Skunk Anansie have released a video for their brand new single, ‘This Means War’, which comes on the back of the announcement that the band will be hitting the road in 2020 throughout the UK on a headline tour. The iconic four piece will begin their tour in Norwich, on June 17 2020 and will conclude their 17-date tour, in Cambridge, on December 10 2020.
The video for ‘This Means War’ features live footage of the group on stage at Pol’and’Rock festival, last year, where the band headlined. The powerful track has been described as “a super-charged, rallying anthem with vocal powerhouse Skin’s fiery and provocative lyrics commanding you to sit up and listen.”
Speaking to Kerrang, where the video premiered, Skin said: “We wrote this track just before we went on tour last summer, it totally stood out as a fan favourite and never left the setlist. So we’re really happy to release a finished version produced by the magnificent Tom Dalgety. Enjoy!”
The release of new material comes ahead of the iconic rock band’s UK headline tour, which will see them hit venues across the UK throughout 2020. The quartet will kick start their tour, in Norwich before visiting venues across the UK including Sheffield, Birmingham, Guildford, Leicester, Folkestone, Lincoln, Nottingham, Glasgow Newcastle, Leeds, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, and Brighton, before concluding, in Cambridge.
We’re so excited to announce we’ll be playing at @meltdownfest this year, curated by living legend Grace Jones! Make sure you grab your tickets at https://t.co/vpzyLb9rhw from Friday 14th February! Don’t miss it, this is gonna be something really special #meltdownfest pic.twitter.com/PArFh8v8ow
— Skunk Anansie (@SkunkAnansie) February 10, 2020
The news of the UK headline tour comes after the announcement that the band will be performing at this year’s Meltdown Festival, at South Bank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, in London, on June 18 2020. Members of Southbank Centre can get access to tickets from Wednesday 12 February 2020 and general sale tickets are available from Friday 14 February 2020, and tickets can be purchased here.
Skunk Anansie’s latest track, ‘This Means War’, follows the release of, ‘What You Do For Love’, which was released last year and was the band’s first release of new music in three years. Both tracks will be part of a limited run of ‘collector’s edition’ double A-side vinyl, which will be released in April 2020.
The recent announcements come after Skunk Anansie frontwomen, Skin blew audiences away with her voice, while on ITV’s hit show ‘The Masked Singer’. Skin belted out renditions of ‘Ave Maria’, Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’, Stormzy’s ‘Blinded By Your Grace’, and ‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion, all the while she was dressed in a hilarious duck costume.
The full dates the Skunk Anansie’s UK headline tour 2020 can be found below. Tickets for the UK headline tour are available now and can be purchased here.
Skunk Anansie UK Headline Tour Dates 2020:
17/06/2020 – The LCR UEA – Norwich
18/06 – Meltdown Festival, Southbank Centre – London
19/06 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
20/06 – O2 Academy 1 – Birmingham
26/09 – G Live – Guildford
27/09 – O2 Academy – Leicester
28/09 – Leas Cliff Hall – Folkestone
28/10 – The Engine Shed – Lincoln
29/10 – Rock City – Nottingham
01/12 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
02/12 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
03/12- O2 Academy – Leeds
05/12 – Cardiff University – Cardiff
06/12 – O2 Academy – Bristol
07/12 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
09/12 – Brighton Dome – Brighton
10/12 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge
