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Ane Brun’s new album When I’m Free is available now. European Tour Dates 2015
prevents it from overpowering her life and work. “I used to have a constant undercurrent of fear that came from my illness, and it was like a bad friend that I brought with me everywhere who encouraged me to worry and prepare for the worst,” she explains. “I feel that in the last few years I’ve said goodbye to that friend and can deal with life in a much more positive way. I’ve undergone a metamorphosis and my quality of life is so much better now.” Brun is very open about the health issues that she has struggled with. “I think it’s important to talk about it so that other people who may be suffering can see that there is hope and that you can find a way to prevent your illness from controlling you and to find peace with it.”
her career, allowing her to grow a formidable global audience. “It’s very important to me that I strike a good work-life balance, so I limit the tours to three weeks before I have to take a break before the next dates,” she explains. “I think after three weeks the tour starts to feel like your real world and that’s not good. You need to reconnect with home at that point.”
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It is clear, nonetheless, that Brun loves to tour and perform her music to different audiences every night. “I love playing music every night and those two hours of the concert are the most harmonious times in my day,” she explains. “I feel very lucky as I’m so happy in my job. Music allows you to forget everything for a little while and I think it’s quite nice for your brain to have that time of rest.”
Life on the road The European tour that Brun is embarking on to promote the new album consists of three months of live shows across the continent. But the singer is no stranger to the road, having toured consistently throughout
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This time, Brun is performing with a full live band in order to fully capture the sound of the new album. For Ane Brun fans and music lovers everywhere, the tour is definitely one not to be missed.
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The Circus, Helsinki, Finland Teatro Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway Göteborgs Konserthus, Gothenburg, Sweden Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden Konserthuset, Malmö, Sweden USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway Konserthus, Stavanger, Norway Union Scene, Drammen, Norway Byscenen, Trondheim, Norway Botanique, Brussels, Belgium Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands Melkweg The Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany Freiheiz, Munich, Germany L'Alhambra, Paris, France Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland Bierhübeli, Bern, Germany La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France Le Rocher de Palmer, Cenon, France L'Epicerie Moderne, Feyzin, France Islington Assembly Hall, London, U.K. Gorilla, Manchester, U.K. Òran Mór, Glasgow, Scotland Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
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