The album that saw Marillion reborn, revitalized, and ultimately saved... What was once a brand new chapter in the chronicles of Marillion is now the tattered and yellowed pages of legend. It's been nearly 35 years since the final lineup change in the band's long history took place (and it was a big 'un). The..
Marillion – Hammersmith Apollo, 20 September 2022
Hammersmith Odeon, it used to be called – and everyone who ever was anyone has played there. Myriad name changes have served to dilute the legend somewhat, but it’s still there, and still hosting some of the biggest bands in the business. Thus it was that Marillion chose to play the climactic, final night of..
MARILLION – HOLIDAYS IN EDEN DELUXE SET OUT TODAY (16 SEPT) / Glasgow tour date rearranged
Today, 16th September, the long awaited brand-new deluxe editions of Holidays In Eden are finally released on 3CD/Blu-ray book and as a 4LP set. Both sets include a brand-new 2022 remixed stereo version of the album by Stephen W Tayler, as well as a full live show from Hammersmith, London from 1991. The concert includes..
Marillion – Holidays In Eden deluxe edition (Parlophone)
The 'M' sections of music shelves worldwide have plumped up considerably over the last five years with the deluxe reissue series of Marillion's first eight albums. Anxious fans quickly lap up each collectible volume and bask in the warm radiance of their new stereo and surround mixes, bonus tracks, live concerts, documentaries, and video content...
Marillion announce 9 date UK tour in September 2022, tickets on sale Friday 11 March
Marillion will undertake a nine date UK tour in September 2022. The tour will go on sale at 10am on Friday 11 March. The band said, "We are once again looking forward to our shows in September in conjunction with Kilimanjaro and we can't wait to get out there and play the new album to the fans". The tour..
Marillion – An Hour Before It’s Dark (Ear Music)
Sunnier segments and crisper arrangements than on FEAR… Photos by: Anne-Marie Forker Photography No one knows how much time they've got left… sings Steve Hogarth in Care, the immaculate closing track of Marillion's twentieth and latest album An Hour Before It's Dark. Simple but compelling words to those of us who have not only weathered..
MARK KELLY – Marillion, Misadventures And Marathons (Kingmaker Publishing) (Book Review)
Mark Kelly, keyboard man with Marillion since almost the very beginning, has certainly lived a life less ordinary, and can justly claim to have a story to tell, including why he found himself standing on the ledge of a hotel window in Luxembourg and questioning his life’s choices; he’s been to the top of the..
MARILLION – New album ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’ to be released March 2022 – Hear the first single now
earMUSIC is delighted to announce the release of Marillion’s 20th studio album An Hour Before It’s Dark on March 4th, 2022. A first peak into the album is available as of now with the single Be Hard On Yourself. An Hour Before It's Dark - Whether it's the last hour you were allowed to play..
MARILLION ASK FANS TO ‘INSURE’ THEIR ‘LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL’ TOUR
Band ask fans to ‘insure’ they keep the show on the road Marillion have come up with a unique way to solve the problem of not being able to buy Pandemic insurance ahead of their UK tour. The band has already invested more than £150,000 on preparations for the 10-date “The Light at The End..
POETS, PROPHETS, VISIONARIES – Fish and Pete Trewavas on Marillion’s Fugazi album, and the new deluxe reissue
The 'difficult second album'. It's one of the most repeated cliches in rock music over the last few decades, but the number of bands who have their own examples are legion. Marillion were no exception when Fugazi arrived a year after the debut Script For A Jester's Tear in 1984. Personnel changes, producer issues and..