Jake Bugg

Jake recently visited Elvis Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, TN, making his mark by signing the wall outside. He spoke about his upcoming recording session at Sun Studios, and what it was like to play before Jerry Lewis at the Beale Street Music Festival. You can see a video of Jake’s visit here.

After being away for a long time and playing gigs all over the world, Jake will be back in the UK tomorrow morning. Tune into BBC Radio 1 from 7.30am when he'll be speaking to Nick Grimshaw. 

BBC Radio 1

Jake has announced yet more US shows, including one August date in Minneapolis and two October dates in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

For tickets follow the links below –

Aug 05 2013 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Oct 01 2013 - The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Oct 08 2013 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA, USA
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Jake has added a show in Milan to his Winter 2013 European tour. He’ll play Alcatraz on Wednesday, 4^th December. Tickets are available here.

Jake has just been confirmed for 2 new dates in Australia this summer, playing the Oxford Art Factory on the 25th July and a Splendour In The Grass Festival Sideshow date at The Corner in Melbourne on the 28th July.

Tickets for the Sydney date are available here http://po.st/5Lp0GZ and for the Melbourne date here http://po.st/S1h33u

Jake has been confirmed to play at Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) in Austin, Texas this October, alongside Kings Of Leon, Atoms For Peace, Arctic Monkeys, Lionel Richie and many more.

The festival takes place over 2 separate weekends 4-6th and 11-13th October in Zilker Park, and you can grab a ticket right here.

Jake’s now been confirmed for 2 dates in Australia and New Zealand this Summer – ticket links below.

27th July - Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour In The Grass Festival

30th July - Auckland, NZ - The Powerstation

This weekend, Jake Bugg joins hundreds of artists across the globe to help record stores celebrate the art of good music with Record Store Day.

To mark the occasion, Jake will be releasing a limited edition 7" vinyl of ‘Kentucky’, also featuring the previously unreleased track 'Swept Away'. This exclusive vinyl is only available on this day and can be purchased at any participating store.

For more information and participating stores, click here.

Jake Bugg has been nominated for a 2013 Ivor Novello award. Announced today, he’s nominated in the category for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

For more information, click here

Jake has a very exciting week this week in the States. Yesterday, April 9th, his self-titled debut album was officially released across the country. You can get your copy on iTunes and get Lightning Bolt for free as it is iTunes single of the week. Download it here. Rolling Stone praises the album, stating "[the] bare-bones tracks show a full emotional spectrum." Read the full article here.

In addition, Jake will be performing on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight, Wednesday, April 10th at 11:35 p.m. EST on CBS.

Jake will be returning to the U.S. later this year, in September to perform live across the nation. For all dates and ticket information, click here.