-line-up-for-2019-s-Lost-Evenings-Festival |website=Music News |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner Announces 2019 Lost Evenings III Lineup Featuring Against Me!, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls and The Hold Steady |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2019/05/06/news/frank-turner-announces-2019-lost-evenings-iii-lineup-featuring-against-me-frank-turner-and-the-sleeping-souls-and-the-hold-steady/ |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> Lost Evenings 4 was scheduled to take place at the Arena, [[Berlin]] on 21st – 24 May 2020. It was originally due to take place at Berlin's well-loved Astra venue, but tickets sold out very quickly due to high demand. As a consequence, the venue was changed. Artists scheduled to also play the main stage included [[Catfish and the Bottlemen]] and [[KT Tunstall]]. However, as a consequence of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of 2020, the festival was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Turner announces Lost Evenings IV |url=https://originalrock.net/2020/01/15/frank-turner-announces-lost-evenings-iv/ |website=Original Rock |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> ==Independent Venue Love== During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of 2020, Turner performed a weekly show from his own home on his Facebook and YouTube channels to raise money for independent grassroot music venues that were forced to temporarily close due to the pandemic. Talking about the online shows, Turner told NME: <blockquote>I’m very wary of telling people what to do in general, but one of the things I want to say to other artists is that this is fun. There are benefits to me in that it keeps people talking and if you can get 8,000–10,000 people tuning into you playing in your front room, then why not? You’re not losing out by doing something like this. There’s endless time at the moment and it’s so easy to do. I’m somewhat of a technophobe but I literally put my laptop on a pile of books, press one button to make this work and that’s it. None of us would have a career without these venues existing. None of us would have the music we love, so pay something back.</blockquote><ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=Frank Turner urges other artists to "give something back" to grassroots venues facing closure |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/frank-turner-urges-other-artists-give-something-back-grassroots-venues-facing-closure-2640705 |website=NME |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref> Turner played one of his albums in full on each of the livestreams, and save for one exception, did not repeat one song during all the online shows. The one exception was the song "Silent Key", which appears on both [[Positive Songs for Negative People]] and [[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]. As well as the full album shows, he also played a couple of covers sets, including one set featuring songs by his good friends. Turner played a total of 14 'Independent Venue' shows and 2 other shows which were specifically to raise money for his band and touring crew and his publishing label, [[Xtra Mile Recordings]]. All but one show, Independent Venue Love 13, took place at Turner's home. The 13th show was streamed live from the [[Clapham Grand]], where he was joined by [[Billy Bragg]] and [[Beans On Toast (musician)|Beans On Toast]]. Turner raised in excess of £150,000 across the 16 shows. Speaking about the human impact of losing venues, Turner said: <blockquote>Running a small venue is a business model that runs on small margins, generally from month-to-month or week-to-week and the current closures puts them in very immediate danger – threatening longterm and deeply profound damage to the scene as a whole. Underground music and culture cannot exist unless it has somewhere to exist. There are acts like me, [[Biffy Clyro]], [[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Adele]] who needed time to incubate, find their voice, develop and grow – and we couldn't have done that without these places existing. But it's not just about incubating future stars, there are tonnes of bands who only exist in small grassroots venues and only ever will. They’re still absolutely valid, and if they don't have a place to perform their art then they can't do it. They just won't exist anymore.</blockquote><ref name="auto2"/> ==Politics== Turner describes himself as a "classical liberal" in the original sense of the word and his views align with many modern libertarian socialists. He has a tattoo of [[ama-gi]], [[Sumerian language|Sumerian]] [[cuneiform]] for "freedom", on his left forearm. Turner received [[death threats]] following a news article from the [[Guardian Newspaper]] that drew attention to his political outlook. In a subsequent [[Guardian Newspaper|Guardian]] interview, Turner clarified his views, "The non-Marxist British left is a fantastic tradition: it's all about non-conformism and voluntarism. The advances of the unions are great advances in human society."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/24/frank-turner-death-threats | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Mark | last=Beaumont | title=Frank Turner: 'I got 100 death threats a day' | date=24 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Turner became a patron of the assisted dying campaign group [[Dignity in Dying]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dignityindying.org.uk/patron/frank-turner/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000048/http://www.dignityindying.org.uk/patron/frank-turner/ |archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> In 2016, he was appointed a patron of [[Humanists UK]] (formerly the British Humanist Association), which campaigns on a number of ethical and [[secularism|secularist]] issues, including assisted dying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://humanism.org.uk/2016/11/01/frank-turner-appointed-patron-of-the-bha/|title=Frank Turner appointed Patron of the BHA|date=1 November 2016|access-date=1 November 2016|work=[[British Humanist Association]]}}</ref> Turner is a friend of [[Billy Bragg]], noted for his left-wing politics. He performs at the Left Field at [[Glastonbury Festival]]. In the past, Turner was [[straight edge]] for five years, and was vegetarian for eleven years.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=28 November 2017|url=http://thelinc.co.uk/2009/02/introducing-frank-turner/|title=Introducing Frank Turner|publication-date=19 February 2009 |first=Ashley |last=Partridge|publisher=[[Siren FM]]|website=Thelinc.co.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104092126/http://thelinc.co.uk/2009/02/introducing-frank-turner/|archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> ==Backing band== Turner's band, The Sleeping Souls,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frank-turner.com/blog/2011/03/festival-frenzy/|title=Festival Frenzy|last=Turner|first=Frank|date=21 March 2011|access-date=5 April 2011}}</ref> (named after a lyric from "[[England Keep My Bones|I Am Disappeared]]") consists of: ;'''Current members''' *[[Ben Lloyd]] – guitar, harmonica, mandolin – 2006–present *[[Tarrant Anderson]] – bass – 2006–present, backing vocals - 2020–present *[[Matt Nasir]] – piano, organ, guitar, backing vocals – 2009–present *[[Callum Green]] – drums, backing vocals- 2020–present ;'''Touring members''' * Cahir O'Doherty – guitar, backing vocals (while Turner was rehabilitating a severe back injury, unable to play guitar on stage) * Dan Allen – guest guitarist, backing vocals (2013 European Tour) * Felix Hagan – piano, back vocals (2017 US / Canadian tour) ;'''Former members''' *[[Nigel Powell]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals – 2006–2020 ==Discography== ===Solo=== {{Main|Frank Turner discography}} * ''[[Sleep Is for the Week]]'' (2007) * ''[[Love Ire & Song]]'' (2008) * ''[[Poetry of the Deed]]'' (2009) * ''[[England Keep My Bones]]'' (2011) * ''[[Tape Deck Heart]]'' (2013) * ''[[Positive Songs for Negative People]]'' (2015) * ''[[Be More Kind]]'' (2018) * ''[[No Man's Land (Frank Turner album)|No Man's Land]]'' (2019) ===With Million Dead=== {{Main|Million Dead#Discography|l1=Million Dead discography}} * ''[[A Song to Ruin]]'' (2003) * ''[[Harmony No Harmony]]'' (2005) ===With Möngöl Hörde=== {{Main|Möngöl Hörde|l1=Möngöl Hörde}} * ''[[Möngöl Hörde (album)|Möngöl Hörde]]'' (2014) ==Videography== ===Music videos=== *"Casanova Lament" (unaired) *"Vital Signs" (2006) *"The Real Damage" (2007) *"Photosynthesis" (2008) *"Reasons Not to Be an Idiot" (2008) *"I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous" (2008) *"Long Live the Queen" (2008) *"The Road" (2009) *"Poetry of the Deed" (2009) *"Isabel" (2010) *"Try This at Home" (2010) *"I Still Believe" (2010) *"Peggy Sang the Blues" (2011) *"If Ever I Stray" (2011) *"Sailor's Boots" (2011) *"Wessex Boy" (2011) *"Four Simple Words" (2012) *"Recovery" (2013) *"The Way I Tend To Be" (2013) *"Losing Days" (2013) *"Polaroid Picture" (2013) *"Oh Brother" (2013) *"Get Better" (2015) *"The Next Storm" (2015) *"Josephine" (2015) *"Mittens" (2016) *"Love Forty Down" (2016) *"There She Is" (2017) *"Blackout" (2018) *"Make America Great Again" (2018) *"Little Changes" (2018) ===DVDs=== *''All About the Destination'' (22 October 2007) *''Take to the Road'' (22 March 2010) *''[[Frank Turner Live From Wembley]]'' (October 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/frank-turner/63089 |title=Frank Turner confirms Wembley Arena show will be filmed for live DVD – video &#124; News |website=Nme.com |date=5 April 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> *''"Get Better"'' (30 June 2017) ==Bibliography== *The Road Beneath My Feet ({{ISBN|978-1472222015}}) (26 March 2015) *Try This at Home: Adventures in Songwriting ({{ISBN|978-1472257857}}) (21 March 2019) ==Awards and nominations== {{Infobox Musician Awards | name = Frank Turner | image = | caption = | wins = 3 | nominations = 10 | NMEW = 0 | NMEN = 4 | award1 = [[Kerrang! Awards]] | award1W = 1 | award1N = 1 | award2 = Bandit Rock Awards | award2W = 0 | award2N = 1 | award3 = [[Association of Independent Music|AIM]] | award3W = 2 | award3N = 4 }} {| class="wikitable" |- ! ! Category ! Result |- |'''[[Kerrang awards#2010 Results|Kerrang Awards 2010]]''' | No Half Measures Award | {{Won}} |- |rowspan="2"|'''[[List of NME Award winners#Shockwaves NME Awards 2011|Shockwaves NME Awards 2011]]''' |Best Solo Artist | {{nom}} |- |Best Band Blog or Twitter | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|'''[[List of NME Award winners#Shockwaves NME Awards 2012|Shockwaves NME Awards 2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/awardsvote |title=NME Awards Voting |website=Nme.com |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref>''' |Best Solo Artist | {{nom}} |- |Best Band Blog or Twitter | {{nom}} |- |'''[[Bandit Rock]] Awards 2011'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilikeradio.se/banditrock/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227002553/http://www.bandit.se/rockawards/voting.php|url-status=dead|title=Bandit Rock – Welcome to the Party – I LIKE RADIO|archive-date=27 February 2011|website=Web.archive.org}}</ref> | Best International Breakthrough | {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|'''[[Association of Independent Music|AIM]] Awards 2011'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1047431 |title=Music Week |website=Musicweek.com |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> | Best Live Act | {{Won}} |- |Hardest Working Artist | {{Won}} |- |rowspan="2"|'''[[Association of Independent Music|AIM]] Awards 2012'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/10182-aim-awards-announce-2012-nominees |title=News &#124; AIM Awards Announce 2012 Nominees |website=Thequietus.com |date=27 September 2012 |access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> | Best Live Act | {{nom}} |- |Hardest Working Artist | {{nom}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.frank-turner.com|Frank Turner}} – official site {{Frank Turner}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Frank}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English male singers]] [[Category:English rock guitarists]] [[Category:English folk guitarists]] [[Category:English male guitarists]] [[Category:English rock singers]] [[Category:English singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Folk punk musicians]] [[Category:People educated at Eton College]] [[Category:British classical liberals]] [[Category:English atheists]] [[Category:English humanists]] [[Category:English libertarians]] [[Category:Kerrang! 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