Wight Touring Next Month
Wight‘s founding guitarist/vocalist and psych-funk-grunge visionary René Hofmann is right when he says it’s been a while since he wrote a newsletter. The last one I have is from Sept. 2023, which since they’re numbered I know is the latest one until the below.
Hofmann points out that doesn’t mean the band have been inactive. In that 2023 post, for a tour celebrating the band’s 15th anniversary, the stated intention was to play more live in 2024. Apparently that happened and bassist Peter-Philipp Schierhorn started a family besides. Good news, even if it means he won’t play the six-show run the band have lined up for next month. Lara Fischer of ’80s-style AOR hard rockers Meloi steps into the bassist role for the tour.
Wight‘s last full-length was 2020’s Spank the World (review here), and especially with the band working at their own pace, exploring in Hofmann‘s Wasted Life Studio perhaps or feeling out new sounds in the rehearsal space and at shows, I’m curious what they might have in the works, whatever stage of ‘in the works’ that actually means.
Until the next newsletter? You never know:
Wight on tour in Switzerland, Austria and Italy!
It’s been a while since I wrote a newsletter. That’s ok, because first: I really don’t wanna fill your inbox with unnecessary shit! I think we all got enough of that 😅 and second: We really did not have much to say. We are still a very active band but during the years it all got a bit slower… let’s say without pressure. Nevertheless we played quite a lot of shows in 2024 and I personally have to say this was my best year with Wight on stage ever and I am grateful to say that after 17 years of band history. Our bassist Peter became a father by the end of the year and decided to take a break, so we got our friend Lara Fischer on Bass for the upcoming tour in Switzerland, Austria and our first ever appearance in Italy.
Unfortunately our gig in Basel got cancelled so we head back to Germany to play in Frankfurt which will be our “home base gig” in 2025. I think this might be the only chance to see us with Lara if you are reading this and you are coming from Rhein-Main Area like we do. See you soon, enjoy life and spring 😘
– René
The dates:
Friday April 11th LUZERN (CH) – Sedel
Saturday April 12th FRANKFURT (DE) – The Cave
Thursday April 17th SALZBURG (AT) – Rockhouse Bar
Friday April 18th GRAZ (AT) – Club Wakuum
Saturday April 19th LINZ (AT) – Kapu
Sunday April 20th ZERO BLANCO (IT) – Atroquando
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