Having emerged from the chrysalis of lockdown with his last outing, World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is ready to spread his Wonderful wings again with a brand new show touring all across the UK and Ireland this spring and summer. Hot off the back of his newfound online fame, the 30-date tour kicks off in Dublin on April 11th and culminates in Maidenhead on August 1st. Tickets are on sale now and can be found at www.harrybaker.co
The tour comes to The Crescent in York on May 20th.
Featuring brand new poems about wellies, postcodes and his favourite German wheat beer Schöfferhofer, The maths-loving, TED-talking, German-speaking, battle-rapping, happy-crying, self-bio-writing unashamed human brings his signature playfulness and poignancy that has made him a fan favourite and reached millions of people all over the world. Having recently been described as the Barbenheimer of the poetry world (by himself), this latest show promises to be as joyful as it is heartfelt, and most importantly more wonderful than ever.
Harry says: “After the mental health struggles I shared in my last show, this time around the plan was to have a fun time touring a fun show full of fun poems to celebrate coming out of the other side. But it hasn’t quite worked out like that. For the first time ever I have been to more funerals than weddings in the last year. I have hit the age where everyone around me is either having babies or talking about having babies or definitely not having babies, and found out firsthand how complicated and painful that can be. And yet I am more fascinated and amazed by the world around me than ever before. From the transformational power of documenting moments of everyday joy to the undeniable raw energy of performing a garage song about Greta Thunberg, I am learning more than ever that life can indeed be incredibly hard sometimes, but that doesn’t make it any less incredible. If anything it is the darkness that helps us to appreciate the light, just as it is the puddles that help us to appreciate the wellies. And what could be more wonderful than sharing all of this with the glorious folk who come along after reading about it in your magazine or newspaper.”