British virtuoso blues-rock guitarist, former pro MMA fighter and hard rock frontman Kris Barras launches an exciting new musical collective that takes him back to his blues rock roots. Once the leading light of the young British blues-rock scene; is back with a new band Hollow Souls.
To celebrate, Kris is pleased to announce that Hollow Souls will embark on their first UK tour in October and November 2025. Planet Rock’s exclusive ticket pre-sale starts on Thursday March 27th. Pre-sale tickets will be available via Planet Rock Tickets.
Tickets will then go on general sale at 10am on Monday March 31st at thegigcartel.com.
From humble beginnings in Torquay, Devon, to trading licks with the likes of Joe Bonamassa and Billy Gibbons on the world stage, Kris has already lived a hundred lives that defy his youth and exuberance.
Kris’ own project Kris Barras Band had a mammoth 2024. From selling out headline shows in British castles, headlining Planet Rockstock, and a Top #5 UK album with ‘Halo Effect‘.
Known for the gravelly vocal tone and immense guitar playing that gifted him a rapid ascent in the British blues-rock world, it is no surprise that KBB’s music has evolved year-on-year.
Kris Barras Band hit it off with acclaimed US hard rock songwriters and signed to Earache Records which set off a creative chain reaction that led to a darker, heavier, and more energetic sound. Whilst KBB is firmly intrenched in the world of heavy music, Kris is still a bluesman at heart. Whilst in-between albums with Kris Barras Band, this creative lightning strike with his latest project Hollow Souls just happened to hit with something different.
Inspired by the U.S. supergroup Supersonic Blues Machine in which he also performed and energised by the wealth of British talent around him, to create Hollow Souls, Kris put together a homegrown jam band to serve as a creative sparring exercise during his downtime.
When Kris invited in former Kris Barras Band backing singer Phoebe Jane to jam, the floodgates of creativity truly opened. In writing for her dexterous range and astonishing power, Kris and Josiah knew they had found a singer with which their musical palette could continue to evolve; the spark that ignited a whole new band into existence with Hollow Souls.
Stream the new single – here.
Recorded in one take at Momentum Studios and produced and mixed by Josiah J Manning, Hollow Souls set the tone that new music with further studio collaborators and perhaps even touring could well be in store.
‘Borderline‘ is available to stream and download on all digital platforms from Friday March 28th on Hollow Souls’ own label imprint.
Hollow Souls October / November UK Tour
Tickets on general sale 10am on Monday March 31st at thegigcartel.com
October
Thu 16 – Bedford, Esquires
Fri 17 – Chesterfield, Real Time Live
Sat 18 – London, Camden Underworld
Sun 19 – Stowmarket, John Peel Centre
Wed 22 – Shoreham, Ropetackle
Thu 23 – Cardiff, The Globe
Fri 24 – Leek, Foxlowe Arts
Sat 25 – Gloucester, Guildhall
Sun 26 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
Wed 29 – Grimsby, Docks Academy
Thu 30 – Huddersfield, Parish
Fri 31 – Birmingham, Castle & Falcon
November
Sat 1 – Stockton, Georgian Theatre
Sun 2 – Carlisle, Old Fire Station
Tue 4 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
Wed 5 – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele
Thu 6 – York, Crescent
Fri 7 – Blackpool, Waterloo
Sat 8 – Southampton, Suburbia
Sun 9 – Tavistock, Wharf
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