Award-winning singer/songwriter Kirsten Adamson (daughter of rock legend Stuart Adamson – Big Country, Skids) summons the same heart-stopping purity as Sandy Denny, by way of Emmylou Harris and Kate Bush. Backed by The Tanagers, Adamson brings a warm, expansive band sound to her distinctive blend of heartland Americana, folk and rock.
Following the critically acclaimed Landing Place in 2023, Adamson sharpened her focus with Dreamviewer in 2025. Recorded with producer Joe Harvey-Whyte, the album marked a clear step forward, leaner and more assured, with the songs given space to breathe and the performances shaped by restraint rather than excess. Critics praised its balance, emotional precision and song-first approach, capturing an artist increasingly confident in her own instincts.
That momentum has carried straight onto the road. Adamson and The Tanagers followed the release with a sold-out UK headline run and appearances across Europe, including Germany’s revered Static Roots Festival.
In autumn 2026, the band join The Proclaimers for a major UK tour, playing rooms including the London Palladium, Manchester Apollo, Newcastle City Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Edinburgh Playhouse.
In 2027, Kirsten Adamson & The Tanagers release Live in London, captured at the Water Rats and documenting a band that has grown in confidence, scale and reputation over the past two years. It marks the beginning of another chapter for Adamson, with a new record on the horizon and a live show that has become as central to the story as the songs themselves.
Its release is followed by a major UK headline tour in spring 2027, marking the beginning of the next chapter for Kirsten Adamson & The Tanagers.
Mojo ****
“ …a mesmerising album full of beautifully expressed heart and wisdom” Andy Fyfe
Rock N Reel ****
“Adamson’s rich vocal tones maintaining a powerful constant throughout an accomplished collection of songs” Bryony Hegarty
“Adamson knows how to hold a crowd in the palm of her hand, her vocals are clear and powerful, her songs are strong, she is an all round entertainer.” (The Writers Room)
“An album to savour.” Americana UK
“Adamson’s exquisite album of Americana is a must-listen” (At The Barrier)
‘Exceptional’ (Americana-UK.com)
‘A talent to watch’ (NoDepression)
“I could listen to Adamson’s voice all day every day, it’s angelic” – Maverick Magazine
“Recalling the late Nanci Griffith… with an added edge” – R2 Magazine
Nominated UK Song Of The Year Americana UK Awards 2024
Winner Fife Champions Music Award 2023
Official Celtic Connections Showcase Scotland Artist 2023
Official AMA UK Festival Showcase Artist 2023
Book a table for pre-concert dining
Acapela Studio provides pre-concert dining between 6.00pm and 7.30pm from our pizza oven. To view the current menu visit here.
BOOKING A TABLE FOR AN EVENT IN 2026
Please purchase your concert tickets first before booking a table. We will not accept any table bookings that do not have a corresponding ticket purchase.
Then return to the event page to book your table, by selecting the date of your event, number of diners and time you require table. The times shown are the only vacancies left. Please complete your email and phone number as this is required to ensure your table is allocated. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email and text.
If on the date you have chosen no tables are available - no times will be shown and the booking system will revert you back to todays date - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DATE!
PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE RELIES ON THE INCOME FROM DINING TO ENSURE WE CAN BOOK ALL THE GREAT ACTS PERFORMING.
Income from the provision of pizzas is very important to the venue and if you have booked a table it is a requirement that all people sat at tables order food - a salad alternative is available to pizzas. Please do ensure that all individuals will be ordering on your table - if this is not the case please cancel your table so others who are looking to dine can do so. Our apologies to raise this but recently we have had many tables (some very large) where less than 50% of those sat at tables have ordered food. Financially this is a real problem to the sustainability of the venue.
- All seating at tables must purchase a pizza - so please do not book a table if everyone is not eating.
- Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before the time slot allocated to order your pizzas prior to your booking time.
- Tables not seated within 15 minutes of the allocated time may be lost and allocated to other audience members wishing to order pizzas.
- If you wish to book a table for 6 or more please email info@acapela.co.uk
BOOKING A TABLE FOR EVENTS IN 2027
From the 1st January 2027, all tickets for table dining will include the price of the pizza included within the ticket price. When purchasing table tickets you will have a choice of purchasing tickets to dine at certain times.
If you wish to join your booking with another table so you are sat at the same table then please email info@acapela.co.uk requesting the tables to be joined.
If you arrive 15 minutes after the time booked your table may be given away to other ticketholders who have purchased pizzas on the evening.
As with all out tickets – the venue has a no refund ticket policy
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order and cooked in an authentic wood-fired oven. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
PLEASE NOTE:
Please note that no alcohol or other drinks not purchased on the premises are allowed to be brought into the venue. Thank You.
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BOOK A TABLE YOU CAN STILL ORDER PIZZAS ON THE NIGHT (USUALLY ON BUSY NIGHTS NO LATER THAN 7.15PM) AND WE WILL SERVE THEM TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE SAT IN THE VENUE - IN A PIZZA BOX.