Dutch indie band Pip Blom are set to delight their British fans as they have announced a series of shows in the UK as part of their wider European tour. The tour starts in their native Netherlands in December and will see the group visit the UK in February, starting at the Castle & Falcon in Birmingham on the 5th and ending at Heaven in London on the 21st, before heading back to mainland Europe for a string of shows in France and Germany respectively.
Lot of gigs to support our BOBBIE release. Get your tickets! https://t.co/No18rURqhS pic.twitter.com/1Bj5gvdHJE
— Pip (@Pipblom) June 1, 2023
The news of the tour comes after the four piece band had previously announced on May 31st that they will be releasing a new album, Bobbie, later this year in October. The album announcement came with Pip Blom dropping a brand new track, “Is This Love?“, featuring help from none other than Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos.
Watch the music video for “Is This Love?” below:
The band’s relationship with Franz Ferdinand is strong and has seen them support the Scottish rock band on several occasions. On working with Kapranos on the new song the band have stated, “The nice thing about working with Alex, besides the fact that the atmosphere was really good, was that we both had quite different perspectives. Whereas I am a bit more rock by nature, Alex is a lot funkier. And that turned out to be the perfect addition for this song, both in the verses and completely in the chorus. Never before has such a funky Pip Blom song appeared, and we all absolutely love it.”
The new track follows the releasing of another song, “Tiger“, released at the start of April and one that will be another that will feature on their new LP.
Bobbie will be Pip Blom’s third studio album, following their debut album Boat in 2019 and their second, Welcome Break, in 2021. The group formed in Amsterdam in 2016 and is comprised of four members; lead vocalist, guitarist and inspiration for the band’s name, Pip Blom, her brother Tender Blom (backing vocals, guitar), Darek Mercks (bass) and Gini Cameron (drums).
Watch the music video for “School“, an early Pip Blom release, below:
See below for tour dates:
07/12/2023 – Melkweg – Amsterdam
09/12 – Rotown – Rotterdam
15/12 – Tivolivredenburg – Utrecht
20/12 – Vera – Groningen
05/02/2024 – Castle & Falcon – Birmingham
06/02 – Academy 2 – Liverpool
08/02 – Grand Social – Dublin
09/02 – Kasbah – Limerick
10/02 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast
12/02 – Oran Mor – Glasgow
13/02 – Crookes Social Club – Sheffield
14/02 – Canvas – Manchester
16/02 – Lantern – Bristol
17/02 – Academy 2 – Leicester
19/02 – Junction 2 – Cambridge
20/02 – Chalk – Brighton
21/02 – Heaven – London
23/02 – Le Point FMR – Paris
29/02 – Yuca – Cologne
01/03 – Molotow Skybar – Hamburg
02/03 – Badehaus – Berlin
Purchase tickets for the live shows here.
Pre-order Pip Blom’s latest album, Bobbie, here.
