London-based rock band Wolf Alice have added a Nottingham show to their UK tour, ahead of their upcoming album ‘The Clearing‘.
Wolf Alice have been steadily building momentum with their unique blend of grunge, folk, and indie rock since their formation in 2010. Known for their dynamic sound and powerful stage presence, the band has earned a dedicated fan base and widespread critical praise, including a Mercury Prize nomination for their debut album ‘My Love Is Cool’.
The newly added Nottingham date joins a selection of shows across the UK and Ireland over the November and December months of this year, including shows in London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin. The band previously added a second London date at the O2 Arena, and due to intense fan demand, Wolf Alice have confirmed a new date at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on 8 December.
Their world and subsequent UK tour kicks off in North America in September, supporting Wolf Alice’s upcoming album, ‘The Clearing’, with ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ being their first release since 2022, and the only track to drop from the album so far. Speaking to the press about the new record, frontwoman Ellie Roswell says:
“I wanted a rock song, to focus on the performance element of a rock song and sing like Axl Rose, but to be singing a song about being a woman.
“I’ve used the guitar as a shield in the past, playing it has perhaps been some way to reject the ‘girl singer in band’ trope, but I wanted to focus on my voice as a rock instrument so it’s been freeing to put the guitar down and reach a point where I don’t feel like I need to prove that I’m a musician.”
Their tour will follow their appearances at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, and their intimate gigs in Ireland, where they debuted ‘Thorns’, another track off the album. These Ireland gigs mark their first in nearly two years, after the tour for their Mercury nominated and critically acclaimed ‘Blue Weekend’, which was also the band’s first UK Number 1 album. Later this month, Wolf Alice will take to Glastonbury’s Other Stage, on Sunday 29 June.
Tickets for Wolf Alice’s Nottingham show go on sale this Friday 13 June. You’ll be able to get your tickets here, as well as tickets for the rest of the UK and Ireland tour.
