A Certain Ratio - 45

A CERTAIN RATIO – 45

CATCH THE PIONEERING MANCHESTER BAND PERFORMING A UNIQUE TOUR

TWO SEPARATE SETS EACH NIGHT WILL CHART 45 YEARS OF MUSIC

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The Ferret presents:

A CERTAIN RATIO

2 sets. No support.

Sat 11th November 2023

The Ferret | Preston

Doors 7pm

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ACR cordially invites you to celebrate 45 years of music. A hand-picked run of shows in limited capacity venues. 2 sets in chronological order.

“A Certain Ratio’s blend of knife-edge tension and funkateer abandon is a style that’s theirs and theirs only” – Uncut

“A Certain Ratio’s latest heads down a new trajectory, revamping their signature percussive style with glossy vocals and sharp production.” – The Guardian

“…a fireball of up-to-the minute energy” – Record Collector

A Certain Ratio have announced a unique tour that celebrates 45 years of the band’s incredible career. The dates will see A Certain Ratio perform two separate sets each night: the first set will represent the early years of their career from their Factory releases, including ‘All Night Party’ Sextet and Force, through to the next stage of their journey when they joined A&M in the late ‘80s, with songs such as ‘Won’t Stop Loving You’. The band will then reconvene for a set representing ACR from the early to mid-‘90s period, with songs like ’27 Forever’ leading into their most recent releases with tracks from ACR Loco and 1982 and beyond to unreleased forthcoming material.

Since they emerged from the hallowed grounds of the late 70s punk scene, A Certain Ratio have moved with gleeful disregard for boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. It’s an ethos that’s open-minded over all else, and that’s seen them take everything from experimental electronica to vintage funk, filtered through their own Mancunian lens. From their first release, ‘All Night Party’ (1979, Factory Records) to the present day with their recent album, 1982 (2023, Mute) – home to recent singles 'Holy Smoke' the BBC 6Music playlisted 'SAMO' and 'Afro Dizzy' plus 'Waiting on a Train' - they defy expectation.

Don’t miss the ACR 45 tour, a chance to see this most singular of bands performing tracks from across their 45-year career – all in chronological order, so expect classic finale tracks like ‘Shack Up’, ‘Knife Slits Water’ and ‘Si Fimir O Grido’ to hit much earlier in the set – in intimate venues across the UK.

“ACR unquestionably rule” – MOJO

“'ACR Loco is a stomping reminder to celebrate the eccentric pleasures of life in multicultural cities and the liberating night life they offer.' – musicOMH

“A gloriously heady mix evoking the ecstatic spirit of a chemical haze” – METRO

“ACR Loco is riotous, life affirming and bristling with energy” - ELECTRONIC SOUND

“…pioneering groove alchemists” – THE QUIETUS

“Cult punk funkateers” – UNCUT

“… mould-breakers” – MOJO

“… pioneering…” – ELECTRONIC SOUND

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