Indie rock sensation Beabadoobee has announced a UK and Ireland tour, which is set to take place next autumn. The tour, revealed by the British singer-songwriter this morning via social media, is in support of her debut studio album Fake It Flowers. The upcoming record was produced by Dirty Hit and is set for release on October 16 2020.
The star added that exclusive pre-sale concert tickets can be accessed by pre-ordering Fake It Flowers on Dirty Hit’s online store before 5PM on September 8 (tomorrow afternoon). The pre-sale will begin on September 9 at 9AM before general sale opens on September 11 at 9AM.
As well as performing her own shows in a series of intimate venues, the 20-year-old is also set to perform at next year’s Reading Festival, which was recently criticised for its poor gender equality. Beabadoobee is one of the very few female performers on its 2021 line up.
Speaking to NME about Fake It Flowers, the artist said ‘Lyrically, there’s just so much more to reflect on, and with the sound, I guess, naturally after playing arenas with The 1975, I wanted to make songs that would fill those rooms. I wanted to sound powerful’; she says she even ‘went proper screamo’ for one of the tracks. The star is very pleased with how the record turned out: ‘I’m mostly just proud of my band and my producer, because they made this exactly as it sounded in my head… Every time I give them a song, they’re like, ‘yep, I know what to do’, which is the most satisfying, amazing feeling’.
“Fake It Flowers” my debut album. Pre order now! https://t.co/Ev2ZLZirTg pic.twitter.com/EitDz0l4jQ
— beabadoobee (@beabad00bee) August 5, 2020
Beabadoobee has received increasing recognition since releasing her first EP in 2018. She was nominated for the ‘Rising Star’ BRIT Award in 2020, and recently landed her single Care in the Alternative Radio Top 40. The singer also featured in Powfu’s mainstream hit Death Bed, which achieved platinum certification in six countries, including the UK and USA.
The highly anticipated UK and Ireland tour kicks off in Manchester next September and concludes a month later in Glasgow. Full tour dates and locations are as follows:
September 2021
07/09/21 – O2 Ritz – Manchester
09/09 – Beckett University – Leeds
10/09 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
11/09 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
13/09 – Junction – Cambridge
14/09 – O2 Academy – Leicester
23/09 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London
24/09 – SWX – Bristol
25/09 – O2 Academy – Oxford
28/09 – The Academy – Dublin
29/09 – Oh Yeah Music Centre – Belfast
October 2021
02/10/21 – University Students’ Union – Newcastle
03/10 – The Liquid Room – Edinburgh
04/10 – SWG3 – Glasgow
