He landed an 8/10 rushonrock album review last August and now Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan is heading back out on the road in support of the excellent Gold Country.

The punk rock troubadour kicks off his latest UK jaunt in Newcastle at the city’s Northumbria University on March 15 before racking up a further eight dates nationwide.

And it just so happens Ragan reckons his new material is some of the best he’s ever written. “The record is just another page in the book and another chapter in life,” he said.“And it’s documenting where we are in that moment of time. Right now Gold Country is what I’ve lived for, everything I’ve worked to achieve and hold sacred and everything I strive to get home to.”

Catch Chuck while you can at one of the following dates and look out for more Ragan right here soon.

March

15 – Newcastle – Northumbria Uni

16 – Edinburgh – Picture House

17 – Manchester – Academy

18 – Leeds – Academy

19 – Bristol – Academy

21 – Birmingham – Academy

22 – Norwich – Waterfront

23 – Portsmouth – Pyramids

24 – London – Roundhouse