The loudest duo in British rock music have returned from a 2 year touring break to announce 3 UK dates for this August. The group have been teasing new music this week, and have promised they will “play a couple of new songs” each night.
English alternative rock two-piece Royal Blood have impossible to ignore since their 2014 self-titled debut album brought them a plethora of award nominations, introduced them to TV adverts, and scored a UK Number One Album, going double platinum and selling over 600,000 copies. The duo is made up of singer and bassist Mike Kerr, who uses his instrument with a variety of effects, amps and pedals to make it sound like a low-tuned electric guitar, and drummer Ben Thatcher, whose pounding beats give the music its boisterous energy on both recording and live shows.
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With no releases since 2023, where they dropped their fourth album ‘Back to the Water Below’ and its B-side tracks ‘Supermodel Avalanches’ and ‘Everything’s Fine’, the band have flown under the radar since their last live performances in 2024. This weekend they posted a social media video of Kerr jamming on his bass with frantic drum beats blasting behind it and the simple request “sign up to the mailing list”. The snippet sounded heavy and raw compared to the slower, desert-vibes from ‘Back to the Water Below’ and the groovier, disco-inspired tracks from its predecessor ‘Typhoons’.
With the hint of new music still fresh, Royal Blood announced their mini-tour this week with the intention to play so-far unreleased songs live for the first time to UK audiences. The post reads “We are returning this summer for three special shows in Margate, Southampton and Guildford to play you a couple of new songs!” The three shows are scheduled for the end of this August, based all around the south of England where the band hails from. Check the post below for the dates and venues:
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While they wait for a new single to surface, fans looking for tickets should sign up to Royal Blood’s mailing list for pre-sale access before midnight today, Wednesday the 24th of June. Pre-sale opens on Thursday the 25th of June at 10am, before general sale goes live on Friday the 26th.
