With a bona fide hit single in the slinky form of “Radar Detector”, sold out shows across the country, a number of summer festival dates lined up and a critically lauded debut LP under his skinny belt, Darwin Deez undoubtedly has summer in the palm of his hands.
He is not done yet however – on July 12 he releases his new single “Up in the Clouds”, a handclap-equipped belter of a love song, and plays a free in-store gig at Rough Trade the day after to celebrate. He is also charging into the summer with slots at pretty much every music festival of note, following hot on the heels of raucously received performances at The Great Escape and on the NME Radar Tour.
If that isn’t enough, Darwin is also embarking on a mammoth 15 date UK tour in October, kicking off in high style on October 12 in Manchester. Tickets for which will go on sale at 9am this Friday June 11.
So if, for some reason, you have missed him at the festivals, he will be taking his own inimitable, gloriously celebratory live show on the road, where his gorgeous, addictive, off-kilter pop treats will be mixed up with all manner of synchronised dance moves, to undeniably rousing effect.
The new single “Up in the Clouds” is out July 12 on Lucky Number
Rough Trade In-store (single launch)
July 13: Rough Trade East, London (FREE)
Festival dates:
July 3: Wireless, Hyde Park, London
July 6: iTunes Festival, Roundhouse, London
July 9: Oxegen, Ireland
July 11: T in the Park, Scotland
July 18: Latitude Festival (Sunrise Arena Stage – headline)
July 23: Tramlines Festival ,Sheffield
July 24: Truck, Oxfordshire
July 25: Secret Garden Festival, Cambridgeshire
July 30: MFest Stirling, Scotland
July 31: YNot Festival, Derby
Aug 1: Underage Festival, London
Aug 20: Castle Calling, North Yorkshire
Aug 22: Greenman Festival, Wales
Sept 4: Jersey Live Festival
Sept 5: Jersey Live Festival
Sept 11: Bestival, Isle of Wight
October tour:
Oct 12: Academy 3, Manchester (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 13: Other Rooms, Newcastle (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 14: King Tut’s, Glasgow (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 15: Cockpit, Leeds (16+) (link)
Oct 16: Bodega, Nottingham (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 18: Plug, Sheffield (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 19: Thekla, Bristol (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 20: Cavern, Exeter (Age 16+) (link)
Oct 21: Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 22: Digital, Brighton (Age 16+) (link)
Oct 23: Jericho, Oxford (Age 18+) (link)
Oct 24: Arts Centre, Norwich (Age 14+) (link)
Oct 26: Scala, London (Age 16+) (link)
Oct 27: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (Age 18+) (link)
Oct 28: Kasbah, Coventry (Age 14+) (link)