Cannonball Statman: Hard to Break UK/EU Tour (Documentary)


A lot of different things that happened during the 7-week UK/EU tour we did for my album Hard to Break in the final months of 2023. Many thanks to everyone who came out to the shows, and everyone else who helped make it possible!

See also: Videos from the Hard to Break, Romantic Punk era (2022-’24)

Cannonball Statman – guitar, lead vocals, lyrics, composition, and video editing.

Jason Trachtenburg – synthesizer on “Until 19” and “Hard to Break” at De Nieuwe Anita in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cal Biure in Biure, Catalonia, “F Train Over Brooklyn” at Three Sheets to the Wind in Rochester, UK and the 2023 London Antifolk Festival at Windmill Brixton, and “Tom Turkey” at Le Fabulus in Brussels, Belgium and La Pointe Lafayette in Paris, France.

Lethal Chu – guest vocals on “Hard to Break” at The Waiting Room in Eaglescliffe, UK.

France de Griessen – guest vocals on “Tom Turkey” at Le Fabulus in Brussels, Belgium and La Pointe Lafayette in Paris, France.

Martin Winance – clarinet on “Tom Turkey” at Le Fabulus in Brussels, Belgium.

Mandus Berg – piano on “Hard to Break” at Larry’s Corner in Stockholm, Sweden.

Cameras operated by Marius de Pijp, France de Griessen, Rose Higham-Stainton, Charlotte Beadle, Gary Smith, Andrew Thomas Helliwell, James Koch, Céline Float, Glen Strachan, Barry Sowle, Maurici Ribera Torres, Cannonball Statman, Jason Trachtenburg, Bruno Carbonelle, Charlotte Mouveau, Mandus Berg, and Jonas Selander.

Still photography by Archy Bates, France de Griessen, Cannonball Statman, Cal Biure, Jason Trachtenburg, Céline Float, Miles Yaphet, Pam Armstrong, Gael Mooney, Sentient Rash, James Koch, Daniel Stephen Turner, Can Patot, Gary Smith, Kate Connolly, Dave Lunn, Charlotte Beadle, Rose Higham-Stainton, Jonas Selander, Cal Biure, Veronique Swennen, and Héla Saïdi.

Dedicated to the memory of Stephen Doyle (1961-2024).