Monolord Announce European Touring with Blackwater Holylight
Aside from the fact that they’ve toured together before, both put out records through RidingEasy, and are awesome, something else Monolord and Blackwater Holylight have in common is that I’m eagerly anticipating new album announcements from both. The Swedish trio recently tracked their fifth record for release hopefully later this year on Relapse, while Blackwater Holylight‘s impending third LP — to be released again through RidingEasy — has as I understand it been in the can for a while now. One can’t begrudge either outfit some delay until touring can happen, but if this return-to-road-in-style 23-shows-in-24-nights run is anything to go by, I’d expect they’ll both have something to promote by the time they head out.
I’d love to see the Oberhausen show. That mix of inevitable stage-rust and catharsis happening at the same time. I feel like it might not be the best gig either band ever plays, but it’s bound to be a show that no one there ever forgets. And I feel like I’m pretty familiar with the European circuit at this point, but in cities like Aarau and Annecy are places less familiar, so good for the bands and Doomstar Bookings bringing good stuff to the masses in a variety of spots.
The venue in Manchester, UK, is different from what’s on the poster, but you’ll see that reflected in the dates typed out below, transcribed probably incorrectly by yours truly. Check with your local providers, folks.
From the social media:
Monolord & Blackwater Holylight Europe 2021 Tour
Here we go, finally! We’re stoked to announce that we’ll be on the European roads this fall with Blackwater Holylight.
Tickets are on sale Monday June 14. What show will you bring a friend to? We can’t wait to meet you in person.
Monolord w/ Blackwater Holylight
Europe 2021:
18/11 DE Oberhausen Kuttempel
19/11 NL Utrecht DB’s
20/11 NL Nijmegen Doornroosje
21/11 BE Antwerp Zappa
22/11 UK Bristol Exchange
23/11 UK Glasgow Stereo
24/11 UK London Underworld
25/11 UK Manchester Soup
26/11 FR Dunkerque 4 Ecluses
27/11 FR Paris Petit Bain
28/11 FR Toulouse Rex
30/11 SP Madrid Caracol
01/12 SP Barcelona Boveda
02/12 FR Annecy Brise Glace
03/12 CH Aarau Kiff
04/12 AT Vienna Arena
05/12 DE Dresden Chemiefabrik
06/12 DE Berlin Zukunft am Ostkreuz
07/12 DE Hamburg Bahnhof St. Pauli
08/12 DK Copenhagen Stengade
09/12 SE Gothenburg Pustervik
10/12 SE Stockholm Debaser Strand
11/12 SE Malmo Babel
12/12 NO Oslo Youngs
Monolord are:
Thomas V Jäger – Guitars & vocals
Esben Willems – Drums
Mika Häkki – Bass
monolord.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/MonolordSweden
monolord.com
http://relapse.com
https://www.facebook.com/RelapseRecords/
Ah, the times return in which we complain about how all cities in our vincinity are ignored by bands and booking agents and resent the folks living in capitals. Welcome back live music, now come to xxx!