The newly announced dates will see the pair visit Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Galway and Dublin between May 3 and June 17, 2022. They’ve also added some more dates in Brighton, Nottingham, Norwich and Cambridge whilst their planned show in Belfast has now been cancelled.

Speaking about the move, the band said “UK/EU news for you! Due to the situation in Australia we’ve had to reschedule to 2022. New dates and a glowed up new year. Our sex drive is unquenchable, and we’re ready to fuck. Some updated venues and some brand new shows, looking at you BRIGHTON, NOTTINGHAM, NORWICH, CAMBRIDGE (these tix are on sale tomorrow!) Unfortunately, we couldn’t replace our Belfast date. Refunds for this show are available via the ticket provider. Buckle up.”

UK/EU! We’ve had to reschedule to 2022. Our sex drive is unquenchable and we’re ready to fuck. Some updated venues and some BRAND NEW SHOWS (but we couldn’t replace our Belfast date). Refunds for this show are avail via the ticket provider. Buckle up. Tix https://t.co/1gDanRmAKS pic.twitter.com/QSwCXf9ad1

— Confidence Man (@confidencemanTM) September 16, 2021

Original tickets will be honoured whilst the new tickets are now on general sale and can be bought here.

Confidence Man first released their debut album, Confident Music For Confident People back in 2018 and in 2020, they dropped their popular single “First Class Bitch”.

Speaking about “First Class Bitch”, the group’s singer/songwriter Janet Planet stated to NME “I’d been thinking about this for a while now… It all started in London, when I saw a pair of socks with the words ‘first class bitch’ embroidered on them, hanging in a shop front window. I suddenly realised, I too was a first class bitch. I rushed back to the penthouse and penned this hit. Ever wondered what you hear when you die? This is it.”

You can see the full list of tour dates below.

Confidence Man Tour Dates:

05/03/22 O2 Ritz – Manchester
05/04 Concorde 2 – Brighton
05/05 O2 Forum – London
05/07 Liquid Room – Edinburgh
05/08 SWG3 – Glasgow
05/10 Rescue Rooms –  Nottingham
05/11 Waterfront –  Norwich
05/12 Junction –  Cambridge
05/13 Marble Factory –  Bristol
06/16 Roisin Dubh –  Galway
06/17 Vicar Street –  Dublin

‘Down Love’ has been described as ‘warped pop’ (via @elcetronicsoundsofjoy), mixing the lyricism of the idyllic Cornwall scenery with electro-acidic bass. With a self-described sound of ‘Kylie on acid’, the new tracks lyrics are based partly on Maggie Nelson’s ‘Bluets’ – a book filled with lyrical essays focusing on personal and philosophical suffering – as well as going to ‘beautiful places in Cornwall.’  In an Instagram post, Hockeysmith stated, ‘I hope you like the song, I’ve been living with it for over a year now. I wrote the lyrics with my best friend Alice inspired by going to beautiful places in Cornwall.’

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The video was created and choreographed by Ben Mandeville. He said the concept for the atmospheric video was the thought that “Maybe Alice in Wonderland grew up and started dancing…” giving viewers a sense of wonder and a vision of trippy colours that the video invokes.

The first track by Hockeysmith and Borussia was released back in 2020. ‘Hyper Kobra’ was based on the singers feelings during isolation. “The lyrics are fresh about my feelings during confinement. I was inspired by people like the writer Ali Smith: it’s current – it’s political – the virus is a poignant theme at the heart of the song. And cobras are thought to be one of the deadliest and the most magical members of the snake family. They represent many things besides danger, venom, death and malice: cobras are also seen as graceful, elegant and fast.”

Hockeysmith co-founded her own record label, EEL, with Lukasz Kucharski (@omoo_gosh). The label described the new single as ‘Colours, melody and movement collide to create an all mood wonder for the senses.” EEL was created to support the local Cornwall rave scene, supporting musicians and collaborators within electronic music. Hockeysmith stated “My vision is to bring a focus particularly to the electronic music from the region and to present it to the wider national and international stage.”

Hockeysmith was originally a duo group, comprised of sisters Annie and Georgie. The duo released a debut EP ‘But Blood’ in 2014, attracting fans for their use of post punk noise and electro beats. This was released by the indie music label, Double Denim. In 2019, Hockeysmith became a solo project with Annie being the sole face of the act, releasing EP ‘Tears At My Age’.

She also has a playlist named ‘Hockeysmith Picks’ on Spotify, featuring the singers top tracks. Described as ‘Old meets new – a mix of left field upbeat, with house / trap and slow / ambient tracks’, this playlist gives a sense of Hockeysmiths inspirations and the direction in which her music is going.