The 19 year old musician from Essex has just announced his biggest headline tour to date after a successful streak of success being nominated for Best New Artist at the NME Awards, getting featured on the BBC Sound of 2016 longlist and the MTV Brand New for 2016 shortlist.
Today, Rat Boy has announced his second major development with the confirmation of his biggest headline tour to date which is set to commence at the end of April. This is big stuff for the young upcoming artist as this will be a step up from performing at smaller venues to performing at venues such as the 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.
Tickets will be available from 9am Friday January 15th and can be purchased through gigsandtours.com, ticketmaster.co.uk and on 08448110051.
Rat Boy’s speedy rise to popularity will be boosted furthermore with the release of his new single “MOVE” which can be purchased now. Recording at 13 Studio, people are expecting big things for Rat Boy this year as he resurrects the vibes of the big beat era but in the modern age and his humorous yet relatable lyrics that the teenage generation have caught onto. In addition to his new track comes an accompanying stop-motion music video directed by Dillon Markey (who Rat Boy personally asked to direct) who is best known for his work on Robot Chicken and his Academy Award-nominated collaboration with animation artist PES on their movie ‘Fresh Guacamole’.
2016 is set to be a hectic year for Ratboy aside from his headlining tour with dates set to perform on the NME Awards Tour and at Reading Festival. His first show of 2016 at Heaven on January 26th is also his biggest show to date, selling-out quickly after it’s release and evenmore he will be performing alongside Drenge, Bloc Party and Bugzy Malone at the NME Awards Tour. Ratboy was also one of the first artists to be announced for this year’s Reading and Leeds festivals alongside icons such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975 and Slaves. Dates can be found below.
NME Awards Tour 2016
26/01 – London, Heaven (headline show)
29/01 – Cardiff, Great Hall
30/01– Southampton, O2 Guildhall
1/02 – Bristol, O2 Academy
2/02 – Nottingham, Rock City
4/02 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
5/02 – Glasgow, Barrowland
6/02 – Manchester, Academy
8/02 – Leeds, O2 Academy
9/02 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
11/02 – London, O2 Brixton Academy
12/02 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
HEADLINE TOUR
29/04 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
1/05 – Newcastle, O2 Academy 2
4/05 – Norwich, Waterfront
5/05 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
6/05 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
7/05 – Brighton, Concorde 2
26/08 – 28/08 Reading and Leeds Festival
Tickets will be available from 9am Friday January 15th and can be purchased through gigsandtours.com, ticketmaster.co.uk and on 08448110051. You can listen to his new single ‘MOVE’ and other tracks below.
