Supported by the band Es, they will be making their way to London’s Islington Assembly Hall on the Tuesday, 20th June. After this gig they will follow with a series of performances as the opening act for The Black Keys. On Wednesday the 21st they will be playing at the O2 in London. On Thursday the 22nd June they will be supporting, again, at the O2 in Manchester and finally on Saturday the 24th they will be playing the OVO Hydro in Glasgow.

This album, Lucifer On The Sofa, was released in February last year (2022). A brilliant success for the band receiving critical acclaim from all sorts. ‘Lucifer on the Sofa is hands down one of the best rock albums released in the last few years; deeply inspired by the place it was written and recorded in, and full of honest and relatable introspection.’ stated by Loud & Quiet, a 9/10.

The making of the album sits around lockdown when the quintet was back in Austin, their hometown. It is said to be the first time, in a dedace, that they dedicate to writing music within their roots. This resonates immensely within the co writing of their tracks making a shift towards something louder, widler and more full-colour. NME said “Not many bands can make dogged experimentalism easy for consumption, but Spoon are experts in the game”. The pandemic brought out a touch for them to go back to the old fashioned way.

They are coming back to the UK proudly to showcase their inner lifeblood. This June will be the first visit from the band since they last played in All Points East back in 2018. The lead singer mentions in a press release “our June 20 show at Islington Assembly Hall will be the first proper Spoon show in London since All Points East in 2018 and the first chance we’ll get to play Londoners songs from our wicked LP ‘Lucifer On The Sofa.’ It’ll also be Benny’s birthday and he’s requesting that in lieu of gifts you bring him flowers.”

It wouldn’t be wise to miss one of the sharpest bands of our generation. Tickets have gone live today (23rd March, 2023) at 10am.

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UK Tour Dates:

20/06/2023 – Islington Assembly Hall – London
21/06 – O2 – London
22/06 – O2 – Manchester
24/06 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow

The extra date will be 23^rd October 2020 at the O2 in London, following his other shows on 11^th-13^th October. Tickets for the new show date went on sale at 9am this morning (6^th March).

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The After Hours Tour

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Initially, the tour was announced on 20^th February via social media, with tickets going on sale on 1^st March. The singer-songwriter will be supported by Sabrina Claudio, Don Toliver, and 88GLAM throughout the tour. Have a look at the full UK tour dates below and head to the official website to get tickets.

11/10 – The O2 – London
12/10 – The O2 – London
13/10 – The O2 – London
15/10 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
16 /10– Arena Birmingham – Birmingham
18/10 – SSE Hydro – Glasgow
19/10 – Manchester Arena – Manchester
23/10 – The O2 – London

The ‘After Hours’ album is due to be released on 20^th March and will be the singer’s fourth studio album, following ‘Starboy’ (2016), and his 2018 album ‘My Dear Melancholy’. In promotion of the album, The Weeknd released singles ‘Heartless’, ‘Blinding Lights’ and the title song ‘After Hours’. He also posted a teaser for the album, revealing the title in the video. ‘After Hours’ already has 52 million streams on Spotify and has a short film to accompany it, with 2 million views.

#AFTERHOURS : https://t.co/OIQAcDxwRO pic.twitter.com/QFXWbWHzud

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) March 4, 2020

The Weeknd started out anonymously uploading songs to YouTube, gaining him popularity which he could later use to promote his music. His career really kicked off in 2013, with the release of his debut album ‘Kiss Land’, while his second album was the one that really gave him his big break. ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’ came out in 2015 and reached number 1 on the Billboard 200, with the singles ‘I Can’t Feel My Face’ and ‘The Hills’ topping the Billboard Hot 100. The album also won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammys, now totalling three Grammy Awards overall.

After his last album ‘My Dear Melancholy’, the singer collaborated on songs with Gesaffelstein, as well as SZA and Travis Scott. He also recently made a cameo in the new film by the Safdie brothers’ which stars Adam Sandler.