Squid announce long-awaited London headline present

Squid have introduced a brand new date for his or her long-awaited London headline present at Scala – discover full particulars under.

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The headline present on the Kings Cross venue was first introduced in October 2019 and would have been the band’s first headline present in London on its authentic deliberate date of April 2, 2020.

Since then, the pandemic has meant the present has been rescheduled a number of instances, with Squid releasing debut album ‘Brilliant Inexperienced Subject’, taking part in a socially distanced UK tour of latest music, headlined Somerset Home and extra.

Now, on February 9, 2023, practically three years after its authentic date, Squid will make it to Scala for the headline present.

“Our authentic present at Scala was meant to be our first London headline,” the band mentioned, “so it means loads to have the ability to make it occur.”

Discover full particulars under and get ticket information here.

Earlier this yr, Squid headed out on a 10-date run of North American tour dates, marking their second slate of reveals on US soil because the launch of their debut album.

‘Brilliant Inexperienced Subject’ landed again in Might by way of Warp. It featured the singles ‘Narrator’, ‘Paddling’ and ‘Pamphlets’, and was celebrated with the launch of Squid’s very personal beer (in collaboration with Gan Yam Brew Co).

NME gave ‘Brilliant Inexperienced Subject’ a five-star assessment upon its launch, writing: “From their very earliest materials it was clear to inform that Squid would solely have the ability to actually fulfil their potential when given the canvas of an album, on which to inform a narrative that ebbs and flows at a tempo and route that they dictate.

“On ‘Brilliant Inexperienced Subject’, in all of its bizarre, frantic and unbelievable glory, they’ve gone above and past.”

The report additionally made NME’s checklist of the most effective debut albums, EPs, mixtapes of 2021, and the half-yearly checklist of the most effective albums general.