The Mercury Prize-winning indie giants will take over arenas in Brighton, London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham between May 7 and 15 in support of their forthcoming 10th studio album. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on October 27.
Talking to NME about the currently unannounced follow-up to 2021's 'Flying Dream 1', vocalist Guy Garvey revealed:
"It deals with some pretty inky stuff. There are a couple of wholesome tunes on there, but by and large there’s everything from a maniacal rant from the point of view of a frontman who’s lost his mind, to really awful portraits of toxic relationships failing – all set to a very thick, guitar, drum and groove-based thing."
He added: "As always, it’s produced by Craig Potter – who’s getting more and more into his hip hop – and Al our drummer has been writing more on this record. We all share a love of bands like The Meters, so it’s kind of garage-y in a way with Vox organs and a lot of alt-American country sounds. It doesn’t sound like anything that we’ve done before. There’s everything from Stiff Records and what Elvis Costello was doing in his early years, right through to Afrika Bambaataa. We’re wearing our influences a bit more proudly."
He concluded: "Although it’s a dark subject matter, that’s just what the music drew out of me, lyrically. There’s loads of fun on there as well. We had a hoot making it."
NEW // We've got some Magnificent (😏) news this morning! Mercury Prize winners @Elbow will be hitting the road for a UK arena tour this May.
Tue May 07 2024 - BRIGHTON Centre
Thu May 09 2024 - LONDON O2 Arena
Fri May 10 2024 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
Sat May 11 2024 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Sun May 12 2024 - LEEDS first direct Arena
Tue May 14 2024 - MANCHESTER Co Op Live
Wed May 15 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
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