ShareAhead of his UK tour in May, the Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ founding member, front man, guitarist and songwriter Huey Morgan has announced he will release his debut solo album in early 2026 via independent label Townsend Music.
The as yet untitled album will be preceded by the release of a new single in September, with Morgan backed by his brand new band, who he unveiled last summer ahead of his long-awaited return to live music, which ended a hiatus that began in 2021 when Morgan decided to leave Fun Lovin’ Criminals, the eclectic American Rap/Rock outfit he founded in New York in 1993, with whom he released six albums between 1996 and 2010 and sold over ten million records worldwide.
Morgan said, “This album, alloyed with my memoir, marks a renaissance for me personally. My return to music was a long road of redemption and reflection; believing in the power of music to connect with others made it a positive milestone in my life. My debut album, albeit late, will endeavour to convey these stories, weaved into soundscapes produced to frame them thoughtfully.”
His new band features original Fun Lovin’ Criminals member Mateo Di Fontaine on keys, turntables and lap steel guitar, Morgan’s oldest friend and band mate from his side-project The Tangiers Blues Band known only as ‘King’ on bass, Ben González on drums, and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Gautrey on keys and guitar, who was repeatedly recommended to Morgan as someone who has a working knowledge of funk, soul, rock, punk and hip-hop, and wasn’t in jail.
Morgan’s 21-date UK tour, billed as Huey Morgan: The Fun Lovin’ Criminal, will start in Eastleigh on 6th May and end in Southend on 31st May, and includes dates along the way in London (10th), Edinburgh (15th) and Swansea (24th).
Fans attending the upcoming tour dates can expect all the Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ biggest hits, such as Scooby Snacks, The Fun Lovin’ Criminals, King Of New York, Big Night Out, Love Unlimited, Loco and Couldn’t Get It Right, alongside fan favourites, choice cuts and select future classics.
Looking forward to the tour, Morgan said, “Touring with my band now brings the hits I wrote a new amazing dimension, and the material I’m working on for my debut solo album a workout before the release. It’s a dream come true with some of the best musicians I’ve ever played with. If you dig what I do, this is its best representation.”
Since coming to prominence as the front man and driving force of Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Morgan has also enjoyed great success as a radio and television broadcaster, author and DJ. As the host of The Huey Show on BBC Radio 6 Music since 2008, Morgan is a cherished voice on national radio in the UK, playing a mix of Hip Hop, Soul, Punk, Funk, Rock and everything in between to his listeners. Morgan has impressively built and sustained his following at 6 Music for over 17 years, a testament to his relaxed manner, encyclopaedic knowledge and impeccable taste.
This energy transfers to his live DJ sets, which are action-packed and full of classics. Festival goers and after party seekers know to expect a reliably raucous time at a Huey Morgan set, as he mixes between anthemic throwbacks and effortlessly cool selections.
His 2019 BBC TV documentary series Huey Morgan’s Latin Music Adventure’ saw Morgan explore his lifelong love of Latin music, travelling to Brazil, Cuba and Puerto Rico in a deep-dive visual extravaganza.
His book Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music and Why We Still Need Them was released in 2015 addresses the direction in which music is headed, examining the future against a backdrop of past musical icons. The book cemented him as an important critical mind in the music industry, with his contributions as a writer often featured in the British press.
TOUR DATES 2025
May
| Date | Venue |
|---|---|
| Tue 6th | Concorde Club Eastleigh |
| Thu 8th | O2 Academy Bournemouth |
| Fri 9th | O2 Academy Bristol |
| Sat 10th | Dingwalls London |
| Sun 11th | Brudenell Leeds |
| Tue 13th | Digital Newcastle |
| Wed 14th | Camp & Furnace Liverpool |
| Thu 15th | Liquid Room Edinburgh |
| Fri 16th | Old Fire Station Carlisle |
| Sat 17th | O2 Academy Oxford |
| Sun 18th | Civic Hall (Nantwich Festival) Nantwich |
| Tue 20th | The Phoenix Exeter |
| Wed 21st | Dunkertons Cheltenham |
| Thu 22nd | The Drill Lincoln |
| Fri 23rd | O2 Academy 2 Birmingham |
| Sat 24th | Patti Pavillion Swansea |
| Sun 25th | MK11 Milton Keynes |
| Tue 27th | The Junction Cambridge |
| Thu 29th | Picturedrome Holmfirth |
| Fri 30th | O2 Ritz Manchester |
| Sat 31st | Chinnerys Southend |
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