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KRIS BARRAS BAND have releasaed a video for the track What A Way To Go taken from their latest album Light It Up, which was released in September last year via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group.

Watch the video here

Kris Barras on the video:

“This was the very first song that I wrote for the ‘Light It Up’ album and it has always been one of my faves. I wanted to have a bit of fun with the video. The original plan was to have a good mate of mine play the main character. He would’ve been perfect as he has an amazing mullet! However, he had an accident and broke his collar bone a few days before we were due to start filming. So I made a quick pit stop at a fancy dress shop and we went to work! It was great fun to do something that we hadn’t done before with our videos. We had a lot of fun making it! 

‘Light It Up’ sees him at his most expressive yet, forcing himself out of his comfort zone. “I kinda forced myself to write songs a different way. The biggest difference for this album was that I didn’t pigeonhole myself in any way, I didn’t feel like I had to conform. I just sat down and wrote songs I wanted to write, with a sound I wanted to produce, not thinking about genre whatsoever.”

Photo: Rob Blackham

Kris Barras Band Tourdates, remaining dates

February

27 L’Arcadium, Annecy, France (supporting Beth Hart)
29 L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France (supporting Beth Hart)

March

1 L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France (supporting Beth Hart)
6 Legends Of Rock Festival, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
8 Garage 3, Sluis, Netherlands
10 Lux Club Linden, Hannover, Germany
11 Tower Musikclub, Bremen, Germany
13 Beatpol, Dresden, Germany
14 Club Bogaloo, Pfarrkirchen, Germany
15 Chelsea, Vienna, Austria
18 Jugend-und Freizeittreff Altes Kino, Rankweil, Austria
19 Legend Club, Milano, Italy
20 Bliss, L’aquila, Italy
22 Borderline Club, Pisa, Italy
24 Universum, Stuttgart, Germany
25 Rockpalast Bochum, Bochum, Germany
26 Rider’s Café, Lübeck, Germany
28 Roadrage Festival, Sheffield, United Kingdom

April

25 LE TOIT ROUGE, Monte Limar, France

May

1 Bonfest International Rock Festival, Kirriemuir, United Kingdom
9 Lincoln Blues Festival, Lincoln, United Kingdom
10 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, United Kingdom
16 The Foundry, Torquay, United Kingdom
28 Porta Caeli, Valladolid, Spain
30 Forum Celticum, Culleredo, Spain

June

5 Loverocks – Beer & Music Festival, Ferndown, United Kingdom
6 Hello Festival, Emmen, Netherlands

July

25 Steelhouse Festival, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom

August

1 Live On The Hill, Tyrone, United Kingdom
29 Stonedead Festival, Newark, United Kingdom
29 Bury St. Edmunds Blues Festival, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

September

30 Robin 2, Bliston, United Kingdom

October

9 O2 Guildhall Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
10 The Great Hall Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
12 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, United Kingdom
13 O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
14 Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
16 O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
18 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, United Kingdom
20 O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
21 O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
22 O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
24 O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
25 St David’s Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom
26 Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, United Kingdom
28 Engine Shed, Lincoln, United Kingdom
29 Rock City, Nottingham, United Kingdom

November

21 The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom