Child Announce European Tour
According to my ancient sea charts, the last time Melbourne, Australia’s Child were in Europe was the second half of 2024. So it won’t have been an eternity as they make their return in May for a run of festivals that includes Freak Valley, Go Down Fest, Esbjerg Fuzztival and Blackdoor in Germany, among a slew of club shows, but probably long enough. They’ll still technically be heralding 2023’s Soul Murder (review here), and there are reissues of their other two LPs currently in print through Heavy Psych Sounds, but honestly, just the thought of hearing any of those songs live is kind of its own draw in my mind at least. I haven’t been so fortunate as to see Child play, but the records carry a live spirit for sure as part of their classic, deeply-blues-informed sound, so I imagine it’s not too far off unless they’re secretly death metal and you have to go to the shows to find out. That might be fun too.
Before I get sidetracked, here are the dates. The tour is set to run from May 20 to June 28, as per the PR wire:
*** CHILD – European Tour 2026 ***
– The Australian psychedelic wizards will smash Europe in Summer –
We are stoked to announce that the Australian hard rockers CHILD will tour Europe in May/June 2026.
!! STILL FEW OPEN SLOTS !!
*** CHILD – European Tour 2026 ***
Wed 20 May 26 IT PESCARA – Scumm
Thu 21 May 26 IT BOLZANO – Zoona
Fri 22 May 26 IT ZEROBRANCO – Go Down Fest
Sat 23 May 26 CH ALTDORF – Vogelsang
Sun 24 May 26 AT FELDKIRCH – Rauch Club
Mon 25 May 26 DE MANNHEIM – 7er Club
Tue 26 May 26 ***OPEN SLOT***
Wed 27 May 26 ***OPEN SLOT***
Thu 28 May 26 DK COPENHAGEN – Lygtens Kro
Fri 29 May 26 DK ESBJERG – Fuzztival
Sat 30 May 26 DE HAMBURG – Stellwerk
Sun 31 May 26 ***OPEN SLOT***
Mon 1 Jun 26 DE BIELEFELD – Extra Blues Bar
Tue 2 Jun 26 DE MARBURG – Trauma
Thu 4 Jun 26 DE NETPHEN – Freak Valley Fest
Mon 8 Jun 26 FR PARIS – Le Klub
Tue 9 Jun 26 UK HUDDERSFIELD – Parish
Wed 10 Jun 26 UK NOTTHINGHAM – Ye Olde Salutation Inn
Thu 11 Jun 26 UK EDINBURGH – Bannermans
Fri 12 Jun 26 UK BRISTOL – The Gryphon
Sat 13 Jun 26 UK LONDON – Blondies Brewery
Wed 17 Jun 26 DE BERLIN – Neue Zukunft
Thu 18 Jun 26 DE DRESDEN – Chemiefabrik
Fri 19 Jun 26 DE JENA – Kufa
Sat 20 Jun 26 DE MUNSTER – Rare Guitar
Mon 22 Jun 26 NL AMSTERDAM – Tanker
Tue 23 Jun 26 FR REIMS – 1001Bieres
Wed 24 Jun 26 ***OPEN SLOT***
Thu 25 Jun 26 IT SEZZADIO – Cascina Bellaria
Fri 26 Jun 26 IT PORTO FERRAIO – Never Ending
Sat 27 Jun 26 DE THYMAU – Black Door Fest
Sun 28 Jun 26 FR MANIGOD – Namass Pamouss
Combine the heavy emotion of the blues, the tone and raw power of hard rock, the finesse of soul and a twist of 60’s psychedelia. It will give you a visceral musical experience that plays directly to your being. That is CHILD. Living for their art, the pubs, the booze, the endless highways and the blues is what makes this band who they are. Child are a must see for those who are worshippers at “the electric church”. The freedom and power of a live performance is important to CHILD in their approach to music, endeavouring to never perform the same way twice. They look forward to once again bringing this to the world on their continued search for sonic paradise.
Since the release of their runaway self-titled debut in 2014, Child have continued to develop their unique brand of heavy blues through constant writing and extensive national/international touring. The band released the follow-up ‘Blueside’ in December 2016, which builds on this foundation to deliver a disc of pure sonic expression whilst following in the long tradition of the blues. 2018 saw the release of Child’s first EP, simply titled ‘I’. Recorded live to tape, ‘I’ is a glimpse into the boundless directions that could be taken on upcoming releases.
CHILD is
Mathias Northway – guitar/vocals
Michael Lowe – drums
Rhys Kelly – bass
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