Pale Waves have announced a UK headline tour for later this year “ you can find all the details below.
The Manchester band will hit the road this autumn in support of their fourth album ‘Smitten’, which is due for release on September 20 via Dirty Hit (pre-order/pre-save here).
“UK it s been too long, see you this October,” Pale Waves wrote on social media while confirming a run of 12 shows across the nation that month.
The trek will kick off in Norwich on October 3 ahead of further dates in Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield, Dundee, Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham.
On October 17, the group will conclude the tour with a headline gig at Here at Outernet in London.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (July 5) “ you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans who pre-ordered ‘Smitten’ before 3pm BST yesterday (July 2) can access a pre-sale now “ as can O2 Priority customers.
Pale Waves’ 2024 UK tour dates are:
03 “ The Waterfront, Norwich
04 “ O2 Academy, Liverpool
05 “ Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester
06 “ Rock City, Nottingham
08 “ Chalk, Brighton
09 “ O2 Academy, Bristol
10 “ Foundry, Sheffield
11 “ Fat Sam s, Dundee
13 “ SWG3, Glasgow
14 “ Boiler Shop, Newcastle
15 “ O2 Institute, Birmingham
17 “ Here at Outernet, London
Pale Waves have already previewed the forthcoming ‘Smitten’ “ the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Unwanted’ “ with a dreamy ’80s-inspired single, ‘Perfume’.
The album was written over two years between the US and the UK, and sees Pale Waves reflecting on their northern roots. I found myself writing about not just a certain time period, but my whole life, from years ago, said frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie.
When I fall in love, I fall deep, and it s interesting to me that you can feel so fascinated and smitten with someone and then they can become a total stranger. So I feel like ˜Smitten really summarised perfectly what I felt for others at a certain point.
Last November, the band revealed that they were working on the record “ and called it their best yet .
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