Declan McKenna has announced a headline UK and Ireland tour for early next year, in support of his forthcoming album What Happened to the Beach?
The 14-date run of shows will include a night at London’s much-loved Alexandra Palace, as well as stop-offs at Glasgow’s O2 Academy, Manchester’s O2 Apollo, Bristol’s Beacon and many more besides. What Happened to the Beach? arrives 9 February and has so far been preceded by two tracks: ‘Sympathy’ and ‘Nothing Works’. McKenna’s third studio album, it’s seen him work with producer Gianluca Buccellati, whose prior credits include Lana Del Rey and Arlo Parks, and has been described by the artist as having a much looser feel to his previous albums. Discussing his approach to the new album and where he found himself creatively, McKenna has said: “In the past few years there has been a bit of weight behind making music. “I wanted to open up and not worry about things so much. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself in the past when I just needed to drop the intensity a bit and have some fun.” News of McKenna’s UK and Ireland shows comes amid the singer’s current run of ‘The Big Return’ tour dates in the US, meaning no doubt he’ll be in fine form come the beginning of next year. Check out the full UK and Ireland tour dates below – and visit McKenna’s site to buy tickets. MARCH 23 Great Hall, Cardiff University 24 UEA, Norwich 25 O2 City Hall, Newcastle 27 O2 Academy, Glasgow 29 O2 Academy, Sheffield APRIL 1 Ulster Hall, Belfast 2 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 5 O2 Apollo, Manchester 8 De Montfort Hall, Leicester 9 Beacon, Bristol 10 The Halls, Wolverhampton 12 Alexandra Palace, London 13 Brighton Centre, Brighton 14 O2 Academy, Bournemouth
The 14-date run of shows will include a night at London’s much-loved Alexandra Palace, as well as stop-offs at Glasgow’s O2 Academy, Manchester’s O2 Apollo, Bristol’s Beacon and many more besides. What Happened to the Beach? arrives 9 February and has so far been preceded by two tracks: ‘Sympathy’ and ‘Nothing Works’. McKenna’s third studio album, it’s seen him work with producer Gianluca Buccellati, whose prior credits include Lana Del Rey and Arlo Parks, and has been described by the artist as having a much looser feel to his previous albums. Discussing his approach to the new album and where he found himself creatively, McKenna has said: “In the past few years there has been a bit of weight behind making music. “I wanted to open up and not worry about things so much. I was putting a lot of pressure on myself in the past when I just needed to drop the intensity a bit and have some fun.” News of McKenna’s UK and Ireland shows comes amid the singer’s current run of ‘The Big Return’ tour dates in the US, meaning no doubt he’ll be in fine form come the beginning of next year. Check out the full UK and Ireland tour dates below – and visit McKenna’s site to buy tickets. MARCH 23 Great Hall, Cardiff University 24 UEA, Norwich 25 O2 City Hall, Newcastle 27 O2 Academy, Glasgow 29 O2 Academy, Sheffield APRIL 1 Ulster Hall, Belfast 2 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 5 O2 Apollo, Manchester 8 De Montfort Hall, Leicester 9 Beacon, Bristol 10 The Halls, Wolverhampton 12 Alexandra Palace, London 13 Brighton Centre, Brighton 14 O2 Academy, Bournemouth
