Deaf Havana acoustic set to celebrate launch of new album RITUALS – Sunday 5th August 2018
SUMMON FANS TO WORSHIP
Album ‘RITUALS’ August 3rd
Deaf Havana invite you to a special week of music and art to commemorate the launch of their new album Rituals on August 3rd.
The first of the week’s celebratory events will take place on Friday August 3rd when the serene surroundings of St Pancras Old Church in Kings Cross will play host to a stripped back acoustic set. Deaf Havana will travel to Scotland on Monday August 6th, to Glasgow and the fabulous setting of St Luke’s Church. The band will perform another acoustic set there. Both these venues will be framed by an exhibition of the inspiring work of acclaimed photographer Wolf James. Photographs from her ‘My Love Is Lethal’ series dress the new album Rituals and these images will be on public display for the first time. Limited edition photographs will be available to purchase (subject to availability).
The full list of appearances and performances that week are as follows, or find full info online at https://www.deafhavana.com/instores
Fri 3rd August London, St Pancras Old Church, £12 / evening
(Price incl entry ticket, signed standard copy of the cd & 5 exclusive pin badges)
Sun 5th August Newcastle, HMV, free entry / 2pm
(Acoustic set & signing)
Mon 6th August Glasgow, HMV, free entry / 1pm
(Signing)
Mon 6th August Glasgow, St Luke’s Church, £12 / evening
(Price incl entry ticket, signed standard copy of the cd & 5 exclusive pin badges)
Tue 7th August Nottingham, Rough Trade, free entry / 7:30pm
(Acoustic set & Signing)
Wed 8th August Birmingham, HMV, free entry / 1pm
(Signing)
Wed 8th August Bristol, Rough Trade, free entry / 7:30pm
(Acoustic set & Signing)
Thu 9th August Marlborough, Sound Knowledge, free entry / 1pm
(Signing)
Thu 9th August Kingston, Banquet Church, £12 / evening
(Price incl entry ticket, signed standard copy of the cd & 5 exclusive pin badges)
Deaf Havana play London’s O2 Academy Brixton on December 7th. This will be the band’s only UK full headline show for the rest of 2018, and will follow their festival exclusive performance on the Radio 1 stage at Reading & Leeds festivals in August, where they are billed second from the top.
Tickets for Brixton are available now:
Friday Dec 7 O2 Academy Brixton, London, £20 / www.myticket.co.uk
First single Sinner has already received great support from Radio 1 including a Scott Mills Tune Of The Week, Best New Popand New Music Friday. It has also been the drivetime Record Of The Week on Virgin Radio. Receiving the inaugural video premiere on MTV’s Instagram TV channel on July 5, you can catch the widescreen version of the video for Sinner on youtube here:
A recurring theme on the album is one of struggle and redemption. Feeling secure of his place in the world for the first time in his life, James Veck-Gilodi’s (vocals) lyrics cover the themes of disconnect, wrestling with the self and letting go of personal demons. The music is in turn introspective and joyous, with help from the London Contemporary Voices choir, who feature on 5 of the album tracks, including first single Sinner.
Deaf Havana performed with the choir at their only other UK show in 2018, when they played an intimate show at London’s Union Chapel for the War Child charity as part of the BRIT awards gigs.
For more information on Deaf Havana please visit: http://www.deafhavana.com