Go see Nebula. If you like the band, if you think you don’t like the band, whatever. Go see them anyway. Reason? If nothing else, Nebula are a band crucial to the fabric of what heavy rock and heavy psychedelia have become over the last two decades. Without them, these sounds would not be the same as they are today. I’m not saying Nebula singlehandedly made that happen — they did not — but they were a part of it, and in addition to being a fucking right-on-the-money rock and roll show, that has significant experiential value.

My question here is whether this tour will in some way coincide with the release of Nebula‘s next full-length. You’ll recall they were in the studio when I interviewed them in February, so it seems likely the record’s done by now and set to arrive presumably later this year as the follow-up to 2019’s Holy Shit (review here). This is an awfully big tour to go on without new vinyl — look at all those festivals! — but of course it’s a new universe now as regards releases and touring, so it may be this is just when it could happen and the album will come later. I don’t know, but this list of dates was certainly enough to raise my eyebrow in that regard.

Obviously, whenever it happens, I’ll look forward to that. You will too, especially if you go see Nebula, which you should.

From the PR wire:

Heavy Psych Sounds to announce NEBULA – EUROPEAN TOUR 2022!!!

*** NEBULA EUROPEAN TOUR 2022 ***
HEAVY PSYCH FROM OUTERSPACE

20.07.2022 UK MILTON KEYNES – The Crauford Arms
21.07.2022 UK ** OPEN SLOT **
22.07.2022 UK BIRMINGHAM – Asylum
23.07.2022 UK LONDON – Underworld
24.07.2022 UK BRISTOL – Exchange
25.07.2022 UK DUBLIN – Grand Social
26.07.2022 UK CORK – Crane Lane Theatre
27.07.2022 UK BELFAST – Voodoo
28.07.2022 UK HUDDERSFIELD – The Parish
29.07.2022 UK MANCHESTER – Rebellion
30.07.2022 UK EDINBURGH – Bannermans
31.07.2022 UK COUNTY DURHAM – Dominion Festival
02.08.2022 FR **OPEN SLOT**
03.08.2022 FR MARSEILLE – Le Molotov
04.08.2022 IT TORINO – Blah Blah
05.08.2022 FIN HELSINKI – Ääniwalli
06.08.2022 DE PRIGNITZ PLATTENBURG – Aquamaria Festival
07.08.2022 DE OLDENBURG – MTS Records
08.08.2022 DE HAMBURG – MS Stubnitz
09.08.2022 DE DRESDEN – Chemiefabrik
10.08.2022 DE **OPEN SLOT**
11.08.2022 PO ANCORA – Sonic Blast
12.08.2022 DE COLOGNE – Hoflärm Festival
13.08.2022 DE MÜNSTER – Rare Guitar
15.08.2022 IT BRESCIA – Radio Onda D’urto Festival
16.08.2022 IT MARINA DI RAVENNA – Hana Bi
17.08.2022 IT ZEROBRANCO – Altroquando
18.08.2022 IT FRANCAVILLA AL MARE – Frantic Fest
19.08.2022 IT CAGLIARI – Cueva Rock Live
20.08.2022 IT TRIESTE – TBA

NEBULA is:
Eddie Glass (guitars-vocals)
Tom Davies (bass-backing vocals)
Michael Amster (drums)

https://www.facebook.com/NebulaBand/
https://www.instagram.com/the_official_nebula/

https://twitter.com/HEAVYPSYCHSOUND
https://instagram.com/heavypsychsounds_records/
https://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/
http://www.heavypsychsounds.com/

Nebula, Holy Shit (2019)

Tags: California, Heavy Psych Sounds, Los Angeles, Nebula

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