Photo: Shari Denson
Following on from their incredible new single ‘Swine’, The Blinders are about to take their snarling punkadelia on a UK-wide tour for the first time and tickets are selling fast.
Manchester outfit The Blinders have been making waves wide across the UK with their politically charged psychedelic punk. Widely lauded as one of the nation’s most exciting and vital new bands, the trio is now set to head out on their first headline UK tour, in association with rock’n’roll club-night heavyweights This Feeling.
With 10 years experience championing some of the best new names in alternative music and consistently curating some of the finest rock and roll nights to bless these shores, you can be sure to trust This Feelings judgement when it comes to new artists. Following on from two sold-out shows with the promoters at the start of the year, in both Manchester and London, this February The Blinders are heading out on a 14 date UK tour in support of a new 7” that boasts the two singles, ‘Swine’ and ‘Ramona Flower’. You can check out the video for 'Swine' below.
‘Swine’ is a no-holds-barred blast of visceral punk, with a dark psychedelic undertone. Described by the band as “a tale of dark evenings, lost bums, homeless souls, and the realisation of how close we are to falling into the abyss”, Swine’s brooding, groove-ridden ‘punkadelia’ falls somewhere between The Cramps and The Horrors. Armed with an incessant dissatisfaction with popular culture and the current socio-political order, The Blinders arrive just in time - a noisy glimmer of hope for the 21st Century fed-up, and that’s all of us, right? I mean, they make their ethos pretty clear in the video for ‘Swine’ in which Thomas has ‘Fu….. Tories’ emblazoned across his guitar and I’m sure we can all fill the gaps there.
The Blinders are on the cusp of reaching dizzying heights and I’d comfortably bet that this will be one of your last opportunities to catch their frenzied live show in an intimate venue so I definitely wouldn’t sleep on getting tickets, they’re selling FAST.
Tour Dates
Feb 02 Cardiff The Moon Club w/ Himalayas + Amber
Feb 03 Bristol Stag and Hounds Public House w/ Family Jools + Farebrother
Feb 04 Brighton The Hope & Ruin w/ Rapports + Bad Family
Feb 11 Leeds The Lending Room w/ The Strawberries, Mint + Atlanta House
Feb 16 Hull The Polar Bear w/ BLACK LIME, The Strawberries + LUMER
Feb 17 B'ham The Sunflower Lounge w/ The Cosmics + The Surrenders
Feb 18 Sheffield The Rocking Chair w/ The Strawberries, Purest + Black Lime
Feb 23 London The Rocksteady w/ Naropa + Emily Capell Music
Feb 24 Manchester Jimmy's w/ Saytr Play + Carnival Club *SOLD OUT*
Feb 25 Manchester Jimmy's w/ TYPES + Cavana *SOLD OUT*
Mar 17 Barnsley Opium-No Ten w/ Heavy Suns + The Strawberries
Mar 18 Glasgow Broadcast w/ supports to be announced
Mar 24 Nottingham The Maze w/ supports to be announced
Mar 25 Leicester The Cookie w/ The Lids
