MERCHANDISE FULL UK TOUR BEGINS THIS SATURDAY

– Watch their latest video for ‘Totale Nite’ below

After the success of their first shows at The Great Escape and 100 Club last month, their first full UK tour will begin this Saturday, starting in London.

In an attempt to summarize Merchandise, the basics will suffice: What began as a standard three-piece punk band has turned into something else entirely. Over the years the band has changed from a trio to a duo, back to a trio again for last year’s Children of Desire LP, and now to the entity that will tour this year: a foursome. The Children of Desire album, entirely self-recorded in the band’s Tampa, FL home, did much to expose Merchandise to a greater audience. Merchandise’s new record ‘Totale Nite’ is another evolution in their sound, five long-form songs are more focused and nuanced than any of their previous efforts, full of pop hooks with an experimental bend throughout.

Merchandise UK tour dates:
17 August – The Hive Project, London
19 August – The Horn, St. Albans
20 August – The Hare And Hounds, Birmingham
21 August – Broadcast, Glasgow
22 August – Deaf Institute, Manchester
23 August – Leeds Festival, Leeds
24 August – East Village Arts Club, Liverpool
25 August – Reading Festival, Reading
26 August – Esquires, Bedford
27 August – The Globe, Cardiff
31 August – Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Ireland
1 September – End Of The Road festival, Salisbury
2 September – The Fleece, Bristol
3 September – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
4 September – The Queens Social Club, Sheffield
5 September – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
6 September – The Haunt, Brighton
7 September – Bestival, Isle Of Wight

Watch ‘Totale Nite’ video below