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The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced that they will perform their iconic albu, Psychocandy in full to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
The Psychocandy album, which was released on Alan McGee's Creation label, is one of the most influential shoegaze albums of all time. They will play London's Troxy on 19 November, Manchester Academy on 20 November, and Glasgow Barrowlands on 21 November alongside, as stated by a press releaese: "a host of live onslaughts, festival dates and other special plans from the band".
Alan McGee commented: "When they released this album in 1985 they were the best band in world – this is just a fact. A truly seminal rock n roll band, without them so many other bands after them would have never found there [sic] way forwards in a musical sense. The first band I ever worked with that I loved and 30 years later still love."
Watch The Jesus and Mary Chain perform 'In a Hole' below
"Psychocandy was meant to be a kick in the teeth to all of those who stood in our way at the time, which was practically the whole music industry," adds the band's Jim Reid. "In 1985 there were a great many people who predicted no more than a six month life span for the Mary Chain. To celebrate the approaching 30th anniversary of the album, we would like to perform it in it's entirety. We will also perform key songs from that period that did not feature on the album."
Tickets for the shows will go on sale Friday 16 May at 9am, for more information visit Gigwise Tickets. The full list of tour dates are below.
19 Nov - The Troxy, London
20 Nov - The O2 Academy, Manchester
21 Nov - The Barrowlands, Glasgow
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