White Lies to celebrate ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’ with intimate UK and European shows
White Lies have announced a handful of intimate UK and European gigs in celebration of ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’.
The band – comprised of Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown – will head off on tour with two dates at each venue. The first date will see White Lies play ‘Ritual’ in its entirety. The second date will see them perform ‘BIG TV’ in its entirety.
The tour will kick off at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands on June 17 and June 18. From there, the band will make stops in Bruges, Belgium, and Manchester. The tour will wrap up with two shows at Lafayette in London on July 5 and 6. General ticket sales will commence on Tuesday April 23 at 9am BST (10am CET, 4am ET).
Check out a full list of dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
White Lies ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’ 2024 UK and European tour dates are:
JUNE
17 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
18 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
20 – Bruges, Belgium – Cactus Club
21 – Bruges, Belgium – Cactus Club
JULY
3 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
4 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
5 – London, UK – Lafayette
6 – London, UK – Lafayette
Speaking about the gigs on their official Instagram page, White Lies said: “We are delighted to announce some very intimate live shows to celebrate ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’, which have both now passed the 10 year anniversary milestone.”
“Over two nights in four cities this June and July we will play the albums in their entirety (followed by some other favourites from across the catalogue) One album on each night,” they continued, adding “It feels fantastic for us to finally share these records with you in this way – there will be songs we have never played live before, and figuring out how we do these records justice will be an adventure.”
White Lies’ last release was 2022’s album ‘As I Try Not To Fall Apart’. The trio’s album came out in February of that year, and featured the singles ‘Blue Drift‘, ‘I Don’t Want To Go To Mars‘, ‘Am I Really Going To Die‘ and the album’s title track.
In 2022, White Lies hit headlines when they were forced to cancel a show in Paris after their equipment was detained by Brexit legislation.
In a statement titled “Sad News” the band wrote: “To our dear fans here in Paris, We and our crew have arrived safely this morning to start our European tour. But our equipment has been detained by Brexit legislation leaving England, along with countless other trucks.
“We are aware this happened to [another] British band last week. We’re devastated to say that without our equipment we do not have a show, and tonight’s has to be cancelled and rescheduled. It’s heartbreaking to be here in this wonderful city, and unable to perform due to such a trivial issue.”
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Anagricel Duran
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