The legendary Never Say Die! festival has been confirmed for 2021 with five exclusive UK dates announced for November next year. Organised by the renowned German metal retailler Impericon in association with the well established metal promoter Avocado Bookings, the festival traditionally brings the best names in the metalcore, deathcore and hardcore scene ever since its inception in 2008. For 2021, headliners are the rising Australian metalcore stars Polaris, with main support from Emmure and Currents, alongside Spite, Invent Animate, Gravemind and Stepson.
The UK part of the tour starts on 9 November at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in London, followed by four consecutive days at Club Academy (Manchester), The Mill (Birmingham), Garage (Glasgow) and SWX (Bristol). Tickets for the London show go on sale next Monday 16 November while the rest of the UK dates are already available to pre-order here, with tickets for all starting from as little as £22.
Originally established in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg in 2008, the Never Say Day! Festival quickly expanded to cover most of Central Europe, and has included the UK since its 2011 edition. The event has become a fundamental part of the contemporary metal scene in Europe, and a pilgrimage for metalcore and hardcore fans wordlwide, bringing established acts and raw talent from across the globe. Previous editions of the fest have seen iconic performances by Parkway Drive, Architects, Stick To Your Guns, Whitechapel, Bleeding Through, Suicide Silence, Comeback Kid, We Came As Romans and many more.
There is no official trailer for the 2021 Never Say Die! tour yet, but the below teaser of the memorable 2015 edition shows the absolute mayhem during the live shows, and highlights testimonials from some of the leading names in the genre:
“Never Say Die! was one of my first big tours in Europe and it is still easily one of my favourite” – Sam Carter (Architects)
“From humble beginnings it has become the one tour you can guarantee to have the best line ups and the craziest shows” – Winston McCall (Parkway Drive)
“Being able the headline the Never Say Die! tour has been a staple in our band’s career” – Frankie Palmeri (Emmure)
“The tour offers a unique, diverse selection of awesome music every year, something offered by no other tour” – Josh Smith (Northlane)
“Killer Shows, beautiful cities and tons of bands…not much more you could ask for” – Josh James (Stick To Your Guns)
With just two studio albums in their discography, Polaris have immediately grabbed the metal world’s attention as the next Australian band to drive contemporary metalcore forward, and have jumped from a support act on the fest three years ago to leading its monumental 2021 lineup. Emmure hardly need introduction after eight records of blending extreme deathcore, alternative nu metal and controversial lyrics, and returning to the tour again after headlining in the past (ironically, supported by Polaris). Fellow Connecticut heavyweighs Currents join as support act, fresh of the release of their second album The Way It Ends and set to deliver their celebrated ruthless and innovative take on the genre.
The impressive line-up also includes California deathcore quintet SPITE, Texas metalcore outfit Invent Animate, Melbourne’s favourite Gravemind and Bribane’s hardcore heroes Stepson. The 7 bands join forces for 22 shows across 9 countries in just one month, promising yet another iconic year for Impericon’s Never Say Die! fest, especially after the cancellation of the 2020 edition. As said in the official announcement, all we have to do now is “be good to each other, take care of each other, protect each other, don’t get sucked in by the hate and we’ll see you in the pit next year!”
The list of all UK dates from Never Say Die! 2021 Festival can be seen below:
09/11/21 – The Electric Ballroom – London
10/11 – Club Academy – Manchester
11/11 – The Mill – Birmingham
12/11 – Garage – Glasgow
13/11 – SWX – Bristol
