LIVE IN CONCERT: LLOYD COLE

The Historic Lincoln Theatre is proud to present Lloyd Cole as part of his new solo electric tour.

Lloyd Cole takes to the road in 2026 with a run of solo shows in North America. His elegant solo live performances in recent years have been predominantly acoustic, but for these concerts he has decided to go electric. The performance will run the gamut from his masterful debut with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Rattlesnakes, right up to 2023's acclaimed On Pain, touching on all points in between.

Says Lloyd: "In 1999, in retreat from mainstream ambivalence, the idea of becoming a troubadour was perversely alluring. Two acoustic guitars, a suitcase, and a round the world ticket. It took a while for me to become comfortable with it, but The Folksinger Show became my staple. And then, somehow or other, twenty-five years were gone, and now I find myself approaching the end of my career, and wanting to be seen more as just a singer, who wrote a body of work, very little of which one would reasonably label 'folk.' So I’m back with my Telecaster, my Princeton amp, and my solo show is now electric."

In 2023 Lloyd Cole released On Pain, his twelfth album as a solo artist. He has released 17 studio albums including three with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (Rattlesnakes [1984]; Easy Pieces [1985]; Mainstream [1987], twelve solo albums (Lloyd Cole [1990]; Don't Get Weird On Me Babe [1991]; Bad Vibes [1993]; Love Story [1995]; Plastic Wood [2001]; Music In A Foreign Language [2003]; Anti Depressant [2006]; Broken Record [2010]; Standards [2013]; 1D [2015]; Guesswork [2019]; On Pain [2023]; one with The Negatives (The Negatives [2000]), and one with Hans Joachim Roedelius [Selected Studies Vol. 1 [2013]).