The Amazons announce intimate ’21st Century: Prologue’ UK tour

The Amazons have announced a series of intimate UK shows for next month – you can find all the details below.

The Reading band will visit small venues across the nation as part of their ’21st Century: Prologue’ tour, which kicks off at Yes in Manchester on Saturday December 7.

Further gigs are scheduled at Liverpool’s District, Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire, Sheffield’s Hallamshire Hotel, Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach, and London’s Colours.

Writing on social media, The Amazons said: “UK – we are immensely excited to hit the road again this December and start a new chapter with you.”

Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Friday (November 15) – you’ll be able you by yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time on Tuesday (12) by pre-ordering the group’s upcoming fourth album ’21st Century Fiction’.

A link to the pre-sale will be sent in your order confirmation, or separately via e-mail if you have already pre-ordered from their official store.

21st CENTURY FICTION: Prologue

UK – we are immensely excited to hit the road again this December & start a new chapter with you.

• Pre-order our new album ‘21st Century Fiction’ to gain pre-sale access.
• Pre-sale starts 10am Tuesday 12th November.https://t.co/Mr0DTuJcsG pic.twitter.com/na2vuZl0PW

— The Amazons (@TheAmazons) November 7, 2024

The Amazons’ ’21st Century: Prologue’ 2024 UK tour dates are:

DECEMBER:
07 – Yes, Manchester
08 – District, Liverpool 
09 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh 
11 – Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield
12 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
13 – Colours, London

Next year, The Amazons will perform at Live At Leeds: In The Park – where headliners Bloc Party are set to play their debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ in full to mark its 20th anniversary.

The Amazons have already previewed ’21st Century Fiction’ with the singles ‘Living A Lie’ and ‘Pitch Black’. The LP will follow on from 2022’s ‘How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?’.

During a new interview with NME, frontman Matt Thomson described ‘Living A Lie’ as a “turning point” for the band. “The song that came out of that riff really correlated in an intimate and succinct way with how I was actually feeling at the time,” he said.

“The music that we were [initially] making didn’t feel like an appropriate vehicle for me to express myself. ‘Living A Lie’ helped us get back into focus on who we are as a band, and what we have to say to the world.”

Thomson continued: “We basically found this flow state. The album that we’d been making up to that point had been so forced and so filled with second-guessing about what we should do.

“When you finally get into a flow state and the stars align, you have this really empowering feeling of, ‘I love this – I don’t give a fuck if anyone else likes it or not’. That’s why I fell in love with rock and alternative music in the first place… feeling 10 feet tall, chest out, middle finger to everyone.”

The musician also talked about working with past tour mates Royal Blood on the song ‘My Blood’, saying that “there’s definitely a shared language” between the two bands. “Mike [Kerr, frontman] was actually the first person attached to this record,” he told NME.

The Amazons’ fourth album ‘21st Century Fiction’ is due for release on May 9.

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