After a wrapping up sell-out UK and US tours, IDLES have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include Two London headliners at The Electric Ballroom and their first ever run of dates in Australia. Tickets go on public sale this Friday Nov 9th at 10am local time, with tickets available at www.idlesband.com.
IDLES’ new record 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' debuted at no.5 in the UK charts, breaking Rough Trade’s all-time record for most pre-orders and sales in day. It is currently the no.1 best reviewed record of 2018 (average rating of 88 across 25 reviews) at Album Of The Year and in the Top 10 on Metacritic.
The band saw not only singles but the album itself A-listed at 6 Music and earned major features, amongst others, with the likes of Q, Mojo, The Guardian and covers with DIY, Loud & Quiet, So Young and NME. They’ve arrived internationally too with only last week NPR Music declaring “I am an IDLES addict. It's like mainlining an uplifting and unifying assault on nationalism, racism, intolerance, and class inequality.”
The band won Best Breakthrough at the Q Awards last month following their Jools Holland debut which NME called “history in the making…incomparably brilliant,” likening it to Arctic Monkeys and Kanye West's first appearances on the show. Watch here. La Blogothèque also just filmed the band performing a couple of 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' Standouts, watch them do stripped down versions of “I’m Scum” and “Gram Rock”.
IDLES 2018/2019 World Tour (new dates in bold)
November 2018
06 - NL, Groningen, VERA.
08 - DK, Copenhagen, Loppen.
09 - DE, Hamburg, Knust.
10 - DE, Leipzig, UT Connewitz.
11 - DE, Berlin, SO36.
13 - CZ, Prague, Futurum.
14 - AT, Vienna, Ampere.
17 - CH, St Gallen, Palace.
18 - CH, Dudingen, Bad Bonn.
19 - CH, Zurich, Mascotte.
20 - CH, Lausanne, Les Docks.
22 - IT, Milan, Circolo Magnolia.
23 - FR, Lyon, Epicerie Moderne.
24 - FR, Bordeaux, Rock School Barbey.
26 - PT, Porto, Hard Club.
27 - PT, Lisbon, Lisboa Ao Vivo.
29 - ES, Madrid, Sala El Sol.
30 - ES, Barcelona,Razzmatazz.
December
03 - FR, Paris, Le Bataclan.
January 2019
21 - NZ, Auckland, Tuning Fork.
22 - NZ, Wellington / Meow.
24 - AU, Melbourne, Corner Hotel (SOLD OUT).
25 - AU, Melbourne, The Croxton Bandroom.
26 - AU, Brisbane, The Brightside.
28 - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory (SOLD OUT).
29 - AU, Sydney, The Lansdowne.
March 2019
26 - UK, Sheffield / The Leadmill -
27 - UK, Cardiff, Tramshed -
28 - UK, Norwich, The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA -
29 - UK, Brighton ,Brighton Dome Concert Hall -
April 2019
01 - UK, Belfast, Empire Music Hall -
02 - IE / Dublin / Vicar Street -
03 - UK, Manchester ,Albert Hall -
04 - UK, London, Electric Ballroom -
05 – UK, London, Electric Ballroom -
08 – FR, Reims,La Cartonnerie +
09 - BE / Antwerp, TRIX +
10 - NL / Utrecht, De Helling +
11 - NL / Nijmegen, Doornroosje +
12 - LU / Luxembourg, Rotondes +
13 - DE / Schorndorf,Manufaktur +
15 - DE / Cologne, Gloria Theatre +
16 - DE / Bielefeld, Forum +
17 - DE / Erlangen, E-Werk +
18 - FR / Nancy, L'Autre Canal +
20 - FR / Rouen / Le 106 +
May 2019
05 - Raleigh, NC, Kings Barcade *
06 - Richmond, VA, Strange Matter *
08 - Albany, NY, The Hollow *
10 - Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel *
11 - Washington, DC, Rock & Roll Hotel *
12 - Washington, DC, Rock & Roll Hotel *
14 - Cleveland, OH / Beachland Ballroom *
16 - Kansas City, MO, RecordBar *
17 - Dallas, TX, The Curtain Club*
18 - Austin, TX, Barracuda *
20 - Phoenix, AZ, Valley Bar *
21 - San Diego, CA, Belly Up *
22 - Los Angeles, CA / The Fonda *
25 - San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall *
27 - Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom *
28 - Seattle, WA, Neumo’s *
* w/ Fontaines D.C.
+ w/ LIFE
- w/ Crows
