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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott announce 2022 UK headline tour

The duo, whose new album 'N.K-Pop' arrives in October, will be joined by Billy Bragg at the upcoming shows

Paul Heaton  and  Jacqui Abbott have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – tickets will be available from here .

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The duo will hit the road this November in support of their fifth studio album ‘N.K-Pop’ , which is due for release on October 7 via EMI. They’ll be joined at the gigs by “very special guest” Billy Bragg .

Kicking off at Swansea Arena on November 26, the tour will also stop off in Blackpool (28), Glasgow (December 2), Portsmouth (5), Sheffield (9), Manchester (10) and other locations across those two months.

The stint is set to culminate with a performance at London’s O2 Arena on December 17.

Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am BST next Thursday (September 1) and will be priced at £30. You can purchase yours from here and find the full live schedule below.

NOVEMBER 26 – Swansea Arena, Swansea 27 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno 28 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool 

DECEMBER 01 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 02 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow  03 – Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees 05 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth  06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham  08 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham  09 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield  10 – AO Arena, Manchester  17 – The O2 Arena, London

Heaton and Abbott have already previewed the forthcoming ‘N.K-Pop’ with the singles ‘Still’ and ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ .

With the former song, the pair aimed to “raise awareness for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy”.

The full tracklist for ‘N.K-Pop’ is as follows:

01. ‘The Good Times’ 02. ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ 03. ‘Who Built The Pyramids’ 04. ‘I Drove Her Away With My Tears’ 05. ‘When The World Would Actually Listen’ 06. ‘Still’ 07. ‘I Ain’t Going Nowhere This Year’ 08. ‘Sunny Side Up’ 09. ‘Baby It’s Cold Inside’ 10. ‘New Fella’ 11. ‘My Mother’s Womb’ 12. ‘His Master’s Game’ Earlier this year Heaton spoke to  NME  about how he and Abbott had played a number of free concerts for NHS staff as a thank you for their efforts throughout the COVID pandemic.

He also discussed giving away free pints at 60 UK pubs to mark his 60th birthday , and why he thinks the Royal Family should be privatised.

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The tour kicks off in Swansea on November 26 in support of the duo’s new album, ‘N.K-Pop’, released through EMI on October 7.

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced a UK headline tour for later this year. The duo will hit the road this November in support of their fifth studio album N.K-Pop , which is due for release on October 7 via EMI . They’ll be joined at the gigs by “very special guest” Billy Bragg.

Kicking off at Swansea Arena on November 26, the tour will also stop off in Blackpool (28), Glasgow (December 2), Portsmouth (5), Sheffield (9), Manchester (10) and other locations including Swansea, Llandudno and Stockton across those two months.

The jaunt is set to culminate with a performance at London’s O2 Arena on December 17. Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am BST next Thursday (September 1) and will be priced at £30. You can find the full live schedule below.

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Heaton and Abbott have already previewed the forthcoming ‘N.K-Pop’ with the singles “Still” and “Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)”. With the former song, the pair aimed to “raise awareness for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy”.

Earlier this year Heaton spoke to NME about how he and Abbott had played a number of free concerts for NHS staff as a thank you for their efforts throughout the COVID pandemic. He also discussed giving away free pints at 60 UK pubs to mark his 60th birthday, and why he thinks the British Royal Family should be privatized.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott play the following UK tour dates:

NOVEMBER 26 – Swansea Arena, Swansea 27 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno 28 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool

DECEMBER 01 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 02 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow 03 – Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees 05 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth 06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham 08 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham 09 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield 10 – AO Arena, Manchester 17 – The O2 Arena, London.

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• Date 17 Dec 2022
• Venue The O2 arena
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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced that they will be bringing their headline show to The O2 on Saturday 17 December 2022.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s new album ‘N.K-Pop’ will be released on Friday 7 October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘beautifully heart-breaking’ by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March 2020.

Paul Heaton’s song writing genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’. Heaton is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook). The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87). 

In ’88 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums - ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001 Heaton took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’. 

Jacqui Abbott was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.  Paul Heaton went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011 Heaton wrote a musical called ‘The 8th’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked Jacqui to sing one of the parts. They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott announce November and December 2022 UK tour

They play 12 headline shows

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced a 12-date UK tour for November and December 2022.

The headline trek calls in at a mix of arenas and theatres, opening at Swansea Arena on Saturday 26th November and closing at London’s The O2 on Saturday 17th December.

The former Beautiful South stars also visit Llandudno, Blackpool, Bridlington, Glasgow, Stockton, Portsmouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester as part of the tour. The special guest at all 12 dates in Billy Bragg.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour tickets:

Tickets to Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour cost £30 and go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 9.30am on Thursday 1st September 2022.

The dates follow the Friday 7th September release of Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s fifth studio album ‘N.K-Pop’, which features the poignant ballad ‘Still’ and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two).’

‘N.K-Pop’ follows the duo’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’, which hit Number 1 in the UK upon its release in March 2020.

Paul Heaton celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year by putting £1,000 behind the bar in 60 pubs across the UK.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s UK tour dates:

NOVEMBER 2022

Swansea Arena – Sat 26th

Llandudno Cymru Arena – Sun 27th

Blackpool Opera House – Mon 28th

DECEMBER 2022

Bridlington Spa – Thu 1st

Glasgow OVO Hydro – Fri 2nd

Stockton Globe – Sat 3rd

Portsmouth Guildhall – Mon 5th

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Tue 6th

Birmingham Resorts World Arena – Thu 8th

Sheffield Utilita Arena – Fri 9th

Manchester AO Arena – Sat 10th

London The O2 – Sat 17th

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott: ‘As we can see from the current climate, we’re groomed for serfdom’

As they release a new album, the former Beautiful South musicians answer your questions, from whether we will escape Tory rule to how they deal with ageing

As Britain’s most heartwarming vocal duo since Morecambe and Wise, could you record a Christmas cover of Bring Me Sunshine? Cruyff14

Paul Heaton [Long laugh] Erm, no! I understand the dangers of a novelty song becoming bigger than everything else. If we did Bring Me Sunshine people would be disappointed if we didn’t dress up as Eric and Ernie and do the dance. Hmm. I’m warming to it now.

Jacqui Abbott I’m not generally into remakes. When I heard there was going to be a Blade Runner 2 I thought: “Oh, my God.” When I joined the Beautiful South, we did Everybody’s Talkin’ but I was only 20 then. Now I’m older I’d think: “A Harry Nilsson song – what if I get it wrong?”

Paul, I saw you fronting the Housemartins at the Leadmill in Sheffield and remember you saying : “This one is for anyone who voted Tory. Get up off your knees, you bastards.” Do you think we ever will [escape Tory rule]? Flashbleu

Heaton I was pretty mouthy when I was younger. I don’t think it’s going to happen in my lifetime. As we can see from the current climate, we’re groomed for serfdom. For two years, people like GB News have told us we’ve been brainwashed about masks, but we’re now gleefully falling for a much bigger brainwashing scam. It’s highly amusing, but not so amusing when you’ve got a record on the playlist and now they won’t play it [after the Queen’s death] because it’s too uptempo!

Jacqui, have you had the opportunity to perform other people’s songs outside your partnership with Paul, and if not is that something you’d consider? AlanCambourne

Abbott After we did The 8th [a Heaton show turned solo album with guest singers], Aaron Knight invited me to sing with him in Edinburgh, which was a lovely experience. I wasn’t in a covers band when I was younger. I kinda got prompted to sing by a friend when I was a bit drunk. When I joined the Beautiful South they told me not to worry, that we were doing a low-key warmup gig to just 650 people. I was like: “What? I’ve not even performed in front of my family!”

Paul, Prettiest Eyes is one of the most perfect love songs ever written. The tenderness and understanding of the ageing process is amazing. Given that you were so much younger when you wrote it, how did you get the idea? Nomadteacher205

Heaton I was about 30 and somebody passed a comment about my facial lines. I started writing about how each wrinkle was because of having fun, but then twisted it and made it about my mum and dad and their happiness as they aged together.

I have an ageing-related question regarding Perfect 10 . You sang you love “her body, especially the lines”. How do you feel about getting older? DaddyPig

Heaton It’s actually “especially the lies”. The jousting of the lyric is that they’re kidding themselves and each other about their bodies. He especially loves the way she doesn’t tell the truth about hers – he finds that shyness quite endearing.

Jacqui, the words to Don’t Marry Her are quite racy for a pop song and When I Get Back to Blighty seem to celebrate the early death of Phil Collins. Paul is a witty, contentious and sometimes abrasive lyricist, but do you ever think he goes too far ? BernardMunch

Abbott No, because it’s storytelling. One or two might seem on the nose or rude or whatever, but I’ve never taken offence. There’s things that have been sung jokingly in rehearsals that we’d never perform in public, though [laughs]. Also, being from St Helens, I’m used to the northern way with language. The first time I went to London I called someone “love” and they looked at me like I’d walked in with a pink giraffe.

Paul, of all the great songs you’ve written, which would you not write now? SaGa333

Heaton [The Beautiful South’s] 36D hasn’t dated well. I like the idea of blaming the newspapers [for page three girls ], but blaming the model involved was wrong. I wouldn’t sing it now, although Dave Hemingway sung it back then.

Jacqui, Wigan Pier, early 90s … top night out? Stebson

Abbott In the 90s, it was the place to go for me. They had an indie club on a Wednesday and it shifted to dance music at the weekend. You’d go there with no idea of how you’d get home at 2am. You were banking on someone giving you a lift back to St Helens and that somebody not being too drunk.

Paul, have you ever thought of reforming the Housemartins, just for a giggle and maybe charity? Mikeollier

Heaton It wouldn’t be a giggle for me and you can’t sing Flag Day and then reform for charity. We did reform for an interview 10 years ago, which was lovely. I love spending time with them and we’re all really good friends.

If you absolutely had to have a boxing match like in the video for Too Much for One (Not Enough for Two) , who would you fancy your chances against : Simon “The Beautiful Southpaw” Hickson , Trev “The Beautiful Southamptoner” Neal , or Phil “The Cheeky Chico” Daniels ? simonmhickson

Heaton [Laughs] Having worked on the video with them, definitely not Simon because he was like a dog unleashed! In the ring with him, I’d run away, but he’s brilliant and a lot of fun. I spoke to Phil Daniels about the old days of going down to Chelsea when they would throw bricks at us Sheffield United fans and we’d respond with monkey nuts.

Abbott Who’s the smallest? Possibly Phil Daniels. I’d go a round or two with him.

What’s your favourite pub and why? WurzellGummage

Heaton On a given night any pub can be absolutely rocking or not happening. There’s one my wife and I go into that doesn’t even have a jukebox, but it’s one room, you’re all sat facing each other and people just talk.

Abbott For me, it’s not the place but the people you’re with. Going back a few years, I’d gone out in Liverpool with my friend. By midnight, there was hardly anyone left except a young kid playing acoustic guitar. I got up and got him to play [the Beautiful South’s] Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) while I sang it. I said to my mate: “I’m a bit drunk, did that sound awful?” And she went: “I don’t know. I don’t even like the song.” [Laughs]

I once saw the Beautiful South support Pere Ubu on Morecambe Bay . Any chance of playing live on sand again? LeeBirch

Heaton That was Womad in 1989. We were quite a weird set of people and that was the first gig we played where we didn’t smash our gear up, so three of us rolled an enormous, 10ft wheel on stage during Pere Ubu’s set. They were screaming: “What are you doing?” We went “It’s part of the show!” Then suddenly we were ushered off [laughter]. I hadn’t liked them when they supported the Clash in 1978, so it was silent revenge.

What is your writing relationship? Does it come together in the studio or is it created elsewhere? karlcronin

Abbott Paul writes the songs with Jonny [Lexus, guitarist]. He goes somewhere very sombre or rainy to write the lyrics, then somewhere sunny like Spain to do the music. That’s why the lyrics can be dark or sullen and the tunes are lovely and flowing. I love seeing it happen and then helping bring it all to life.

Do you think your anti- royalist, anti-Tory credentials have cost you in terms of sales over the years? Hibernica

Heaton I don’t think so. Will Young’s a royalist and I’m anti-royalist, and we’ve both been treated fairly well by the radio. You get to a point where people appreciate you sticking to your principles. I’m not going to compromise if someone asks me about something, but I don’t ram it down people’s throats.

Abbott I wouldn’t think anyone would be able to tell us: “Stop singing that because your album needs to sell,” or: “You’re gonna get flak for that.” You express how you feel.

Do you think musicians and bands are more reticent about being overtly political nowadays than they were in the 80s and 90s? HilsLM

Heaton When we started, we were surrounded by people like the Redskins, Billy Bragg, Jimmy Somerville, Paul Weller, and we’d been influenced by the Clash or Steel Pulse and Linton Kwesi Johnson . I presume people forming bands now are influenced by the people they listened to, so maybe Arctic Monkeys, or before that Blur, who weren’t really political. Jarvis [Cocker] wrote the odd political song but there’s not so much leadership now.

Abbott I think that sort of commentary has moved to social media. You can say what you think without needing to write a song around it.

Heaton I still prefer to put it in songs or the odd humorous comment on stage. Social media is like Speakers’ Corner, everyone shouting at each other.

Paul, in the 1989 song Love Is … you estimated your life expectancy as 52. Given that you are still going strong, any reason why you envisaged such a short lifespan? BernardMunch

Heaton At school everyone started drinking and smoking and I always said I’d wait till I was older. I’d write it all down: start smoking aged 28, take drugs aged 29, start driving at 55. All sorts of mad things. I smoked for 15 years then got bored of it, but gradually I had to scrap the list because I didn’t want to die.

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg at all shows. Dates include London The O2 Arena, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. Tickets for Paul & Jacqui’s tour dates will remain at £30 and will be available at 9.30am on Thursday 1 st  September from  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22 . The full list of shows is:

NOVEMBER 26       SWANSEA Arena 27       LLANDUDNO Cymru Arena 28       BLACKPOOL Opera House

DECEMBER 1          BRIDLINGTON Spa 2          GLASGOW OVO Hydro 3          STOCKTON Globe 5          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall 6          NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena 8          BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena 9          SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena 10       MANCHESTER AO Arena 17       LONDON The O2 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s  new album  ‘N.K-Pop’  is released on 7 th  October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘ beautifully heartbreaking’  by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March ’20.

Paul Heaton ’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’.  Heaton  is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).  The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87).  In ’88  Heaton  formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums – ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001  Heaton  took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’.   Jacqui Abbott  was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.   Paul Heaton  went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011  Heaton  wrote a musical called ‘The 8 th ’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked  Jacqui  to sing one of the parts.  They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

2022 saw  Heaton  reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him. PHOTOS OF PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT HERE:  https://bit.ly/3JQxrR1

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S NEW ALBUM ‘N.K-POP’ IS RELEASED ON 7th OCTOBER. PRE-ORDER IT HERE:  https:// paulheatonandjacquiabbott.lnk. to/NKPop

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S AUTUMN TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

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Who is Jacqui Abbott? Singer pulls out of Paul Heaton tour for medical reasons

Jacqui Abbott and Paul Heaton have been performing across the UK after the success of their latest album N.K. Pop, which reached No 1 in the charts.

The pair performed at the Totally Wicked Stadium recently with a string of other performances announced, including a gig at Manchester’s AO Arena on Saturday December 10.

Due to an illness, however, Ms Abbott will be pulling out from the gigs at Bridlington, Glasgow and Stockton following medical advice.

Who is Ms Abbott and what is her suspected illness?

Abbott and The Beautiful South

Ms Abbott, 49, is a singer and became the vocalist for The Beautiful South after Briana Corrigan left the group in 1994.

She joined the band after a chance encounter with Mr Heaton – co-founder of the band – outside a nightculb in 1992.

She sang a few lines of a song she liked to him and he was blown away by her talent. A couple of years later, he came looking for her and invited her to audition for the band.

She performed with the group for seven years, producing a string of hits and extensive touring around the world.

Ms Abbott left the band in 2000 shortly after her son was diagnosed with autism, deciding to step back and focus on her family.

In 2011, Mr Heaton reached out to her again and they reunited on the stage, forming Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.

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Ms Abbott contributed to the band’s albums with hit songs including Rotterdam (or Anywhere), Perfect 10, Don’t Marry Her and Dream a Little Dream of Me.

The duo collaborated on a number of albums including What Have We Become, Wisdom Laughter and Lines, Crooked Calypso and their No 1 album; Manchester Calling.

Manchester Calling was the pair’s fourth studio album and was released on March 6, 2020.

As for Ms Abbott’s illness and reason for her recent decision to pull out from three gigs, she has not yet explained what it may be as of yet.

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• Khokhlovka Art Center, where Russian hipsters and street artists hang out
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Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

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1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

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Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

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Half partying and half sightseeing , Moscow by night onboard a Soviet van is the ideal excursion for people who are keen to discover the city while having fun!

Starting at 20:00 (8PM), you can cruise Moscow by night onboard a classic Soviet van, in a festive and friendly atmosphere!  With a drink in hand and your favourite tunes on the speaker, let yourself be guided around this fabulous city for 3 hours. You’ll encounter no less than  12 Moscow key sights along the way . Your guide will detail all of them to you, according to your interests. The van will stop 5 times at the main sights. Jump out, stretch your legs, enjoy the view, grab a snack, another drink and get back in the ride for the rest of your adventure. Finally, we’ll drop you off at your hotel or take you to a bar/club to dance till sunrise.

Moscow: Eastern city of lights!

So, you’ve been impressed by Moscow during the day… now join us to rediscover the city after sunset!  Sitting onboard our cosy van, drink in hand and music playing, gaze at the thousands of lights illuminating the night sky.

On this unforgettable adventure, you will (re)discover: the Moscow Kremlin embankment, the Red Square, the GUM, St Basil’s Cathedral, the new Zaryadye park, the Academy of Science, Novodevichy Convent, 4 of the 7 sisters, Moscow City Business Area, Moscow State University, New Arbat street, Christ the Saviour Cathedral and more…

You’ll even get the chance to see Moscow from another angle – the panoramic view from Vorobievy hill!

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Discover 12 Moscow’s key sights

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