Confirmed
Belle and Sebastian announce double live album ‘What To Look For In Summer’
Watch the live video of ‘The Boy With The Arab Strap’ now.
Set for release on 11th December, Belle and Sebastian have announced new double live album ‘What To Look For In Summer’, recorded during the band’s 2019 tour and their Boaty Weekender cruise.
“We’d been badgered by our fan base to put out recordings of the shows,” frontman Stuart Murdoch teases. “Touring the band is something that I never thought we’d do. It’s turned into the thrill of a lifetime, really, in a manifest, physical way. It’s just the nicest experience that I think I’ve had in my life.”
Sharing a live video for Belle and Sebastian classic ‘The Boy With The Arab Stop’ alongside the news, see the full track list below.
‘What To Look For In Summer’ Tracklisting:
1. The Song of The Clyde £ >
2. Dirty Dream Number Two *
3. Step Into My Office, Baby *
4. We Were Beautiful +
5. Seeing Other People %
6. If She Wants Me @
7. Beyond The Sunrise &
8. Wrapped Up In Books +
9. Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John $
10. Nice Day For A Sulk (digital only) #
11. I Can See Your Future *
12. Funny Little Frog ^
13. The Fox In The Snow+
14. If You’re Feeling Sinister*
15. My Wandering Days Are Over*
16. The Wrong Girl #
17. Stay Loose%
18. The Boy Done Wrong Again #
19. Poor Boy%
20. Dog On Wheels%
21. The Boy With The Arab Strap+
22. I Didn’t See It Coming+
23. Belle And Sebastian #
£ recorded Banchory Studios, Glasgow, August 6, 2020 (digital version)
> recorded by Kenneth McKellar (vinyl + CD versions)
* The Boaty Weekender, August 10, 2019
+ Royal Oak Theatre, Michigan, July 21, 2019
% Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, July 12, 2019
# House Of Blues, Boston, MA, July 13, 2019
^ M-Telus, Montreal, QC, July 15, 2019
@ Carnegie Hall - Pittsburgh, PA, July 18, 2019
& House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH, July 19, 2019
$ Auditoria Baluarte, Pamplona, Barcelona, November 4, 2019
Records, etc at

Belle and Sebastian - Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
Belle and Sebastian - What To Look For In Summer
Belle and Sebastian - Days Of The Bagnold Summer
Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3)
Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Parts 1-3)
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