Declan McKenna at Glastonbury on touring with Sabrina Carpenter

Declan McKenna has spoken to NME about what followers can count on from his upcoming tour dates with Sabrina Carpenter. Watch the interview above.

The singer-songwriter caught up with NME backstage at Glastonbury 2024, and informed us how his assist gigs with the ‘Espresso’ hitmaker emerged. He additionally hinted that he could also be mixing up his set to rejoice the milestone.

“I don’t actually know the way it all happened… I simply bought an e mail about it,” he informed us. “However I had met her previous to that, briefly at Lollapalooza as she was in a golf buggy. She bought out and mentioned whats up and we began chatting about one another’s music. Then she went off and all of it type of got here via after!”

He continued: “I really feel very lucky to have the chance as a result of it’s going to be my first time in arenas. It’s going to be a wild trip. Her exhibits are actually cool and I’m loving all of the music she’s placing out, it’s very thrilling.”

He additionally shared what followers may count on from the upcoming exhibits, and revealed that there could also be some particular plans underway to take his dwell exhibits to the following stage.

“I solely simply put out my album this 12 months so it’s most likely going to be a little bit of every thing,” he mentioned. “I’m positively going to need to put in some critical preparation for it as a result of I wish to do it justice.

“I’m at all times prepared and I’m at all times out with the band attempting to enhance on issues, so who is aware of? It may wind up being one thing particular.”

McKenna will hit the street with Carpenter as she embarks on her US tour later this 12 months. The dates kick off on September 23 with a gap evening in Columbus, Ohio. From there it’ll make stops throughout the nation via the next two months, earlier than wrapping up in California on November 18. Visit here for remaining tickets.

In addition to saying the upcoming tour with Carpenter, McKenna has additionally shared particulars of an upcoming run of exhibits throughout the UK for this summer season. These embody two July gigs in Halifax and Bridlington, and additional exhibits in Bexhill, Nottingham and Edinburgh all through August. Visit here for tickets to his UK headline gigs.

In different Declan McKenna information, again in February the singer celebrated the discharge of his new album ‘What Occurred to the Seashore?’ by performing a rendition of his 2023 single ‘Nothing Works’ on Blue Peter. He additionally bought concerned with the common arts and crafts section of the present.

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