The Born Free Tour is the second headlining concert tour by English stage actress and singer

Kerry Ellis Kerry Jane Ellis (born 6 May 1979) is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music. Born and raised in Suffolk, Ellis began performing at an early age before training at L ...

with

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Fredd ...

. The original 2012 tour comprised 11 dates in and around the

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of England, beginning on 5 November 2012 at the Apex in Bury St Edmunds, and finishing at the Swan Theatre in High Wycombe. A second leg will tour further venues in England, and also visit Ireland and Wales. It will begin on 17 June 2013 at St John Evangelist Church, Oxford, and finish at the Dublin Olympia on 30 June 2013. A third leg will see Ellis and May taking The Born Free Tour to mainland Europe, for one date in

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, one in

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and four in

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in July 2013. Unlike the previously extravagant Anthems: The Tour (2011), this tour is presented as a series of intimate and acoustic shows performed under candlelight where the pair perform to raise awareness of their work for the

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. Receiving positive reviews, the tour was complimented by critics for the pairing of May's sound and Ellis' vocals. Ellis and May released a live album from the first leg of The Born Free Tour, ''

Acoustic by Candlelight ''Acoustic by Candlelight: Live on the Born Free tour'' is the first live album by actress and singer Kerry Ellis and rock musician Brian May, released on 17 June 2013. The 15-track album consists of material from live shows of the first leg of ...

'', available digitally, on CD, and on vinyl. The album was released on 17 June 2013 to coincide with the second leg of the tour.

Tour dates

Setlist

First leg

References