Scott Matthews

A concert by the British singer-songwriter Scott Matthews at Town Hall Birmingham, marking twenty years since the debut album Passing Stranger, which will be performed in full with a band.

Scott Matthews is a British singer-songwriter born in Wolverhampton, whose music is folk rock. The debut album, Passing Stranger, mixes folk, rock, blues and songwriting from other cultures. Its single Elusive was first aired on BBC Radio 1 by Zane Lowe, and Matthews has toured alongside Robert Plant, Snow Patrol, Bert Jansch, Foo Fighters, Rufus Wainwright and Tori Amos.

The concert marks twenty years since Passing Stranger, and Matthews will perform the whole album, accompanied by a band. Matthews has said the songs come across most fully when played in front of a live audience, and the evening is built around that idea of presenting the record complete.

Town Hall Birmingham hosts concerts and shows in the city. The evening will suit listeners who know Elusive and the rest of Passing Stranger, as well as anyone interested in folk-rock singer-songwriters.