The Twilight Sad have announced a stripped-back winter 2024 UK tour.
The band’s James Graham and Andy MacFarlane are set to perform a series of intimate shows across the UK this December.
Per a press release, fans on their mailing list will have got access to pre-sale tickets yesterday (September 12) “as a thank you” for their support, and tickets will go on general sale here from 10am BST today (September 13).
DECEMBER:
8 – Dunfermline, PJ Molloys
10 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
11 – Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall
12 – Glasgow, St Luke’s
Before the announcement of the stripped back shows, the band took to Instagram in August to tell fans they had “two pretty big anniversaries coming up” and would be marking the occasion with some special releases.
“It’s been 10 years since we released ‘Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave’, and to celebrate we’re releasing a special limited edition ‘Demos’ version of the album,” they wrote.
“‘Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave – Demos’ features a full album line up of demo tracks, with the original working titles, which were laid down in preparation for recording the official version of the album.
“It blows our mind that ‘Forget The Night Ahead’ is turning fifteen, and we’re marking this one with an eagerly awaited vinyl repress featuring a new variation of the original artwork.”
They’ll be releasing both albums via Fat Cat Records on November 8, with pre-orders for the vinyl and anniversary shirts available here.
Last year, the band supported The Cure across a 30-date North American tour, as well as joining them in appearing at Primavera Sound’s debut in Peru.
Robert Smith had previously described them as “the best band playing the best songs – consistently brilliant, emotional, intense, inspiring, entertaining,” and it was revealed The Twilight Sad were hand-picked to support The Cure on world tour dates.
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Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
