Mew announce break-up and farewell shows: “It’s been quite a journey”
Mew have announced that they will break up in 2025 following a pair of farewell live shows in Denmark – find all the details below.
The Danish alternative band are due to bow out next year, which will also mark their 30th anniversary.
Formed in 1995, the group is comprised of Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals), Johan Wohlert (bass) and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen (drums). Their seventh and most recent studio album, ‘Visuals’, was released in 2017.
Mew’s final two gigs are set to take place at the Aarhus Congress Center in Aarhus on May 29 and the Royal Arena in the band’s hometown of Copenhagen on May 31. The upcoming concerts are billed as ‘Mew 30’, celebrating the trio’s three-decade milestone.
Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (September 13) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Check out the announcement post below.
In a joint statement to their fans, the band wrote: “Frengers, we are beyond excited to play these shows as they mark a truly exceptional occasion for us, for you and for Mew. Johan, Silas, Jonas.”
A separate message from frontman Bjerre read: “Dearest Frengers, Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Mew! It’s been quite a journey, that’s brought me and my lovely band mates on countless adventures, for which I am eternally grateful. And none of it could have happened if not for you Frengers and your support. This is something I’ve never taken for granted, and never will.”
He continued: “For me, this journey will be coming to an end. Next year will be my last year with Mew. I have come to the realisation that it’s time for me personally to embark on a different journey, and focus on other creative projects. I am so happy that we get to play these farewell shows, and that I get to go on one last trip with my dear friends and co-founders Johan and Silas, as well as the Doc and Mads Wegner.
“I will be writing a longer post about all of this soon. For now, I can’t wait to see you out there at the shows next year! Love, Jonas.”
Additionally, the three bandmates looked back on their 30 years together in an extended statement: “Nobody in their right mind would have imagined us still being here back in 1995, when we started out, making noise in Jonas’ teenage bedroom. But we did! Maybe we were out of our minds, on a mission. We dared to dream, and dream big together.”
Mew added: “Today we have been around the world, played more shows than we can remember and yet it feels just like yesterday, sitting there in that noisy bedroom trying to become a band.
“We want to invite all of our Frengers around the world to a celebration of our 30 years of being Mew. We are beyond excited to play these shows as they mark a truly exceptional occasion for us, for you and for Mew. Sincerely yours, Johan, Silas, Jonas.”
Mew released their first album, ‘A Triumph For Man’, in 1997. Wohlert departed the line-up in 2006 before the birth of his first child, but returned to the fold in 2013. Guitarist Bo Madsen left the band in 2015.
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