Bootblacks and Divine Shade co-headline UK tour 2024 – Get your tickets now
Bootblacks and Divine Shade co-headline UK tour 2024
Bootblacks and Divine Shade are co-headlining a UK tour, starting tomorrow in Edinburgh at Bannermans.
Bootblacks is a Brookyn, New York-based post-punk band formed in 2010 and with a line-up that consists of Panther Almqvist (vocals), Barrett Hiatt (synth) and Kalle Fagerberg (guitar). Although drawing inspiration from the post-punk and darkwave movements of the 1980s, the trio also incorporate contemporary electronic elements into their sound. Bootblacks have released several albums that include “Veins” (2016), “Fragments” (2018) and “Thin Skies” (2020), and have also toured extensively throughout North America and Europe. They are currently putting the finishing touches to a new album entitled “Paradise” that will be issued soon.
A French trio formed by Ren Toner in 2014, Divine Shade is a combination of styles and influences inspired by cold wave culture, along with a touch of industrial rock and electronic music. Releasing several singles and EPs that have included remixes by Chris Vrenna (ex-Nine Inch Nails), the group have toured Europe extensively and were the opening act on Gary Numan’s 2022 UK tour.
Bootblacks and Divine Shade UK tour 2024
- 23.10.24 Edinburgh – Bannermans
- 24.10.24 Newcastle – Cluny
- 25.10.24 Glasgow – Ivory Blacks
- 26.10.24 London – Omeara Kitcat Club*
- 27.10.24 Sheffield – Corporation
- 31.10.24 Bristol – Exchange
- 01.11.24 London – Lexington
*event starts 10.30pm
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