Razorlight announce 2025 UK tour
Razorlight have introduced a UK headline tour to happen in April and Might this yr – see the total listing of exhibits and ticket particulars beneath.
The band launched ‘Planet Nowhere’ in October, the primary full-length album with their basic line-up since 2008. Their fifth studio LP in complete, it included the singles ‘Scared Of Nothing’, ‘Zombie Love’ and ‘Taylor Swift = US Tender Propaganda’.
Now, Johnny Borrell and co have introduced a run of 9 headline exhibits within the UK, which can kick off in Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on April 26. From there, they’ll absorb Sheffield, Birmingham and Tub, earlier than hitting London’s Roundhouse on Might 1.
Additional dates in Norwich, Liverpool and Nottingham will comply with, earlier than they wrap the tour with a present at Glasgow’s SWG3 Galvanizers on Might 7. Followers can enroll now for unique pre-sale entry here, whereas tickets will go on common sale at 9am on February 14 and it is possible for you to to seek out yours here.
See you down the entrance for some actual interplay, no AI no, backing tracks, and all nice songs.
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Talking concerning the tour, Borrell has mentioned: “I’ve been enjoying dwell music for 30 years and I’ve seen so many nice bands in my life. Music saved my life one million instances and nonetheless does. Proper now I reckon about 90% of the time in rock music, the musicians on stage are enjoying alongside to a backing observe. A era of younger bands are coming-of-age in a time the place doing that is the norm and I’m attempting to focus on that musicians enjoying dwell with out the clicking or backing observe is at risk of turning into a misplaced artwork.”
“There’s a world of identification, interplay and creativity that comes once you get off the musical grid. I consider it’s a part of what offers every band its personal distinctive sound.”
Razorlight will play:
APRIL
26 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall
27 – Sheffield, Foundry
29 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
30 – Tub, Discussion board
MAY
1 – London, Roundhouse
3 – Norwich, UEA
4 – Liverpool, O2 Academy
6 – Nottingham, Rock Metropolis
7 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers
It follows a run of six intimate exhibits the band performed in October, wherein they targeted on the brand new materials. “They supplied us a large tour enjoying the best hits, once more,” they defined concerning the small-scale gigs. “However we’re telling you we consider on this album. So we’re going to show it on the highway. , like a band. We mentioned no to the massive tour and will likely be enjoying 6 tiny venues across the UK. All of the songs from the brand new album. And a few basic RZLT.”
Along with the brand new tour, Razorlight will even play two exhibits supporting James in Plymouth and Cannock in June and as a part of Kaiser Chiefs’ ‘Employment’ twentieth anniversary present in Might.
Borrell spoke to NME final yr concerning the impetus for making the brand new album, explaining that he would have thought of ending the band in the event that they hadn’t been in a position to make it.
“I mentioned to everybody: ‘If new music doesn’t work, let’s transfer on.’ I used to be able to ceremonially say goodbye to Razorlight,” he mentioned. “It will have been a significant deal. I used to be considering all types of the way to finish it, some involving Japanese swords. However this album needed to be made.”