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		<title>Enter Shikari Stealth-Release New Album &#8216;Lose Your Self&#8217; At Midnight</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After starting the year with a social media wipe and world tour announcements, Enter Shikari dropped eighth studio album ‘Lose Your Self’ at midnight last night, with no fanfare and no warning. The follow up to 2023’s ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’ is another statement piece from the St Albans alternative rock quartet, who [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/enter-shikari-end-social-media-blackout-with-arena-tour-announcement/" target="_blank">After starting the year with a social media wipe and world tour announcements,</a> Enter Shikari dropped eighth studio album ‘<em>Lose Your Self’</em> at midnight last night, with no fanfare and no warning. The follow up to 2023’s ‘<em>A Kiss For The Whole World</em>’ is another statement piece from the St Albans alternative rock quartet, who have always embedded symbolism and ethical messages into their music.</p>
<p>Since their inception in 2003, vocalist Rou Reynolds, guitarist Rory Clewlow, bassist Chris Batten and drummer Rob Rolfe have continuously evolved their sound. Enter Shikari is best known for a lively fusion of rock, hardcore punk, and electronic dance music. In the early days, they leant heavily into the hardcore and rave elements, but ‘<em>A Kiss For The Whole World</em>’ saw them embrace a vibrant synth-pop style while still maintaining a strong rock presence. The band has also been lauded as one of the top British live acts of the last 20 years, since their breakthrough as rowdy rave-rockers through to their current era of arena-crushing rock with a heart.</p>
<p>Since announcing their tour dates for the UK, Europe and North America back in January, Shikari returned to radio silence. The group had not released any material since<em> ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’</em>, which was a UK Number One Album in 2023, and its remixed companion piece ‘<em>Dancing On The Frontline’</em> in 2024. Last night however, their Instagram account was again cleared of content, save for one post revealing the surprise release of ‘<em>Lose Your Self</em>’, which had snuck its way onto the internet at midnight.</p>
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<p>In a newsletter, Reynolds explained the rationale behind its low-key launch: &#8220;We’re delighted to present <em>LOSE YOUR SELF</em>, and give people the chance to hear a Shikari record like never before – as a cohesive whole. We want people to go on a proper journey with this album, and see where it takes them. No lead up, no singles, and no explanation. Forcing the listener to actually listen, without being drip-fed ideas out of context, or spoon-fed explanations. We simply present it all, for the listener to immerse themself in. Releasing in this way was also a decision to not be distracted by chart races, or accolades and things. We got the No.1 album on our last record. This is simply about the music being presented in a natural way.”</p>
<p>Enter Shikari have always packed their albums and live shows with messages of hope, critiques of the state of the world and urgent pleas for causes like environmental sustainability and peace. The theme of this one seems to be a stark look at the current affairs around AI, with a heavy emphasis on introspection and a cultural loss of humanity. Reynolds finishes the post with the statement “Despite turning out to be one of our darkest and heaviest albums to date, it also preaches hope and offers answers. Shikari will always offer hope, because without hope there is no action. We’ll just always offer it with a dose of realism.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The title track ‘Lose Your Self’ is a classic Enter Shikari opener, blasting in with big riffs and an EDM feel reminiscent of the band’s live cover versions of Faithless’s ‘Insomnia’. Later songs like ‘Find Out The Hard Way’ are upbeat anthems, while the darkness and negativity comes through in ‘I can’t keep my hands clean’ and both parts of ‘The Flick Of A Switch’. The peak of the album is its genius three-part closing suite ‘Spaceship Earth’, where the feelings of hope begin to flutter up and the boys really get to show off their composing chops on a progressive-rock movement.</p>
<p>Shikari played their first live show of the year in Manchester this week, making an intimate return to the 400-capacity venue Satan’s Hollow on the 9th of April. Their last show there in 2006 stuck with the members as a significant milestone in their ascent to the big leagues. Last night, they announced an April run of small-venue launch shows, which they promise will “give fans a unique experience to see the band up close and personal, and a chance to see the brand new songs live for the first time.” Then, they’re back on the road for their North American tour through the summer, before finishing in November for their Europe, UK and Ireland headlining dates.</p>
<p><em>‘Lose Your Self’</em> is out now on streaming platforms, as well as on <a href="https://entershikari.os.fan/?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn0nWXjRZ84KeDgDX8FeTACNNoPMKFbCl22xcgo-jSCSx7fFWXeS_pT-O-vm4_aem_1IJpoCWzulAW4UzYuStcPA" target="_blank">physical releases available from their official sellers</a>. <a href="https://www.entershikari.com/shows/categories/uk-ire" target="_blank">Catch Enter Shikari touring the album this year on these dates:</a></p>
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<p><strong>April Release Shows:</strong></p>
<p><strong>• 21 – The Academy, Dublin</strong><br />
<strong> • 23 – The Cavern, Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong> • 24 – The Fighting Cocks, Kingston</strong><br />
<strong> • 25 – Signature Brew, London</strong></p>
<p><strong>November UK Tour With Holding Absence &amp; The Callous Daoboys:</strong></p>
<p><strong>• 13 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham</strong><br />
<strong> • 14 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff</strong><br />
<strong> • 15 – Connexin Live, Hull</strong><br />
<strong> • 18 – Hydro, Glasgow</strong><br />
<strong> • 19 – Co-op Live, Manchester</strong><br />
<strong> • 20 – Alexandra Palace, London</strong><br />
<strong> • 21 – Alexandra Palace, London</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; After wiping all their social media content and going dark last week, fans have been anticipating a big announcement from Enter Shikari. They broke their silence this morning with a single post revealing the dates for their biggest UK and Europe arena tour to date, starting this Autumn. &#160; &#160; View this post [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">After wiping all their social media content and going dark last week, fans have been anticipating a big announcement from Enter Shikari. They broke their silence this morning with a single post revealing the dates for their biggest UK and Europe arena tour to date, starting this Autumn.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The St Albans’ alternative rock quartet have been regaled as one of the top live bands in the country, even since their early demos and first LP ‘<i>Take To The Skies’ </i>took off in 2007. Early singles ‘Mothership’ and ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’ tapped into a crossover of distorted guitars and harsh vocals with synthesisers and drum machines. Their live shows became a major international talking point across early social media platforms like MySpace and Facebook in its infancy, due to their angsty energy and the rave-esque light displays engaging the crowd. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">With each new release, the band experimented and developed bold new sonic blends, never staying in one sound for too long. Third release ‘<i>A Flash Flood Of Colour’ </i>in 2011 doubled down on the electronic elements, fifth album ‘<i>The Spark’ </i>in 2017 moved the needle to more melodic songs, and their most recent collection 2023’s ‘<i>A Kiss For The Whole World’ </i>brought all of their previous elements into a joyful rock record full of heart.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">All four members of Enter Shikari have a reputation for being outspokenly conscientious, never shying away from conversation about morality and politics. At all of their shows, frontman Rou Reynolds makes impassioned speeches about themes of equality, climate change awareness, and stances against current wars. In an Instagram post, bassist Chris Batten wrote <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBAN9LCE8P/?img_index=1" target="_blank">“These shows will be a celebration of human connection. A safe space where we can come together and connect under the power of music, where we can leave the horrors and the struggles of the world outside for at least a few hours.” </a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The band have announced that as with their previous tours, all tickets sold for the UK leg will include a donation of £1 to support grassroots venues nationwide, via the Music Venue Trust (MVT). In the MVT’s announcement, Reynolds stated that without independent music institutions, “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUApLUtDLJe/" target="_blank">UK culture would decay dramatically. And we’d all be left drowning in the most mind-numbing corporate pop music and pointless, AI-produced drivel.</a>” Enter Shikari have always made the effort to play a variety of venues on their relentless touring cycles, from sold-out arenas in front of thousands, to local hideaways playing to a few hundred fans. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">With the 2026 tour, it is back to the former, beginning with the Australian circuit in May and a European run in early November. Following this, the UK stage of their arena tour begins on the 13th of November in Nottingham, passing through Cardiff, Hull, Glasgow and Manchester, culminating in two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Support is provided by American breakthrough stars The Callous Daoboys, and Cardiff’s emo favourites Holding Absence. <a href="https://www.entershikari.com/shows" target="_blank">Tickets go on sale for mailing list subscribers tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th of January at 10AM GMT, with general sale commencing at 10AM on Friday the 30th. </a></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enter Shikari have announced that they are doing an intimate tour throughout the UK at the end of 2024. This tour will see a big downgrade in venue capacity for the Band as they played a massive UK arena Headline tour in February of this year which celebrated the release of their last release &#8216;A [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enter Shikari have announced that they are doing an intimate tour throughout the UK at the end of 2024. This tour will see a big downgrade in venue capacity for the Band as they played a massive UK arena Headline tour in February of this year which celebrated the release of their last release &#8216;A Kiss For The Whole World&#8217; and saw them partner up with the Music Venue Trust, as well as the fact they are set to play on the main stage at download festival later this week. They will be playing at some much smaller venues this time round, getting up close and personal with their fans.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">‘Losing My Grip’ feat. <a href="https://twitter.com/mrjasonaalon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mrjasonaalon</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/fever333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fever333</a> filmed live at Wembley Arena, U.K is out now.</p>
<p>+ Enter Shikari will head out on a short U.K tour of more intimate venues in November and December! Taking along the excellent <a href="https://twitter.com/TeenageWrist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeenageWrist</a> for the ride. <a href="https://t.co/nlO8kCscLL">pic.twitter.com/nlO8kCscLL</a></p>
<p>— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI/status/1800815551847239912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>While their last tour, which was their biggest UK tour to date, supported smaller venues by donating £1 of every ticket sold for the arena tour to the Music Venue Trust, this upcoming tour will see the St. Albans four-piece play at some of these smaller venues.</p>
<p>The band will commence this intimate tour at the Foundry in Torquay on the 26th of November before playing in Sheffield, Liverpool, Norwich and Birmingham, and will finish the tour at Lees Cliff Hall in the seaside town of Folkestone in Kent. They will be joined by Los Angeles Alt. rock band, Teenage Wrist, on all of the dates.</p>
<p>Speaking about this upcoming more personal tour, frontman and producer Rou Reynolds highlighted the importance of giving back to fans saying that &#8220;People often travel considerable distances to come to live shows, so we feel it’s important for us to make the effort as well sometimes and play places that your standard tour wouldn’t normally.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added &#8220;On this run we’ve got some smaller stops that we haven’t played in ages, sandwiched in with cities like Birmingham, Liverpool, and Glasgow, that we didn’t get to visit on our arena tour.&#8221;</p>
<p>He also told fans that this may well be the last UK tour for a little while: &#8220;As much as we love the bigger rooms it’s going to be killer to play some smaller sweatier places again, and as these will be our last UK shows for quite a while, we couldn’t go into hiding without one last visit to the Barras!”</p>
<p>This announcement comes alongside a video for the live performance of their recent single, &#8216;Losing My Grip&#8217;, at Wembley arena. The single, that was released in January, saw them collab with Fever 333&#8217;s Jason Aalon Butler and will be included in their upcoming album, &#8216;Dancing On the Frontline&#8217;, which is going to include various Shakari sound system mixes as well as some BBC live sessions of their songs and this will be released on the 5th of July via So Recordings.</p>
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<p>Tickets for the band&#8217;s upcoming tour go on presale on June 17 at 10am with general sale beginning on the 19th of June at the same time. You can buy your tickets <a href="https://www.entershikari.com/shows/categories/uk-ire">here</a>.</p>
<p>The full list of dates for the tour are below:</p>
<p>NOVEMBER</p>
<p>26 – Foundry, Torquay<br />
28 – Octagon, Sheffield<br />
29 – Mountford Hall, Liverpool<br />
30 – Gliderdrome, Boston</p>
<p>DECEMBER</p>
<p>01 – UEA, Norwich<br />
03 – Barrowland, Glasgow<br />
04 – Globe, Stockton<br />
06 – O2 Academy, Birmingham<br />
07 – Lees Cliff Hall, Folkestone</p>
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		<title>&#8216;The Artist Pledge&#8217; That&#8217;s Asking Successful Artists To Give Back To Grassroots Venues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 18:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eloise Hodges]]></dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Music Venue Trust (MVT), a UK registered charity, have created &#8216;The Artist Pledge&#8217;, that is asking artists who have now reached arena level success to give back to grassroots venues.</p>
<p>Following the pandemic, grassroots venue&#8217;s suffered immensely, and faced £90 million debt in 2021 as a result of increasing costs after Coronavirus. Thanks to MVT&#8217;s campaign, #SaveOurVenues, they received many donations and support, allowing the majority to survive their re-opening post-pandemic.</p>
<p>However, many music venues are still in a precarious situation, which they found from their <a title="MVT Annual Report 2023" href="https://www.musicvenuetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MVT_2023-Annual-Report_Digital.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2rm8d7s65E4d0ZHqNgvAnFIuVAA_CttOf5yqRKFR9onVTJPNkkwoKI4vk" target="_blank">annual report</a>, leading to their new pledge. This pledge asks major music labels to pay back into grassroots venue, allowing them to survive and thrive. MVT have confirmed that over 45 artists have already signed the pledge, including: The K&#8217;s, Enter Shikari, and Frank Turner. This will ensure that artists acknowledge where their careers began, and how they&#8217;ve grown, alongside aiding smaller venues economically by paying a small amount back to these venues when they begin performing in arenas.</p>
<p>Enter Shikari have been particularly vocal about the importance of this, and announced that <a title="Enter Shikari announce 2024 UK arena tour in support of Music Venue Trust" href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-announce-2024-uk-arena-tour-in-support-of-music-venue-trust-buy-tickets-3438224" target="_blank">£1 from every ticket of their 2024 tour will be donated to MVT</a>. Lou Reynolds, the four piece&#8217;s front man, told <a title="Enter Shikari announce 2024 UK arena tour in support of Music Venue Trust" href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-announce-2024-uk-arena-tour-in-support-of-music-venue-trust-buy-tickets-3438224" target="_blank">NME</a> that “Grassroots music venues in the UK are under existential threat. Every time we lose another one we lose a vital part of our culture”.</p>
<p>MVT presented their requests at Parliament, and reminded listeners of the heavily demanded levy on gig ticket for events at arenas, due to the detrimental impact it is having on smaller venues. The report found that around two live music venues are closing each week, emphasising the importance of the levy and this pledg</p>
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		<title>Enter Shikari Show Their Solidarity With Palestine At London Gig</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shereen Raouf]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enter Shikari have just completed a monumental UK arena tour, with the last show of their Great Britain leg taking place at the iconic Wembley Arena in London last night (February 17th). Whilst on stage in front of thousands of fans, lead singer Rou Reynolds took the opportunity to express his lament for the ongoing [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Enter Shikari have just completed a monumental UK arena tour, with the last show of their Great Britain leg taking place at the iconic Wembley Arena in London last night (February 17th). Whilst on stage in front of thousands of fans, lead singer Rou Reynolds took the opportunity to express his lament for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the band&#8217;s solidarity with Palestine.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="und">ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴋɪꜱꜱ, ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴋɪꜱꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.</p>
<p>ᴡᴇᴍʙʟᴇʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴜꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴡᴇᴀᴛ. <a href="https://t.co/pP8rE75a0Q">pic.twitter.com/pP8rE75a0Q</a></p>
<p>— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI/status/1759302540196282455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The St Albans based band started their captivating speech by stating: <em>“We cannot just enjoy this moment without acknowledging the fact that there are children being blown to pieces by a government and a country that has been completely lost in nationalistic and religious fervour.”</em></p>
<p>Continuing to express his support of Palestine, Reynolds said:<em> “with the activists and actionists up and down the country who have been blocking and targeting the Israeli weapons manufacturing factories. Our country is very complicit in this atrocity, and supports those who are targeting the investment banks that are effectively bankrolling genocide. We have been yelling ‘Free Gaza’, ‘Free Palestine’ for 15 years. I just hope to God that there is still a Gaza and a Palestine left when this fucking nightmare ends. So let us be grateful for tonight, we have safety. We have community, we have love, we have human connection. Let us treasure this feeling that we all have tonight.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The current death toll of Palestinians in Gaza stands at 28,775, with around 1,410 Israelis killed and around 100 Israeli hostages still remaining in Hamas captivity after the October 7 attacks. Israel is currently being urged by many Palestinian supporters not to send ground forces into Rafah on the Egyptian border, where many of the strip’s citizens are now living after areas closer to their homes became engulfed by fighting. Around 1.5million people are living in Rafah, among fears that there are few to no other places for Palestinians to seek refuge. The <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68326846"><em>BBC</em></a> reported “tens of thousands” gathered in London yesterday for pro-Palestine rallies.</p>
<p>This is not the first time the British rockers have spoken out about the horrors of war and their distaste for modern day worldwide conflicts. Their 2012 song <em>Stalemate</em> depicts this, with lyrics such as <em>&#8220;Money is made when bombs are dropping in Afghanistan, and when phosphorous falls in Palestine.&#8221; </em>The four-piece also signed an open letter for ceasefire in November of last year, alongside other artists such as Architects and The Last Dinner Party.</p>
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		<title>Enter Shikari Want Long-Term Security And Support For Grassroots Venues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rowan Flack]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British rock band Enter Shikari seeks support from fans and gig spaces, seeking long-term, ongoing security for grassroots venues. They want to “show the Tory government and the landlord c**ts that our culture of live music is not for sale”.  With “The UK” set to “lose 10 per cent of its grassroots music venues in 2023”, calls [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">British rock band Enter Shikari seeks support from fans and gig spaces, seeking long-term, ongoing security for grassroots venues. They want </span><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-show-tories-and-landlords-that-live-music-culture-is-not-for-sale-3520411"><span style="font-weight: 400;">to</span></a> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“show the Tory government and the landlord c**ts that our culture of live music is not for sale”. </span></i></p>
<p><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/uk-to-lose-10-per-cent-of-grassroots-venues-in-2023-as-calls-grow-for-rest-of-industry-to-invest-3499727"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The UK”</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">set to “lose 10 per cent of its grassroots music venues in 2023”, </span></i><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/uk-to-lose-10-per-cent-of-grassroots-venues-in-2023-as-calls-grow-for-rest-of-industry-to-invest-3499727"><span style="font-weight: 400;">calls</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> have been growing for the “music industry and larger venues to do more”. The Music Venue Trust has also </span><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/uk-to-lose-10-per-cent-of-grassroots-venues-in-2023-as-calls-grow-for-rest-of-industry-to-invest-3499727"><span style="font-weight: 400;">revealed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that 67 venues have closed so far this year alone and </span><a href="https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/how-can-we-save-our-grassroots-music-venues-32885/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">claims</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“the UK is set to lose 10 per cent of its independent venues by the end of 2023.”</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Bands and artists alike are questioning, how can this be turned around? </span></p>
<p>Support grassroots music venues ❤️✊ <a href="https://t.co/AAhI0sMJP9">https://t.co/AAhI0sMJP9</a></p>
<p>— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI/status/1650089055420391424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2023</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rou Reynolds, MVT patron and lead vocalist and keyboardist of Enter Shikari </span><a href="https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/how-can-we-save-our-grassroots-music-venues-32885/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThere%20are%20a%20lot%20of,industry%20and%20find%20their%20audience."><span style="font-weight: 400;">says</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “There are a lot of new arenas on the way, while at the same time, there is no support whatsoever for the grassroots circuit. There’s a very clear link between small venues and big venues – especially in terms of providing new artists with a </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">space to find their way in the industry and find their audience.” H</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">e continues ruefully </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re going to have all these new arenas without supporting the ways that artists can grow into them. It just all seems a bit silly!”</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During</span> <a href="https://www.musicvenuetrust.com/events/venues-day-2023/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Venues Day</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, an event hosted in London by The Music Venue Trust (MVT), the band spoke about their upcoming UK and Ireland arena tour. In their bid to help save grassroots venues, the band is donating £1 for every ticket sold to help save the music community. Speaking at the event they </span><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-show-tories-and-landlords-that-live-music-culture-is-not-for-sale-3520411"><span style="font-weight: 400;">declared</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>“We will not be replaced by another block of f*cking flats.&#8221;</em> </span><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-show-tories-and-landlords-that-live-music-culture-is-not-for-sale-3520411"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Demanding</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the industry to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;make it impossible&#8221; </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">for any more grassroots gig spaces to close. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The band, which signed a funding agreement with the MVT received the Outstanding Contribution Award for their donations to this cause. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enter Shikari Drummer, Rob Rolfe mentions that </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Grassroots venues helped”</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“cut our teeth, hone our craft, meet and be inspired by other musicians, and how to be a proper touring band,” </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">he also added,</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “It was also the platform to help us reach an audience and build our own fanbase.</span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">”</span></i></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Venues have struggled over the last few years, with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and then the cost of living crisis causing rocket-high bills. As many businesses switched to online, venues suffered. Many shut their doors back in 2020 either for a short period of time or for good with the grassroots venues which have remained open relying heavily </span><a href="https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/how-can-we-save-our-grassroots-music-venues-32885/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">on</span></a> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“support from crowd-funders or fundraising efforts led, in particular, by the Music Venue Trust (MVT).” </span></i></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’ European tour opens tonight in VEGA, Copenhagen </span></strong></p>
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		<title>Enter Shikari Launch Initiative To Raise Funds For Local St Albans Venue The Pioneer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Albans post-hardcore band Enter Shikari have launched a campaign to raise funds for a local venue in their home town. Music venue The Pioneer has been a centre for creativity for 82 years and the band are now looking to help it become a hub for touring acts once again. Proud to announce our [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>St. Albans post-hardcore band <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/rumours-swirl-as-enter-shikaris-reading-festival-set-abruptly-cut-short/">Enter Shikari</a> have launched a campaign to raise funds for a local venue in their home town. Music venue The Pioneer has been a centre for creativity for 82 years and the band are now looking to help it become a hub for touring acts once again.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Proud to announce our partnership with <a href="https://twitter.com/thepioneerclub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thepioneerclub</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/HeadlinerHub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HeadlinerHub</a> to try and make more things happen in St Albans, and bring more music to the local community.</p>
<p>We’re looking for your help. Head to <a href="https://t.co/HME5g5d9hS">https://t.co/HME5g5d9hS</a> for more info on how to be involved.<br />
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<p>— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI/status/1691738702903468537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script>Enter Shikari have firmly planted themselves as one of Britain&#8217;s most successful and influential bands over the past few years. The band&#8217;s latest studio effort, <em>A Kiss For The Whole World</em>, has even granted the group their first ever number one album and garnered both critical and popular praise. On the back of what has been considerable success, the band have also found themselves at the forefront of important issues facing society and the planet today.</p>
<p>Enter Shikari features notable lyrical content ranging from the political to climate change and has set them apart from their peers in many ways. The band are not just content to speak on social issues either, preferring to take action on what they believe in. Indeed, the band recorded <em>A Kiss For The Whole World</em> using only solar power.</p>
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<p>Now, together with St. Albans based media platform Headliner Spacers, the band have now turned their attentions to local site The Pioneer-a venue that helped the band get their start on the music scene. The grassroots venue played a major role for the band upon their formation in the early 2000s, with Enter Shikari promoting many of their earliest performances at the venue. <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/bring-me-the-horizon-continue-to-surprise-with-two-new-collaborations-announced/">Bring Me The Horizon </a>and Gallows can also count themselves as alumni of The Pioneer.</p>
<p>In addition to music, the venue also features the UK&#8217;s oldest indoor skate park. And Enter Shikari are raising funds to not only save The Pioneer but also to make it a premier venue for touring artists as well as a cultural and creative hub complete with rehearsal spaces and recording studio. Thus far, the band have raffled frontman Rou Reynold&#8217;s Kaoss Pad, Chris Batten&#8217;s bass guitar and guitarist Rory Clewlow&#8217;s Gibson SG in order to raise the required funds to take The Pioneer back to its lofty position within the scene.</p>
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Surviving multiple threats to its existence, <a href="https://twitter.com/thepioneerclub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thepioneerclub</a> in St Albans continues to survive thanks to vital funding from <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ENTERSHIKARI</a>. Headliner reviews the venue and <a href="https://twitter.com/bluehouruk_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bluehouruk_</a>&#8216;s recent headline gig <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/livemusic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#livemusic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stalbans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stalbans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/livemusicvenue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#livemusicvenue</a> <a href="https://t.co/FbQOQJDapH">https://t.co/FbQOQJDapH</a></p>
<p>— Headliner (@HeadlinerHub) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeadlinerHub/status/1538069221388730369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2022</a>
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Headline Spacers has been leading the renovation of the venue with the platform overseeing the construction of the new studio and bar-a result of a partnership with Signature Brew. The platform will begin on the rehearsal space next as well as an education centre for aspiring musicians, crew members and technicians.</p>
<p>Enter Shikari have also released a new T-shirt with proceeds going to The Pioneer. The band have explained that each shirt that is sold will count as one entry to the raffle. Further information about the raffle and T-shirt sales can be found <a href="https://www.entershikari.com/posts/headliner-spaces-the-pioneer-st-albans">here.</a></p>
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		<title>Pendulum to Play One-Off London Show in March 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian electronic rock stalwarts, Pendulum, took to Twitter yesterday to announce a one-off UK show next March, writing, “Brixton! It’s been a long time,” followed by the announcement that the band will play the 02 Academy Brixton in London on March 5th. Tickets are available at 10 am on September 7th and can be purchased [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Australian electronic rock stalwarts, Pendulum, took to Twitter yesterday to announce a one-off UK show next March, writing, “Brixton! It’s been a long time,” followed by the announcement that the band will play the 02 Academy Brixton in London on March 5<sup>th</sup>. Tickets are available at 10 am on September 7<sup>th</sup> and can be purchased <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/pendulum-tickets/artist/1200783?irgwc=1&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=QMWRTIxJDxyNUrI3HI1nmWcDUkDRduzxDXDpQY0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559">here</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brixton! It&#8217;s been a long time&#8230; Presale live now <a href="https://t.co/dRWudFUAtX">https://t.co/dRWudFUAtX</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y8vD68lEQR">pic.twitter.com/Y8vD68lEQR</a></p>
<p>— Pendulum (@Pendulum) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pendulum/status/1566714575541735426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pendulum recently played a <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/rumours-swirl-as-enter-shikaris-reading-festival-set-abruptly-cut-short/">secret show</a> at Reading and Leeds festival, having left clues for festival goers in the days leading up to it, posting flyers with their logo and a phone number printed on them. When the number was dialled, the following message was heard: “<em>Ladies and gentlemen, we understand that you have come tonight to bear witness to the sound of drum and bass. We regret to announce that this is not the case. As instead we come tonight to bring you the sonic recreation of the end of the world. Reading Festival prepare to hold your colour</em>.” After A.M.C ft Phantom’s set on the BBC Radio Dance stage Pendulum’s logo appeared on a video screen along with a countdown and the band emerged to play their first UK show as a full band since 2018.</p>
<p>Toward the end of the set, Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds joined them for a performance of his band’s 2007 breakout single, “<em>Sorry You’re Not A Winner</em>.” Reynolds told <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-rou-reynolds-pendulum-remix-of-sorry-youre-not-a-winner-3299340">NME</a> how the project came about telling the magazine, “<em>Gareth [McGrillen] and Rob [Swire] just got in touch and basically said that they’re thinking about doing a remix of ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’, and I was like ‘okay sick!’, what a surreal message to get</em>.<em>” </em>Reynolds <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-rou-reynolds-pendulum-remix-of-sorry-youre-not-a-winner-3299340">continued</a>, <em>“They sent it over, and there’s a lot of different demo changes in that track so I was like ‘this is so interesting, what are they going to do with it?’ And it’s so good. It’s killer.</em>”</p>
<p>Asked about rehearsing the tune with Pendulum, Reynolds <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/enter-shikari-rou-reynolds-pendulum-remix-of-sorry-youre-not-a-winner-3299340">added,</a> “<em>Because sub-bass works better at certain frequencies they’ve had to raise the key of track. And you know, this track came out in 2007, I wrote it in 2003, so I could perhaps reach those high notes a little better, and they’ve raised it another tone, tone and a half, so it’s up there. So I’m hoping I have some vocal chords left after our own set to destroy with Pendulum</em>.” Luckily for Reynolds <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/rumours-swirl-as-enter-shikaris-reading-festival-set-abruptly-cut-short/">Enter Shikari’s</a> show was cut short leaving him ready for the challenge.</p>
<p>Pendulum most recently released the 2021 four-track EP “<em>Elementa</em>”, their first since 2010’s “<em>Immersion</em>.” As of yet the Brixton show is the only performance the band have announced.</p>
<p>05/03/2023 – 02 Brixton Academy – London</p>
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		<title>Rumours Swirl as Enter Shikari&#8217;s Reading Festival Set Abruptly Cut Short</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead singer for the band Enter Shikari took to Twitter to clarify that their shortened set at Reading Festival on Saturday “wasn’t an act of censorship”. Just to clarify everyone &#8211; it wasn’t an act of censorship, it was a power outage at front-of-house. Immense bad luck, and of course bad timing. https://t.co/b9ayYgx57m — ʀ⎊ᴜ [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lead singer for the band Enter Shikari took to Twitter to clarify that their shortened set at Reading Festival on Saturday “<em>wasn’t an act of censorship</em>”.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just to clarify everyone &#8211; it wasn’t an act of censorship, it was a power outage at front-of-house.</p>
<p>Immense bad luck, and of course bad timing. <a href="https://t.co/b9ayYgx57m">https://t.co/b9ayYgx57m</a></p>
<p>— ʀ⎊ᴜ ʀᴇʏɴ⎊ (@RouReynolds) <a href="https://twitter.com/RouReynolds/status/1563825512081915906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script>Yesterday Enter Shikari were performing on the Main Stage East of the festival when a power failure forced them to cut their set short and leave the stage. The band were unable to return and finish their set because of the tight schedule of bands set to perform after them. The band was abruptly pulled off the stage following Reynolds&#8217; passionate speech about polluting water firms like Thames Water, leading many fans on social media to speculate that this was done on purpose rather than due to a genuine power outage.</p>
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I find this quite hard to believe considering it was the only power outage of the whole day. And Thames Water being corporate partners of the festival&#8230;. <a href="https://t.co/qjbSkl2RY3">pic.twitter.com/qjbSkl2RY3</a> — David Trenholm (@DJTrenholm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DJTrenholm/status/1563836262099963908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2022</a>
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<p>This morning the rumours swirling on social media that the power outage was an of censorship, one Twitter user saying, “<em>I find this quite hard to believe considering it was the only power outage of the whole day. And Thames Water being corporate partners of the festival&#8230;.</em>”.</p>
<p>In his Twitter post this morning, Reynolds addressed the situation, saying, “Just to clarify everyone – it wasn’t an act of censorship, it was a power outage at front-of-house. Immense bad luck, and of course bad timing.” He went on, “We then had our set cut as the power cut pushed our set over our allotted time slot. Frustrating as hell but the festival has to keep to the timetable understandably, to stop stampedes in between stages. We had a fucking blast though. Big up everyone at [Reading]. Love only.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We then had our set cut as the power cut pushed our set over our allotted time slot. Frustrating as hell but the festival has to keep to the timetable understandably, to stop stampedes in between stages.</p>
<p>We had a fucking blast though. Big up everyone at <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialRandL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficialRandL</a>. Love only</p>
<p>— ʀ⎊ᴜ ʀᴇʏɴ⎊ (@RouReynolds) <a href="https://twitter.com/RouReynolds/status/1563825515294859265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script>About ten minutes after his first tweet, the musician added in another tweet, “<em>Regardless of the power cut pause, I still got to berate Thames Water &amp; other polluting water companies in front of thousands of people, + thousands more watching back on BBC. So even if it had been an attempt at censorship it was a poor one as I still got to finish the speech</em>.”</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Regardless of the power cut pause, I still got to berate Thames Water &amp; other polluting water companies in front of thousands of people, + thousands more watching back on BBC. So even if it had been an attempt at censorship it was a poor one as I still got to finish the speech. — ʀ⎊ᴜ ʀᴇʏɴ⎊ (@RouReynolds) <a href="https://twitter.com/RouReynolds/status/1563828568576196615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Luckily for Enter Shikari fans, Reynolds joined Australian electronic, hard rock band Pendulum on the Dance Stage during their secret set to perform the Enter Shikari song ‘<em>Sorry You’re Not A Winner’</em> (watch the performance above). The band had left clues to their secret set by posting flyers with their logo and a phone number printed on them. When dialled, you heard the following message:  “<em>Ladies and gentlemen, we understand that you have come tonight to bear witness to the sound of drum and bass. We regret to announce that this is not the case. As instead we come tonight to bring you the sonic recreation of the end of the world. Reading Festival prepare to hold your colour</em>.”</p>
<p>Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/enter-shikari-drop-new-single-featuring-duo-wargasm/">Enter Shikari</a> teamed up with London electronic rock duo Wargasm to release the single “<em>The Void Stares Back</em>”, the band’s first since their 2020 single “<em>The Great Unknown</em>” from their UK number two album <em>Nothing Is True &amp; Everything Is Possible</em>.</p>
<p>The Reading Festival closes today with performances from The 1975, Halsey and Charli XCX.</p>
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		<title>Enter Shikari Release New Single Featuring Duo Wargasm</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Markham]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British alternative rock band Enter Shikari took to Twitter today to announce the release of their brand-new single, “The Void Stares Back” featuring Wargasm. This is the St Alban’s musician’s first release since the single “The Great Unknown” from their UK number two album Nothing Is True &#38; Everything Is Possible; an album that NME [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>British alternative rock band Enter Shikari took to Twitter today to announce the release of their brand-new single, “<em>The Void Stares Back</em>” featuring Wargasm. This is the St Alban’s musician’s first release since the single “<em>The Great Unknown</em>” from their UK number two album <em>Nothing Is True &amp; Everything Is Possible</em>; an album that <a href="https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/enter-shikari-nothing-is-true-everything-is-possible-review-2649040">NME</a> gave four out of five stars and said that it: “<em>brings together every shape that Enter Shikari have ever pulled and slots them together to create their most definitive album yet. It’s a crash course in their unruly genius and all their best tricks – a Greatest Hits waiting for you to learn the words</em>”.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">THE VOID STARES BACK feat. <a href="https://twitter.com/thisiswargasmuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thisiswargasmuk</a> is out now to stream on all platforms worldwide!<a href="https://t.co/8pHMnXkq1K">https://t.co/8pHMnXkq1K</a></p>
<p>Our first new music in over 2 years, we are so pumped! COME ON.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thevoidstaresback?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#thevoidstaresback</a> <a href="https://t.co/sa5xQdV744">pic.twitter.com/sa5xQdV744</a></p>
<p>— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENTERSHIKARI/status/1558000770913636353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script>“<em>The Void Stares Back</em>” sees the band teaming up with London electronic rock duo Wargasm producing some of their most electrifying and compelling work yet. In a statement released for the song, the band say the single “<em>spins a startling pop sensibility into a haymaker chorus, that erupts to champion acceptance, community, belonging and the power of progress. It’s about staking your claim, being who you are, searching for like-minds and ushering out the antiquated views of old</em>”. Have a listen below. <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_lZaJD6VMA" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>Lead singer and keyboardist for the band, Rou Reynolds, added in the statement for the release, <em>&#8220;It is with elation, and more than a little nervousness, that we release this; our first track after over two years of dormancy. It is a roisterous journey made all the more so with the addition of our friends Wargasm</em>”<em>.  </em>Reynolds continued, “<em>Thematically, the piece is about the forward march of social progress, and how, often, those with a more conventional archaic outlook on sexuality, gender, social design, economics etc, see those with differing ideas like bewildering, depraved creatures from another dimension”.</em></p>
<p>Wargasm are one of the hottest up-and-coming young bands (Jonathon Davis of Korn has said they are his favourite new band), and they are set to release their first full-length album <em>EXPLICIT: THE MIXXXTAPE</em> on September 9<sup>th</sup>, to pre-order click <a href="https://www.wargasm.online/">here</a>. Talking to <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/wargasm-download-2022-interview-radar-nu-metal-explicit-debut-album-3247406">NME</a> back in June about the upcoming release Sam Matlock said, “<em>The mixtape is less about being catchy and having good, refined songwriting, It’s more about fucking about and seeing how it feels</em>”.</p>
<p>On teaming up with Enter Shikari, the duo said in a statement, “<em>Shikari were a big part of our growing up, so it was an absolute honour to be asked to collaborate with such an incredible and well-spoken band. They stand for the right things &#8211; we&#8217;re a little more pessimistic. It was fun playing the darker devil&#8217;s advocate to Rou&#8217;s light&#8230;where we&#8217;re going, you won&#8217;t need eyes to see&#8230;</em>”.</p>
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IT’S FINALLY HERE!! Here are your first 30+ artists for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RandL22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RandL22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ThreeUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ThreeUK</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Barclaycard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Barclaycard</a> pre-sale tickets on sale now for 48 hours ⏳ General release tickets 9am on Friday! Visit link below for more info! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PaidPartnership?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PaidPartnership</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RandL22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RandL22</a> <a href="https://t.co/2K8cWW93Ho">pic.twitter.com/2K8cWW93Ho</a> — Reading &amp; Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialRandL/status/1468490985785241604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2021</a>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Oh my god I was hype already but it actually got even better holy shittttt <a href="https://t.co/JezT2EGXAj">https://t.co/JezT2EGXAj</a></p>
<p>— Cerys @ Jean Brainrot (@Felrott) <a href="https://twitter.com/Felrott/status/1555496147233513472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Enter Shikari will be performing on the Main Stage West at Reading &amp; Leeds 2022 later this month to see if any tickets are left, click <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/reading-and-leeds-festival?irgwc=1&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=QMWRTIxJDxyNUrI3HI1nmWcDUkDyeQWtnWICSI0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559">here</a> for Reading and <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/reading-and-leeds-festival?irgwc=1&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=y83wGo0bXxyNUrI3HI1nmWcDUkDyceRWcSamzA0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559#leeds-tickets">here</a> for Leeds. Wargasm are set to play Burn it Down Festival (get tickets <a href="https://www.songkick.com/festivals/2441064-burn-it-down/id/40330628-burn-it-down-festival-2022">here</a>) and The Forum in Tunbridge Wells ( get tickets <a href="https://www.songkick.com/concerts/40544537-wargasm-uk-at-forum">here</a>) in September, continuing with a run of headline UK shows this coming October. Click <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/wargasm-tickets/artist/5317446?irgwc=1&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=QMWRTIxJDxyNUrI3HI1nmWcDUkDyeX3hnWICSI0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559">here</a> for tickets and see dates below.</p>
<p>Enter Shikari dates:<br />
27/08/2022 – Reading Festival – Reading<br />
28/08 – Leeds Festival – Leeds</p>
<p>Wargasm upcoming shows:<br />
02/09/2022 – Burn It Down Festival – Torquay<br />
05/09 – The Forum – Tunbridge Wells<br />
14/10 – Oh Yeah Music Centre – Belfast<br />
17/10 – Southampton 1865 – Southampton<br />
18/10 – Motion &amp; the Marble Factory – Bristol<br />
19/10 – O2 Academy2 Birmingham – Birmingham<br />
21/10 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham<br />
22/10 – Stylus – Leeds<br />
23/10 – Wylam Brewery – Newcastle Upon Tyne<br />
24/10 – The Garage – Glasgow<br />
26/10 – Manchester Academy2 – Manchester<br />
27/10 – O2 Forum Kentish Town &#8211; London</p>
<p>Photo Credit: Frederick Wilkinson</p>
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