In a harmonious collaboration, the choir and the death metal band joined forces and recorded three captivating tracks together. The village hall in the county became a sanctuary of creativity as forty choir members lent their voices to the band’s new tunes for the mesmerizing Riddles of the Sycophants album.

Since then, the band has been on an exhilarating musical journey, captivating audiences across Europe with their symphonic melodies. From enchanting performances in France, Switzerland, Germany, to the captivating landscapes of Finland, Ghosts of Atlantis has left an indelible mark on the hearts of their listeners.

Colin Parks said, “You think death metal and stuff, you think maybe some alcohol, but it was tea and hobnobs.” He went on to say, “They are a community choir, and we are obviously from Suffolk as well, and it was nice that two worlds collided to do something a bit unique that no-one else was really doing. It has given fans a chance to listen to something that our fans wouldn’t have normally experienced and vice versa and I think we have seen quite a nice crossover which breaks down barriers and that was important.”

Pop Chorus director Yula Andrews said, “We’re always trying to create memorable experiences for our singers…sometimes opportunities you’ve never even dreamed of jump out at you. I couldn’t resist putting us forward to record with Ghosts Of Atlantis. Our singers are always keen to embrace a new challenge!”

With a staggering fan base of over 6,000 followers on Instagram, the band’s popularity continues to soar. Their second album, accompanied by the enchanting harmonies of the Pop Chorus, was released just last week. The pop choir featured on “Lands of Snows”, “Empires Burn at Dawn”, and title track from the album “Riddles of the Sycophants”

The band took to social media to tease their new single with the caption “BANG YA HEAD TIL YOU BREAK YOUR NECK”. The single is set to be released on September 8th.

Wargasm joined Florida based Nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, famous for their genre-defining hit songs “Rollin'” and “Break Stuff”, on their “Still Sucks” European tour throughout March and April this year. Now, frontman Fred Durst is set to feature on Wargasm’s highly-anticipated debut album Venom, which is set to be released on October 27th.

“BANG YA HEAD” is the second single to be released from Venom, following “Do It So Good”, which dropped last month alongside a music video for a “taste of what’s to come”.

In an interview with Kerrang, the electronic-rock duo comprised of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock, described Venom as “Heavy, melodic, disgusting, honest, sexy, everything this band has experimented with since our inception has been pinned down on the anvil and hammered into shape, thrown at the wall, beaten into a more fucked up shape and gone back onto the anvil.”

“Venom is us. This is ours and before the year clocks out this will be yours. Watch closely – you have no idea what’s gonna happen next.”

“For the last 16 months we’ve spent every moment off the road in the studio creating the perfect debut album for Wargasm.”

After spending over a year working on their upcoming album, Wargasm are set to hit the road later this year to promote Venom for an electric tour, which will be the band’s biggest headliner to date.

You can buy tickets for the upcoming tour here.

Tour dates:

8/11/2023 – The 1865 – Southampton, UK

9/11 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK

10/11 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast, UK

11/11 – Opium Live, Dublin, Ireland

14/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway

15/11 – Annexet – Stockholm, Sweden

16/11 – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark

18/11 – Sporthalle Hamburg – Hamburg, Germany

19/11 – Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany

21/11 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany

23/11 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria

24/11 – Zenith, die Kulturhalle – Munich, Germany

25/11 – La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France

27/11 – Proxima – Warsaw, Poland

28/11 – Klub Zascianek – Krakow, Poland

30/11 – Patronaat – Haarlem, Netherlands

1/12 – Stadthalle Offenbach – Offenbach, Germany

3/12 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands

4/12 – Ancienne Belgique (AB) – Brussels, Belgium

6/12 – L’Olympia – Paris, France

7/12 – ROCKHAL – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

8/12 – Fabrique – Milan, Italy

10/12 – The Mill – Birmingham, UK

12/12 – SWG3 – Glasgow, UK

13/12 – O2 Ritz – Manchester, UK

14/12 – SWX – Bristol, UK

15/12 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – London, UK

In addition, the band have streamed their latest single “Take Back Control” for an upcoming re-release deluxe version of their 2021 breakthrough hit album Conquering. The band have been quite busy since then, providing support for French giants Gojira on their recent arena tour through Europe and finding the time to headline their own shows across the UK.

For front-woman Justine Jones and guitarist Sammy Urwin, this run of success is nothing short of what the band deserves with plaudits pouring in from critics following the release of Conquering, with Kerrang Magazine reporting it a staggering statement of endurance and giving the album a perfect score of 5/5. Touring in the wake of Conquering has been relentless for the group but has come with its benefits as they are now regarded as one of the UK’s greatest metal bands.

Employed to Serve was founded in the small Surrey town of Woking when Jones met Urwin at a party and discovered their mutual love for heavy music. After releasing four albums to date, it has been their latest effort, Conquering that has brought them to the attention of the wider heavy community and the sky appears to be the limit as Employed to Serve go from strength to strength.

For most bands, touring with Gojira as they ripped through Europe would represent the pinnacle of success for a band four albums in, but Employed to Serve, not content playing second fiddle to any band, are taking their high energy shows to audiences around the continent.

A busy rest of 2023 looks on the cards for the band as they look forward to the summer festival season, headlining shows in Europe and in the UK. The British metallers will be looking forward to grabbing their opportunities with both hands as they amass scores of new followers and continue to prove why they are one of the most exciting UK bands to hit the scene in recent memory.

Employed to Serve will be on the bill at festivals including: Wacken Open Air in Germany, 2000Trees and Bloodstock Open Air in the UK. Before their festival season gets under way however, the band will kick off their headlining European run in Switzerland. The UK headlining tour will begin this October.

You can find tickets to all these tours and dates here.

Employed to Serve Summer Headline Tour:

05/06/2023 – Kiff – Aarau, Switzerland
06/06/2023 – Chelsea Club – Vienna, Austria
12/06/2023 – Vaterland – Oslo, Norway
15/06/2023 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany
17/06/2023 – Rock’N’Roll Club – Milan, Italy
18/06/2023 – Circolo Dev – Bologna, Italy
21/06/2023 – Botanique-Rotonde, Brussels, Belgium

Employed to Serve Summer Festival:

02/06/2023 – Rock am Ring – Nürburg, Germany
04/06/2023 – Rock im Park – Nürnberg, Germany
08/06/2023 – Mystic Festival – Gdansk, Poland
10/06/2023 – Sweden Rock Festival – Sölvesborg, Sweden
23/06/2023 – Full Force – Chemnitz, Germany
24/06/2023 – Vainstream Rockfest – Münster, Germany
29/06/2023 – Resurrection Festival – Viveiro, Spain
07/07/2023 – 2000 Trees – Cheltenham, England
02/08/2023 – Rockstadt Extreme – Transylvania, Romania
04/08/2023 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
12/08/2023 – Bloodstock Open Air – Derby, England

Employed to Serve UK Headlining Tour:

25/10/2023 – The Cluny 2 – Newcastle
26/10/2023 – The Cathouse – Glasgow
27/10/2023 – The Key Club – Leeds
28/10/2023 – Gorilla – Manchester
29/10/2023 – Craufurd Arms – Milton Keynes
30/10/2023 – Bodega – Nottingham
31/10/2023 – Devil’s Dog – Birmingham
01/11/2023 – Exchange – Bristol
02/11/2023 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff
03/11/2023 – Lafayette – London
04/11/2023 – Green Door Store – Brighton

Excited to announce 3 headline shows this summer alongside our festival appearances. Tickets available Friday at 11AM CEST.

27 July – Port of Burgas, BU – Summer Stage
29 July – Warsaw, PL – Progresja Summer Stage
2 August – Budapest, HU – Budapest Park https://t.co/NFBwX93ZLt pic.twitter.com/bInGbWJh9s

— Architects (@Architectsuk) May 10, 2023

It is set to be a busy summer for Architects with the festival season about to get underway. The band will feature on a number of festivals across the UK and Europe and now, have added three headlining shows of their own, sandwiched in between.

One of the hardest working bands on the rock scene, Architects have somehow found the time to add an exciting three headlining shows in Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary in July and August respectively. Continuing to tour in support of their latest release, The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit, the European festival season is a perfect chance for the band to further develop their fanbase, while proving their arena-sized credentials.

The group released Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit, to a somewhat mixed reception from fans and critics alike. Hinting at the musical direction that they would take on 2021’s For Those that Wish to Exist, Classic Symptoms traded in much of the metallic aggression of earlier records for a more Bring Me the Horizon-esque electronic sound that have left the band having to endure, what is sometimes, alarming levels of backlash from fans.

None of this has deterred the band however, as Architects embarked on what is perhaps their biggest gigs yet-opening for Metallica on their European stadium tour run. Opening for one of rock’s truly legendary bands will no doubt add an illustrious feather in Architect’s cap, playing to die hard metal fans in sold out stadium venues.

A successful tour, serving as openers for Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro followed soon after Classic Symptom’s release, with Architects exposing themselves to swathes of new fans who were introduced to their “brand” of heavy and perhaps opening up a hitherto untapped market that most heavier acts never come close to.

Architect’s festival run includes: Rock am Ring in Germany, Download Festival, Hellfest and Knotfest alongside their three headlining shows.

Architects European Headline shows:

27/07/2023 – Summer Stage – Port of Burgas, Bulgaria
29/07/2023 – Progresja Summer Stage – Warsaw, Poland
02/08/2023 – Budapest Park – Budapest, Hungary

Architects European Festival Tour:

03/06/2023 – Rock im Park – Nuremberg, Germany
04/06/2023 – Rock am Ring – Nurburg, Germany
08/06/2023 – Rock For People – Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
09/06/2023 – Download Festival – Derby, UK
10/06/2023 – Nova Rock – Burgenland, Austria
15/06/2023 – Hellfest – Clisson, France
16/06/2023 – Copenhell – Copenhagen, Denmark
17/06/2023 – Graspop Metal Meeting – Dessel, Belgium
23/06/2023 – Tons of Rock – Oslo, Norway
24/06/2023 – Vainstream Rockfest – Muenster, Germany
25/06/2023 – Knotfest – Bologna, Italy
29/06/2023 – Provinssi – Seinäjoki, Finland
01/07/2023 – Resurrection Fest – Viverio, Spain
03/08/2023 – Rockstad Extreme – Rasnov, Romania
19/08/2023 – Elbriot Festival – Hamburg, Germany

Get tickets here or architectsofficial.com.

Miles Parks McCollum, aka Lil Boat, aka Lil Yachty, will travel through the US starting the first leg of the tour in Washington in late September and ending in Detroit in early November. He will jet off to Europe starting with Oslo in late November concluding the tour in mid-December in Vienna.

Yachty will be visiting Manchester, London, Glasgow, and Birmingham during the second leg of his tour. On the 30th November he will visit the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. The following evening he will play the UK’s capital at the OVO Wembley Arena. Yachty will visit Scotland on the 3rd December performing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow. His final UK date will be in Birmingham’s O2 Academy on the 4th December.

The charismatic rapper shared the tour poster to his Instagram with the caption “Tickets are now on pre-sale at fieldtriptour.com finally. The link is in my bio.. gooooooooooo, it’s been a long time”.

General sale for tickets begins on Friday the 12^th May at 12 PM BST. Tickets are now available on pre-sale. To purchase and for more information see here.

The newly psychedelically inspired artist will also be popping up at a couple of festivals this summer in the UK and Europe including Ruissalo in Turku and Wireless in London.

On Let’s Start Here, released in January, Yachty abandoned the mumble rap trap persona he was notorious for in favour of a more mature kaleidoscopic soundscape of R&B and neo-soul with echoey guitar riffs and autotuned vocals. His experimentations paid off and the record has fast become a fan favourite and achieved Yachty the highest critical praise in his career.

Watch the video for “sAy sOMETHINg” below:

Yachty dipped his toes into neo-psychedelia with help from a bunch of industry heavyweights such as slacker rock extraordinaire Alex G, beloved indie rocker Mac Demarco, the electropop duo Magdalena Bay, MGMT’s Ben Goldwasser, and Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberley who all played a part in bringing Let’s Start Here together.

“This album is so special and dear to me. I think I created it just because I really wanted to be taken seriously as an artist,” Yachty told the crowd gathered at the album release party in New Jersey. “Not just some SoundCloud rapper. Not just some mumble rapper. Not just some guy who made one hit. I wanted to be taken serious because music is everything to me. I respect all walks of music, not just rap and hip hop. Everything.” Watch more of his speech below:

Lil Yachty on his new album ‘Let’s Start Here’ at his listening event tonight

“I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist… not just some SoundCloud rapper, not some mumble rapper…”pic.twitter.com/4xHg7ihOKS

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) January 27, 2023

For all Lil Yachty’s upcoming European and UK dates see below:

07/07/23 – Ruisrock – Turku
07/08 – Wireless – London
22/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo
24/11 – Fryhuset – Stockholm
25/11 – KB Hallen – Copenhagen
27/11 – Columbiahalle – Berlin
28/11 – Palladium – Cologne
30/11 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
01/12 – OVO Wembley Arena – London
03/12 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
04/12 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
06/12 – Salle Pleyel – Paris
08/12 – Poppodium013 – Tilburg
10/12 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
12/12 – Razzmatazz – Barcelona
14/12 – Fabrique – Milan
16/12 – Komplex 457 – Zurich
17/12 – Gasometer – Vienna

Fans of the rapper were left speculating when he posted a countdown with the caption “20 years later” on his Instagram on the 3^rd May. 50 Cent announced the tour on the next day relieving the suspense with the caption, “You’ve waited long enough!”. He added, “I’m hittin’ the globe on this one, making stops across North America and Europe including Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston, Amsterdam, Oslo, Paris, and many more”.

The Final Lap Tour will kick off in July this summer in Salt Lake City with 50 Cent playing across the United States and Canada until mid-September. The rapper will then resume his tour 11 days in Amsterdam and play throughout Europe before finishing the tour in the UK in November.

Supporting 50 Cent across all dates will be his long-time friend Busta Rhymes and on all North American dates will be Chicago-based hip hop artist Jeremih. More guests are to be announced.

Tickets for Europe and UK dates will be available on local presale at 10 am local time on Wednesday 10^th May. Tickets will be on sale to the general public at 10 am local time on Friday 12^th May. For more information and tickets see here.

The best-selling album of 2003, 50 Cent put gangsta rap back in style with his effortless charm and heaps of swagger on his debut. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ was released on the 6^th February 2003 via Interscope, Dr Dre’s Aftermath, Eminem’s Shady, and 50’s own label G-Unit. The record was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 46^th Grammys, won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the 2003 American Music Awards, and Top Billboard 200 Album at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards. Numerous publications have listed it as one of the best records of the noughties with Rolling Stone placing it at number 280 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List.

Watch the video for “In Da Club” below:

It’s been a year since 50 Cent performed in the UK. Last June, the rapper played in Manchester, Edinburgh, and London as part of his Green Light Gang World Tour.

Last year, 50 collaborated with Lil Durk and Jermih on the single “Power Powder Respect”. The Rapper has not released an album since his fifth LP, 2014’s Animal Ambition. Fans are speculating that the title of his tour indicates this may be 50’s final tour before he steps back from music.

See below for the full list of 50 Cent’s Europe and UK dates:

28/09/23 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam
29/09 – Barclays Arena – Hamburg
30/09 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen
04/10 – Spektrum – Oslo
05/10 – Spektrum – Trondheim
07/10 – Avicii Arena – Stockholm
09/10 – Arena Riga – Riga
11/10 – Atlas Arena – Lodz
14/10 – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin
15/10 – Rudolf-Weber-Arena – Oberhausen
20/10 – Hallenstadion – Zurich
21/10 – Palais Nikaia – Nice
22/10 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan
24/10 – Olympiahalle – Munich
25/10 – SAP Arena – Mannheim
26/10 – Forest National – Brussels
28/10 – O2 Arena – Prague
31/10 – Zenith – Strasbourg
02/11 – Zenith – Nantes
03/11 – La Defense Arena – Paris
06/11 – 3Arena – Dublin
09/11 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
10/11 – AO Arena – Manchester
11/11 – The O2 – London
12/11 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham

The singer announced on Facebook on the 24^th April that the Birmingham concert, originally to held in Resorts World Arena on 25^th April, will be moved to 27^th May. Similarly, Smith had announced on the 21^st April that the Glasgow show scheduled for the following evening in Glasgow OVO Hydro would be rearranged for the 25^th May.

The announcements follow the “Unholy” singer and their team being taken unwell. When sharing that the Glasgow date would be rescheduled, they gave the statement on Facebook, “Sailors, I’m so sorry to say but we have to reschedule the Glasgow show to 25th May 2023. Myself and a lot of my team have been hit with a virus, that’s made us really unwell.” They continued to explain, “I want to give you the best version of Gloria the tour and at the moment that’s not possible. It was also really important to me that we had another date to move this to straight away. We will celebrate Gloria together!!”

All tickets sold for the original Birmingham and Glasgow dates will be honoured and valid on the rescheduled dates for May.

The Glasgow and Birmingham dates were supposed to be the fifth and sixth dates on Smith’s Gloria world tour in support of their fourth studio album. Gloria was released in January earlier this year and debuted at number one on the UK, Scottish, Irish, and Australian album charts.

If all things continue as planned, the artist will be touring around Europe for the remainder of April and May. Their next date is scheduled to be in Copenhagen on the 29^th April. After they visit Europe they will be heading back to the UK to play Manchester on the 24^th May and then the rescheduled dates for Glasgow and Birmingham. Sam will be supported by British singer-songwriter Cat Burns for the UK and European leg of the tour. For any remaining tickets see here.

This summer the popstar will tour around the States throughout July, August, and September. The Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez will be supporting them for the US dates. They will be ending their tour in Australia and New Zealand playing a handful of dates in October and November.

See below for the remainder of Sam Smith’s UK and Europe dates:

29/04/23 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen
01/05 – Mercedes Benz Arena – Berlin
04/05 – Avicii Arena – Stockholm
06/05 – Spektrum – Oslo
08/05 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne
09/05 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam
12/05 – Sportpalais – Antwerp
13/05 – Accor Arena – Paris
16/05 – Hallenstadion – Zurich
18/05 – Wiener Stadthalle – Vienna
20/05 – Unipol Arena – Bologna
21/05 – Pala Aliptour – Turin
24/05 – AO Arena – Manchester
25/05 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
27/05 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham

Commencing the tour in mid-July, Mac will play in LA (his first tour show since 2022) before playing three consecutive dates at Webster Hall in New York. He will then travel to Paris to play at Cabaret Sauvage for three shows and end the tour with a three-date residency at Hackney Empire, London.

Sharing the announcement on his Facebook Mac wrote that the tour “Should be nice, should be different, hopefully, it will be special. Hope to see you there”.

Mac dropped his fifth studio album Five Easy Hot Dogs on the 20^th January. Though, unlike his previous albums, it’s comprised of instrumental numbers Mac’s laidback and mellow signature style is still present. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

In true chilled-out drifter attitude, Mac had no set plan when recording the record instead taking inspiration from his time on the road. “The plan was to start driving north, and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record,” said Mac in a press release. “Kind of like being on tour, except there weren’t any shows, and I’d just be burning money.”

He expanded to say that the people he met shaped the album: “Some places I stayed longer in than others, some of them I knew from the past, others not so much.  I tried to keep things busy all the time. If I didn’t know what was up in a city, I’d just walk around ‘til someone recognized me and go from there. I met a lot of interesting people this way, and had a bunch of cool experiences.”

Watch the accompanying visuals to the album below:

The slacker-rock icon is adored by Gen Z for his viral TikTok hits such as “Heart to Heart” and “Chamber of Reflection”. MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco first began recording as a solo artist in 2011 after moving to Montreal. His second album, Salad Days, peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 and 90 on the UK Album Charts and from there, Mac’s fame has only risen.

Last weekend was a busy time for Mac with the singer clambering onto the Coachella stage not once but twice to the surprise and delight of attendees. The Garden brought out the singer to add their chaotic performance on the 14^th April. DeMarco and iconic bassist and vocalist Thundercat also joined the Jazz duo DOMi and JD BECK on the same day.

For tickets and more information on Mac DeMarco’s tour see here.

See below for all Europe and UK dates:

24/07/23 – Cabaret Sauvage – Paris
25/07/23 – Cabaret Sauvage – Paris
26/07/23 – Cabaret Sauvage – Paris
30/07 – Hackney Empire – London
31/07 – Hackney Empire – London
01/08 – Hackney Empire – London

Californian dark wave artist Cold Cave will start as the support act for the duo followed by the Scottish avant-pop band Young Fathers who will be supporting them for their London show. French singer Jehnny Beth (formally of the British punk band Savages) will support the band in late June and early July. Berlin-based band Hope and British trip-hop band HÆLOS will also be supporting.

Prior to the announcement, Martin Gore praised Young Fathers to NME: “I’ve been having to listen to a lot of stuff for remixes and support artists lately. A band I thought were very unique were Young Fathers. I’ve been listening to their albums and watching live performances, and they’re just so different to everything else”.

Depeche Mode has already commenced their Memento Mori world tour, their first tour in five years, which started in Sacramento on the 23rd March. Playing a mix of their classics and new songs around the globe until mid-December, the band is set to play more than 80 dates with shows in total across North America and Europe.

The European leg will be comprised of 34 dates and will kick off in the Netherlands next month. The band will be performing in London on the 17th June at Twickenham Stadium. They are also playing Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona and Madrid this Summer. For tickets see here.

Depeche Mode released their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori on the 24th March through Columbia and Mut. The brooding electro-industrial album is the band’s first record since the passing of keyboard player and founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher.

The fate of the iconic group from Basildon was uncertain following Fletcher’s passing in May last year. The remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan were unsure whether they could continue. Gahan told the NME that he was sure “Fletch was going to outlive all of us” and his death “still doesn’t feel real”. The band decided to continue despite their apprehensions as Gore told Live Nation Entertainment, “We’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning”.

For the full list of Depeche Mode’s European dates see below:

16/05/23 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam
20/05 – Sportspalein – Antwerpen
23/05 – Friends Arena – Stockholm
26/05 – Leipziger Festwiese – Leipzig
28/05 – Národný Futbalový Štadión – Bratislava
31/05 – F Matmut Atlantique – Bordeaux
02/06 – Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona
04/06 – Merkur Spiel-Arena – Dusseldorf
06/06 – Merkur Spiel-Arena – Dusseldorf
09/06 – Primavera Sound Festival – Madrid
11/06 – Stadion Wankdorf – Bern
14/06 – Malahide Castle – Dublin
17/06 – Twickenham Stadium – London
20/06 – Olympiastadion – Munich
22/06 – Stade Pierre Mauroy – Lille
24/06 – Stade de France – Paris
27/06 – Parken – Copenhagen
29/06 – Deutsche Bank Park – Frankfurt
04/07 – Groupama Stadium – Lyon
07/07 – Olympiastadion – Berlin
12/07 – Stadio Olympico – Rome
14/07 – San Siro – Milan
16/07 –Stadio Renato Dall’Ara – Bologna
21/07 –Wörthersee Stadion – Klagenfurt
23/07 –Arena Zagreb – Zagreb
26/07 –Arena Națională – Bucharest
28/07 – Puskás Aréna – Budapest
30/07 – Letňany Airport – Prague
02/08 – PGE Narodowy – Warsaw
06/08 – Tallinna Lauluväljak – Tallinna
08/08 – Kaisaniemen Puisto – Helsinki
11/08 – Telenor Arena – Oslo

The tour, supporting Liv.e’s latest album Girl in the Half Pearl, will include five UK dates in Leeds, Liverpool, Dublin, Manchester, and London. The artist will travel to Europe in June before heading to Australia and finishing in Japan. Liv.e is also performing at Øyafestivalen and Lowlands Festival this August. For tickets and more information see here.

hay now us tour finished for now this spring/summa lookin thiq!! europe, australia & japan! pic.twitter.com/3A02Ap8h42

— Liv.e (@oliveosun) April 4, 2023

The Dallas-born Los Angeles-based singer started the first leg of her tour in March playing dates across North America including a few sold-out shows. She’ll also be performing on the Stephen Colbert Late Show this Friday the 7^th April.

25-year-old Olivia Dean, also known as Liv.e, didn’t originally plan on a musical career having grown up in a family of musicians. Her dad played Blues and was embedded in the Gospel scene and her brother is a drummer. However, after finishing a degree in architecture and object design at the School of the Institute of Chicago Art she decided on a career switch. Her debut EP F.R.A.N.K. dropped in 2017 and the following year her EP Hoopdreams won her fans in Erykah Badu and Earl Sweatshirt. After touring with Earl on his Fire It Up Tour in 2019 and featuring on his EP Feet of Clay her popularity only grew. In 2020, she released her debut album Couldn’t Wait to Tell You to critical acclaim.

The singer’s sophomore album Girl in the Half Pearl was released on 10^th February. It’s a mosaic of genres meshing neo-soul, alt R&B, and hypnagogic pop sometimes with jungle beats and at others with a touch of psychedelia. It’s no surprise that it has been praised by Pitchfork, Loud and Quiet, and Vulture magazine.

Liv.e’s struggles with heartbreak are evident in Girl in the Half Pearl. The singer told Pitchfork: “I didn’t have anybody to talk talk to, so I wrote this album. I had to get this shit out of me. That’s why I’m so glad the album is out, because I feel like an open wound that’s hitting the wind. It feels nasty, but it feels kinda like, “Ahhhh”.

Watch the video for the album’s lead single “Ghost” here:

See below for Liv.e’s UK and Europe tour dates:

21/05/23 – Headrow House – Leeds
22/05 – 24 Kitchen Street – Liverpool
24/05 – Workmans Club – Dublin
25/05 – Yes – Manchester
26/05– ICA – London
31/05 – Le Hasard Ludique – Paris
10/08– Øyafestivalen – Oslo
18/08 – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen