24 September 2016
Newsdesk
Bloc Party today debut add a second show at London’s prestigious Roundhouse, after the first date sold out in less than 10 minutes. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the release of new single Stunt Queen and ahead of one of their biggest ever live shows at the legendary Hollywood Bowl this weekend. The band’s show at the Roundhouse on 10 February is sold out they have added a second show on 11 February; tickets are on sale now via http://gigst.rs/BlocParty
Stunt Queen is Bloc Party’s their first new material since the release of their fifth album HYMNS at the start of this year, and their first song to be written and recorded by the line-up of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Justin Harris (bass) and Louise Bartle (drums). The song is available to stream and download now via Infectious Music / BMG.
“Stunt Queen has its genesis in an idea that dates back to the Australian tour we did at the start of 2016,” says Okereke. “It was an idea that we worked on at sound checks and was one of the first ideas to come along after Justin and Louise joined the band. Playing the Hollywood Bowl feels like a significant milestone for the band and we wanted to mark it with a new release. We’re excited to be playing our biggest ever headline gig in the US and releasing new material in the same week.”
The Hollywood Bowl show on 25 September rounds off Bloc Party’s US HYMNS tour, which has so far seen sold out shows in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, amongst others, and continues in Tempe, Arizona, today; the band have announced supports for the Hollywood Bowl show will be Bob Mould and Ezra Furman. See www.bloc.party for the full list of international dates. HYMNS was released in January 2016. Featuring the singles The Love Within, The Good News and Virtue, it is available to buy and stream now.
