IDLES share new video for "Carcinogenic" (Live for Independent Venue Week).
IDLES have shared a new video for album track "Carcinogenic". Recorded live for Independent Venue Week, the video sees each of the band members performing the track from separate venues across their hometown of Bristol including The Louisiana, Exchange, The Mother's Ruin, The Old Duke and Trinity Centre.
Speaking about Independent Venue Week, guitarist Mark Bowen says:
"Now more than ever independent musicians and the music industry at large need to unite to keep from being decimated.
Between the pandemic and a government who not only don’t care about the future of the arts, but take a pro-active role in its diminishment, independent venues are at greatest risk because they are mostly small businesses, not interested in profit or investors but in the nourishment of creative, open-minded, critical thinking.
Independent venues are the fertile soil in which the future of the performing arts will grow. They are where your future favourite band will play, where the best song ever written will be tested out,
where the new can bud and flourish.
They are also vital for a sense of community and union, something people sorely need and miss at
this time, without them we’re all fucked"
In addition to this special performance, IDLES will also be undertaking a live AMA with fans on their Instagram account to talk about the importance of venues and how crucial they were to the growth of the band. The live AMA will take place at 7PM GMT on Saturday 30th Jan. For it's eighth edition, this years' Independent Venue Week (25th Jan - 31st Jan) is being held digitally with over 141 virtual events taking place across the country. Over 110 venues have signed up to take part playing host to performances, ‘In Conversation’ interviews, panel discussions with industry professionals and more.
Other artists involved include the likes of Arlo Parks, Gruff Rhys, Jordan Adetunji, Amy Macdonald, Blossoms, Bombay Bicycle, Club, Chubby & The Gang, Cowgirl, Dry Cleaning, Fontaines D.C., Frank Turner, Gerry Lyons, Johnny Marr, New Pagans, Sam Smith, Simone Butler / Primal Scream, Skin, Peter Selway / Radiohead, Young Knives + more.
Looking ahead, IDLES are preparing to make their much-anticipated live return in the UK and Ireland with tour dates across May and June 2021, which will see them play Brixton Academy on four consecutive dates.
The tour will see the band joined by the likes Jehnny Beth, Anna Calvi, Cate le Bon, Sinead O Brien, Big Joanie, Witch Fever, Shopping and wych elm.
In addition to the above live dates, IDLES will also play an almost entirely sold-out run of intimate out-store shows to take place for record stores across the country in April 2021. The dates are as follows:
12th April – Southampton, The 1865 (with Vinilo Records) - SOLD OUT 13th April – Portsmouth, Guildhall (with Pie & Vinyl) 15th April – Brighton, Concorde 2 (with Resident) - SOLD OUT 16th April – Hull, The Adelphi Club (with HMV) - SOLD OUT 17th April – Newcastle, Boiler Shop (with HMV) - SOLD OUT 19th April – Dundee, Fat Sams (with Assai Records) - SOLD OUT 20th April – Leeds, Beckett (with Crash Records) - SOLD OUT 22nd April – Oxford, O2 Academy (with Truck) - SOLD OUT 23rd April – London, Pryzm (with Banquet Records) - SOLD OUT 25th April – Bristol, Louisiana (with Friendly Records) - SOLD OUT 26th April – Bristol, Louisiana (with Friendly Records) - SOLD OUT
Pictures: Tom Ham
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