London post-punk band Black Country, New Road have announced that they are postponing their UK tour dates, which were originally supposed to go forward on Monday the 29th of November. The group cites an “ongoing illness within the band” as the reason that the tour can unfortunately no longer go forward.
Black Country, New Road released an official statement via their social media this morning to confirm that the dates are postponed, stating; “We are working on rescheduling these dates in 2022. Ticket holders for Manchester, Bristol and Dublin will have their ticket valid for the already announced April show[s]. Ticket holders for the other shows will be notified when a new show is announced in the new year and their ticket will be valid for this show.” You can read the full statement here, or at the link below.
Statement from band on postponement of remaining 2021 tour dates
Ticketing info for relevant shows herehttps://t.co/fp6WA9Hux5 pic.twitter.com/VFxr0A06q4— BlackCountry,NewRoad (@BCNRband) November 25, 2021
Despite the unfortunate news regarding the tour, Black Country, New Road are gearing up to release a new album entitled Ants From Up There, which is currently scheduled to reach fans’ ears on February 4th, 2022. The band has already released two singles from the album, “Chaos Space Marine” and “Bread Song”, which are both available on all streaming services. The band has expressed great pride and confidence in their new record, with singer Isaac Wood calling “Chaos Space Marine” “the best song we’ve ever written”. They have also described the upcoming album as “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” according to NME.
Ants From Up There comes just shy of a year after the band’s acclaimed debut album For The First Time, which has found a home in the hearts of post-rock and post-punk fans with its moody guitar stylings and spoken-word vocals; musical aspects that have time and again seen Black Country, New Road warrant comparison to the highly influential and revered American group Slint. The band’s sound has also seen them lumped in with various UK peers, including Squid and Black Midi, the latter of which the band occasionally collaborates with at gigs, under the name Black Midi, New Road.
To re-iterate, Ants From Up There will be released on February 4th, 2022 via Ninja Tune, and will be available via all streaming services. The band also has physical media of the upcoming album available, including a number of vinyl variants, cassettes and CDs.
Black Country, New Road will be embarking on a tour in April of 2022, and have a show scheduled for February at London’s Roundhouse. As previously mentioned, some tickets for the postponed shows will be valid for the performances in Manchester, Bristol and Dublin in April. Tickets can be bought here, and the dates are listed below.
08/02/2022- Roundhouse- London
06/04- The Foundry- Sheffield
07/04- O2 Academy- Oxford
09/04- Liquid Room- Edinburgh
10/04- The Empire- Belfast
11/04- Olympia- Dublin
13/04- Albert Hall- Manchester
14/04- Rock City- Nottingham
16/04- Concorde 2- Brighton
17/04- O2 Academy- Bristol
