2016 was an electric year for Blossoms proving success with their eponymous debut Number One album. Further success immediately continues in 2017 with a BRIT nomination for British Breakthrough Act.
Blossoms have progressed rapidly since their release of their first singles ‘You Pulled a Gun on Me’ and the catchy ‘Blow’ when they spent 2014 getting used to larger venues supporting the likes of The Libertines and Inspiral Carpets.
The Stockport band have worked hard to get where they are today spending 2015 covering a variety of festivals and a 2016 tour which included supporting The Stone Roses at their Etihad Stadium shows. This year they have already sold out some of the larger O2 venues including the Leeds O2 Academy where they supported Inspiral Carpets back in December 2014.
Blossoms have continued their momentum building material for their highly anticipated second album. Frontman and song writer Tom Ogden told NME:
“I carried on writing after ‘Getaway’ and ‘Honey Sweet’, even though we had the album done, as I was in quite a creative flow. I’m always writing when I can, so we’ve got about 15 tunes. It’s important to stay on the front foot for songwriting, so you’ve got stuff spare if you get stuck.”
Tom continued: “At least eight or nine of those 15 songs are worthy of going on the next album, but I’d want to have 30 or more songs to choose from when we come to really working on the next record.”
Adding to a plethora of success, Blossoms are also to celebrate headlining the 2017 VO5 NME Awards Tour.
Blossoms’ rival nominees for the British Breakthrough include: Anne-Marie, Rag’n’Bone Man, Skepta and Stormzy. The winner on 22 February will follow the list of major names including Arctic Monkeys, Bastille, Ed Sheeran, and Sam Smith. See here for the full list of 2017 BRIT nominees in all categories.
2017 sees Blossoms kick off their tour in Osaka, Japan on 22 January before returning to Europe. UK dates are detailed below:
16/3 – University Students Union – Keele
17/3 – Olympia – Liverpool
18/3 – Dome – Brighton
20/3 – Engine Shed – Lincoln
21/3 – Lemon Grove – Exeter
23/3 – Roundhouse – London
24/3 – O2 Academy – Bristol
25/3 – Tramshed – Cardiff
27/3 – Nick Rayns LCR, UEA – Norwich
29/3 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
30/3 – O2 Academy – Leeds
31/3 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
01/4 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
No doubt Blossoms will be adding many festival dates to their summer calendar, but they do have the famous Coachella Festival (USA) to look forward to in April. The BRIT Awards will be held on 22 February. Watch their 2016 single ‘Getaway’ below:
