Today sees Jamiroquai release the Charlie Lightening-directed video for their infectious new single "Superfresh," the second official single from eighth studio album 'Automaton'.

You can watch itHERE

Written and self-produced by frontman Jay Kay and Jamiroquai keyboard-maestro Matt Johnson, the disco-drenched summer anthem marks the band's first single since the album landed at #No.1 on iTunes in 38 countries across the world and top three in 5 earlier this year. Inspired by the visual themes behind Automaton and how we as humans interact with the rise of artificial intelligence and technology in our world today, 'Superfresh' perfectly marries electronic music with bass-heavy classic soul to create the English outfit's groundbreaking sound.

It's been an incredible return for the band since the release of 'Automaton', their first record in over nine years, on March 31st. In addition to the album's incredible chart success, the band have sold out their first live dates in over seven years within thirty seconds, have trended globally on each announcement and received massive support at UK radio, including #26 on airplay charts and are #1 on iTunes Pre-Orders.


JAMIROQUAI 2017 FESTIVAL DATES

Friday 7th July                             Cruilla Festival, Barcelona, Spain
Sunday 9th July                        North Sea Jazz, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Tuesday 11th July                    Firenze Summer Festival, Visarno Arena, Florence, Italy
Friday 14th July                        Pori Jazz, Pori, Finland
Sunday 16th July                      Musilac, Aix-Les-Bains, France

Tuesday 18th July                     Moon & Stars, Locarno, Switzerland
Thursday 20th July                     Nyon, Paleo, Switzerland
Saturday 22nd July                   Colours of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Saturday 5th August                 Sudoeste, Portugal
Saturday 12th August               Boardmasters, UK


JAMIROQUAI AUTUMN 2017 EUROPEAN DATES

Nov 2nd – MANCHESTER – Manchester Arena
Nov 4th – BIRMINGHAM – Barclaycard Arena
Nov 7th – DUSSELDORF – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Nov 8th – AMSTERDAM – Ziggo Dome
Nov 11th – ANTWERP – Sportpaleis
Nov 13th – BERLIN – Velodrom
Nov 15th – VIENNA – Wiener Stadthalle

Nov 16th – MUNICH – Olympiahalle
Nov 18th – ZURICH – Hallenstadion
Nov 20th – MILAN – Mediolanum Forum
Nov 22nd – TOULOUSE – Zenith de Toulouse
Nov 25th - MADRID – Wizink Center
Nov 27th – NANTES – Zenith Nantes Metropole

Nov 29th - PARIS – AccorHotels Arena
Dec 3rd – LONDON – The O2 Arena
Dec 6th – LONDON – The O2 Arena


For information on tickets, please visit www.jamiroquai.com

Depeche Mode, one of modern music’s most influential artists, announced yesterday at a special event in Milan that they will be embarking on a world tour in May 2017 to support their new studio album, Spirit, due to be released in early 2017. Following the release of the album, the Global Spirit Tour will provide lifelong fans and new fans alike with an opportunity to see the band’s ground-breaking and intensely emotive shows.

The first leg of the Global Spirit Tour will see Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher play to more than 1.5 million fans in 32 cities in 21 countries across Europe. The tour starts at Stockholm’s Friends Arena on May 5th 2017, and the band will play fan-favourite venues including Paris’ Stade de France, San Siro in Milan, and Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Additional tour stops include new stadiums for the band such as London Stadium on June 3rd 2017, Otkritie Arena in Moscow, and Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The European leg ends on July 23rd with a final stadium show in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Please see overleaf for full tour routing and information.

Depeche Mode play:

Sat 3rd     June 2017   LONDON, London Stadium
 
Tickets are priced at £70, £60, £55, £40 and go on general sale
Friday 14th October 2016 at 9AM.

Spirit will be the musical pioneers’ 14th studio album and the follow-up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Delta Machine, which reached a top five chart position in 26 countries and the number one position in 12 countries. Spirit is being produced by James Ford, founding member of the band Simian Mobile Disco, whose recent production work includes albums by Florence and the Machine and Arctic Monkeys. Spirit will be released in early 2017 via Columbia Records worldwide.

Speaking in Milan, Dave Gahan commented, “We’re exceptionally proud of Spirit’s sound and energy, and we’re excited to get back on tour to share it with our fans around the world.” 

Following the European tour dates in Summer 2017, the Global Spirit Tour will continue with shows in North and South America. The Global Spirit Tour will be the band’s 18th tour and will mark their first live performances in over three years. The band’s last tour, the Delta Machine Tour, played to over 2.5 million fans at sold-out shows across Europe and North America and was one of 2013’s largest and best selling tours. On the Global Spirit Tour the band will continue their charity partnership with Swiss watch maker Hublot, raising money and awareness for Charity: Water toward their mission of providing safe drinking water to everyone in the world.

Having sold over 100 million records and played live to more than 30 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode refuse to become complacent, with innumerable artists citing them as inspirations and critics celebrating them as “still blazing trails” and “becoming more and more significant as time passes”. Spirit and the Global Spirit Tour are poised to continue this history of musical innovation and the band’s critical and commercial success.

The Global Spirit Tour –  Summer 2017 European Tour Dates

May 5                Stockholm, Sweden                                    Friends Arena
May 7               Amsterdam, Netherlands                        Ziggo Dome
May 9               Antwerp, Belgium                                    Sportpaleis
May 12             Nice, France                                                Stade Charles-Ehrmann
May 14             Ljubljana, Slovenia                                    Dvorana Stožice
May 17             Athens, Greece                                    Terra Vibe Park
May 20             Bratislava, Slovakia                                    Štadión Pasienky

May 22             Budapest, Hungary                                    Groupama Aréna
May 24             Prague, Czech Republic                        Eden Aréna
May 27             Leipzig, Germany                                    Festwiese
May 29             Lille, France                                                Stade Pierre-Mauroy
May 31             Copenhagen, Denmark                        Telia Parken
June 3              London, United Kingdom                        London Stadium
June 5              Cologne, Germany                                    RheinEnergieStadion

June 9              Munich, Germany                                    Olympiastadion
June 11            Hannover, Germany                                    HDI Arena
June 18            Zurich, Switzerland                                    Letzigrund Stadion
June 20            Frankfurt, Germany                                    Commerzbank-Arena
June 22            Berlin, Germany                                    Olympiastadion
June 25            Rome, Italy                                                Stadio Olimpico
June 27            Milan, Italy                                                Stadio San Siro

June 29            Bologna, Italy                                                Stadio Rentao Dall’Ara
July 1                Paris, France                                                Stade de France
July 4                Gelsenkirchen, Germany                        Veltins-Arena
July 6                Bilbao, Spain                                                BBK Live Festival
July 8                Lisbon, Portugal                                    NOS Alive Festival
July 13              St. Petersburg, Russia                                    SKK
July 15              Moscow, Russia                                    Otkritie Arena

July 17              Minsk, Belarus                                                Minsk-Arena
July 19              Kiev, Ukraine                                                Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
July 21              Warsaw, Poland                                    PGE Narodowy
July 23               Cluj-Napoca, Romania                        Cluj Arena

Portuguese hardcore outfit Reality Slap has signed with WAR Records, founded by Andrew Kline of Strife, for the release of their impending Limitless EP.
 
Coming straight out of the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, Reality Slap is ready to show world that great hardcore music exists beyond the confines of the United States. Reality Slap combine the best of old school aggressive sounds with modern groove based hardcore vibe. Their songs are full of fast riffs, heavy grooves, and they always pack a punch.
 
A trailer previewing Limitless has been issued; check it out RIGHT HERE.
 
The members of Reality Slap are no strangers to the punk and hardcore scene. Collectively, they have been touring across Europe in their previous bands before forming and hitting the touring circuit as Reality Slap in 2009. After the release of their demo and first EP in 2009, they recorded and released their first full-length album Necks & Ropes in 2012, the album featuring appearances from Justice Tripp (Trapped Under Ice, Angel Du$t) and Winston McCall (Parkway Drive).
 
In 2016 Reality Slap signed to WAR Records, owned by Andrew Kline of Los Angeles hardcore band, Strife. The band refined their sound and recorded their strongest material to date, Limitless, at Eyeball Studios in Portugal. Limitless bridges the gap between the old and the new, merging the enduring influence of DMIZE, Outburst, Breakdown, Cro-Mags, and Bad Brains mixed with modern bands like Turnstile, Backtrack, Down to Nothing, and Terror.
 
Limitless is set to be released in the Fall of 2016 on WAR Records... Prepare to get slapped by reality! An official release date, further audio previews, tour dates and more will be posted in the coming days.
 
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