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Tim Burgess Announces New Single and Upcoming Tour Dates

4/19/2026

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Tim Burgess, frontman of The Charlatans, says "We Are Love" is available and a tour runs from April 24 to May 6.
He recalls buying his first single, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool," at age six, and notes New Order's "Blue Monday" shifted view.
He cites Madonna's "Deeper and Deeper" with fondness, but prefers Kate Bush's "There Goes a Tenner" for his funeral and Carole King's "Wasn’t Born to Follow."

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Tim Burgess, frontman of The Charlatans, says "We Are Love" is available and a tour runs from April 24 to May 6.
He recalls buying his first single, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool," at age six, and notes New Order's "Blue Monday" shifted view.
He cites Madonna's "Deeper and Deeper" with fondness, but prefers Kate Bush's "There Goes a Tenner" for his funeral and Carole King's "Wasn’t Born to Follow."