mxdwn.co.uk » Wolf Alice Visions of a Life https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Wolf Alice Confirm Plans To Postpone 2022 UK Tour Due To Rise Of COVID Cases https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alice-confirm-plans-to-postpone-2022-uk-tour-due-to-rise-of-covid-cases/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alice-confirm-plans-to-postpone-2022-uk-tour-due-to-rise-of-covid-cases/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:11:31 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=51588 Wolf Alice have confirmed that they have postponed their forthcoming UK tour due to COVID, the band have cited the rescheduled tour to the rising cases of the virus within the UK. The group’s postponed tour was meant to start on 5th January 2022 with a performance in Glasgow, the tour was originally meant to conclude with two dates in Bristol on 30th and 31st January 2022.

The London formed rockers took to social media to share a statement concerning their decision. Within the statement, the band confirmed that their decision to delay the tour was purely in aid of people’s safety. The post provided information regarding the announcement whilst apologising for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

The announcement marks the second amendment made to their touring plans; the band had originally postponed 5 dates from the upcoming 20 date tour. The original shows were meant to take place on 5th, 7th and 8th January 2022 at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. The group also announced that two dates in Dublin would be included within the delay, the two sold-out concerts were to take place on 24th and 25th January 2022. The announcement was made on Christmas eve within a group statement shared via social media.

 

 

 

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At this current time, the band’s upcoming European tour is still active and will take place on schedule. Last Summer It was announced that the “Smile” rockers would be embarking on a 15 date European tour. The upcoming series of live shows will be the group’s first European tour in four years, Wolf Alice last toured Europe in 2018. The tour kicks off with a performance in Paris on 11th February 2022 and concludes on 6th March 2022 with an appearance in Barcelona.

Since the release of their initial material, Wolf Alice have been at the forefront of English alt-rock. Their debut album My Love Is Cool was released in 2015 and charted at number two within the UK album charts. The release sired many nominations and accolades including a nomination for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize. The band have been nominated three times for the award and won the prize in 2018 for their second studio album Visions of a Life.

The band’s recent album, Blue Weekend, was released on 4th June 2021 via Dirty Hit. The album marks the band’s third shortlisted entry for the Mercury Prize and debuted at number one within the UK album charts. Blue Weekend is the group’s third studio album and has sired four singles including “The Last Man On Earth”. The track premiered on DJ Annie Mac’s BBC 1 radio show and was the album’s lead single.

Further information concerning any rescheduled dates have yet to be confirmed, the group have promised that news will be announced immediately once available. The group have also confirmed that tickets bought for the postponed shows will be accepted for the rescheduled dates.

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]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alice-confirm-plans-to-postpone-2022-uk-tour-due-to-rise-of-covid-cases/feed/ 0 Wolf Alice’s ‘Blue Weekend’ Becomes Band’s First Number One https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alices-blue-weekend-becomes-bands-first-number-one/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alices-blue-weekend-becomes-bands-first-number-one/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:15:40 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=36343 London rockers Wolf Alice are celebrating this week after their new album ‘Blue Weekend’ debuted at number one within the UK album charts.

The band can be seen celebrating their win with a bottle of champagne in a video posted on Officialcharts Instagram page.

The band also spoke with Officalcharts.com regarding their recent hit, thanking their fans and those who listened to the album. “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who has been listening to Blue Weekend this week and thank you to everyone who helped make this record come to life. We feel so lucky and we are so happy. We will be in the pub till the England game. Lots of love”.

The group’s new album has boasted impressive sales, the album debuted with over 36,000 chart sales. The group’s third studio album has also become number one on the Official Vinyl Albums Charts with 14,7000 of its sales on Vinyl, making 41% of the sales on wax. The group’s release has even overtaken the sales of Royal Blood and has taken their title of the biggest opening week for a British group, so far for this year.

Before the group’s third studio album scored the top spot, their previous albums also achieved some chart success. Their debut album ‘My Love Is Cool’ and the follow-up album ‘Visions Of a Life’ both peaked at number two within the UK album charts. The band was formed in 2010 and consists of singer Ellie Roswell, guitarist Joff Oddie, from 2012 the group expanded with Theo Ellis on bass and Joel Amey on drums.

The band are no stranger to success, their second studio album ‘Visions of a Life’ won the group the coveted Mercury Prize in 2018. Up until their number one release, ‘Visions of a Life’ released 29th September 2017 was the group’s most successful release. The album featured seven singles; the album’s lead single ‘Yuk Foo’ was premiered on the Annie Mac show on BBC Radio 1 and was released 12th June 2017.

Due to a performance from their US tour in support of their debut album, a recording of the track was uploaded onto YouTube and became subject to copyright law, eventually being taken down by the user. The following single ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’ also sired some chart success for the band, released on 5th July 2017 the single became the band’s first entry into the Top UK 100.

The band will soon be embarking on their UK and Ireland tour, with extra dates added and various sold-out shows it is clear that Wolf Alice are in high demand.

Wolf Alice UK and Ireland tour

10/06/2021 – Picture House – London
22/07 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth
23/07 – Latitude Festival – Henham Park
27/08 – Leeds Festival – Leeds
29/08 – Reading Festival – Reading
30/09 – Pryzm Festival – Kingston (Sold Out)
05/01/2022 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow (Extra Date)
07/01 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow (Sold Out)
08/01 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow (Sold Out)
09/01 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle (Sold Out)
10/01 – UEA – Norwich (Sold Out)
12/01 – O2 Apollo – Manchester (Sold Out)
13/01 – O2 Apollo – Manchester (Extra Date)
14/01 – O2 Academy – Sheffield (Sold Out)
15/01 – Uni Mountford Hall – Liverpool (Sold Out)
18/01 – Eventim Apollo – London (Sold Out)
19/01 – Eventim Apollo – London (Extra Date)
22/01 – O2 Guildhall – Southampton (Sold Out)
23/01 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill On Sea (Sold Out)
24/01 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin (Sold Out)
25/01 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin (Sold Out)
27/01 – O2 Academy – Birmingham (Sold Out)
28/01 – Plymouth Pavilions – Plymouth (Sold Out)
30/01 – O2 Academy – Bristol (Sold Out)
31/01 – O2 Academy – Bristol (Sold Out)

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alices-blue-weekend-becomes-bands-first-number-one/feed/ 0 Wolf Alice Announce Additional Date to their ‘Visions Of A Life’ UK Shows https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alice-announce-additional-date-to-their-visions-of-a-life-uk-shows/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/wolf-alice-announce-additional-date-to-their-visions-of-a-life-uk-shows/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:02:23 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=8354 Wolf Alice have announced additional date to, their shows in Manchester and London, conclude their world tour which was in support of their ‘Visions Of A Life’ tour. The London-based four-piece, released their second LP, which was released on the 29th of September 2017, to five-star reviews dubbing the record as “bold, brave, and magnificent.”

In an NME cover feature at the time of the album’s release, frontwoman Ellie Rowsell, said: “The main thing we learned from making the first album is that you only regret the things you don’t do. This time around, if we had an inkling of an idea, even if it seemed a bit silly, we’d try it out and see what happened.”

The band admitted that they’re “itching” to get a third LP underway, and with the success of ‘Visions Of A Life’ they have announced a pair of celebratory ‘parties’ to end the ‘Visions Of A Life’ era. In a Facebook post, the band, said: “The reception to ‘Visions Of A Life’ has been extremely humbling and with an itch to write new stuff, we will be rounding off the campaign with a big hurrah and party at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse and  London’s Brixton Academy.”

The group will play the following shows – now including an extra show at The O2 Academy Brixton on Thursday December 20. Wolf Alice have toured the UK extensively in 2018, playing stadium supporting slots for Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher and Queens of the Stone Age. The band have also been regulars on the 2018 festival circuit, with the highlight being their headline set on the BBC Radio 1 stage at the Reading and Leeds Festival.

In the run-up to December Wolf Alice’s schedule will remain full with dates scheduled in Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia this autumn as part of their current world tour. The band will be returning to the UK briefly on 17 October to play a special headline set after the 2018 Q Awards Ceremony at London’s Roundhouse.

Visions Of A Life’ was recently nominated for the Mercury Prize, and when sked what they’d spend the £25,000 prize money on if they were to win the Mercury, singer Rowsell said: “I don’t know, it’s a lot of money so I’d have to think about that quite carefully. We could use some kind of space. I’d love to have our own studio where we could just write music wherever we wanted. That’s the difficult thing about London.”

Rowsell continued: “We’re all getting really excited about the idea of making new music at the moment. We’re actually looking for somewhere to start writing in London. We’ve got a long way off; we’ve got festival season and then we’re going to Australia, we’re going to New Zealand, but we’re excited about making new music – which is always a good sign for us.”

December Dates:
18/12/2018 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
19/12 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
20/12 – O2 Academy Brixton – London

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