– Paul Weller – in concert at The BBC Theatre – May 14, 2015 – BBC Radio 2 –
Paul Weller this morning. Ever since his days as one-third of the Jam and one half of Style Council, Paul Weller as a solo performer has always been a favorite and one of the consistently great artists on the scene today.
This concert from 2015 puts him in an intimate setting. Part of BBC Radio 2’s In Concert series, the concert took place at the BBC’s own theatre, which is a small venue (with obviously good acoustics) and an intimate setting. It’s more of an up-close-and-personal performance and Weller connects with his audience effortlessly.
With an extensive catalog to his credit, Paul Weller put in an hour that seemed to go by in minutes and offered ample proof of his enduring popularity.
What he’s been up to, the past 10 years:
In 2015, Weller made a West Coast tour of the US to promote his Saturns Pattern studio album. The tour ran from 9 June to 9 October. In January 2017 he made a cameo appearance in “The Final Problem”, the final episode of series four of the BBC TV series Sherlock. On 8 March 2019, audio and video versions of Other Aspects, Live at the Royal Festival Hall was released. It is the second of two shows and was recorded in October 2018 at London’s Royal Festival Hall with an orchestra.
Weller’s fifteenth solo studio album, On Sunset, was released 3 July 2020 and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, giving Weller UK number-one albums spanning five consecutive decades. He joins the Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney in having the distinction. His number-one albums: The Gift, as part of the Jam (1982). Our Favourite Shop, as part of the Style Council (1985), and solo studio albums Stanley Road (1995), Illumination (2002), 22 Dreams (2008), Sonik Kicks (2012), and On Sunset (2020). Weller’s sixteenth solo studio album, Fat Pop (Volume 1), was released to critical acclaim on 14 May 2021, and entered the charts at number 1. On 15 May 2021, Weller recorded live symphonic renditions of songs from his catalogue at the Barbican Centre in London with Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A live album of the recording session, An Orchestrated Songbook, was released in December 2021.
On 28 October 2022, Weller released a B-sides and rarities album Will of the People. He collaborated on the songs with Richard Fearless, Young Fathers, Straightface and Stone Foundation.
In early 2024, Weller announced that his next studio album, 66, would be released in May, the day before his 66th birthday. Recording took three years in Weller’s Surrey studio, Black Barn. The album includes collaborations with Dr. Robert of the Blow Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Erland Cooper, Max Beesley, Suggs of Madness, Noel Gallagher and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, with string arrangements by Hannah Peel.[84] The album’s first single, “Soul Wandering”, was released on 23 February 2024.
He made his feature film debut in Steve McQueen’s historical war drama Blitz, released in 2024.
On 25 July 2025, he will release Find El Dorado, a covers album featuring contributions from Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, Hannah Peel, Declan O’Rourke, Seckou Keita, and Amelia Coburn.
If you’re just getting into the music of Paul Weller now (and you’e got some catching up to do), you’ll find an artist whose work is consistently honest and evolving.
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