Saint Etienne Supports Announced For May UK Tour
Much loved London trio Saint Etienne are back this spring with their first album in seven years ‘Words And Music by Saint Etienne’ and will embark on a full UK tour in May. Supports have just been confirmed for the tour and include Stereo Venue, Lightships, Edgar Jones, Colorama and for their London Palladium show Summer Camp and 2 Bears.
An antidote to landfill indie and the R&B-goes-to-Ibiza choking the charts, it’s a full on celebration of pop the new album contains a dozen up-tempo slices of electro-pop which they have concocted with Richard X.
The new album ‘Word And Music by Saint Etienne’ will mix perfectly into a new live set with the band’s classic hits such as He’s On The Phone, Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Nothing Can Stop Us.‘Tonight’ was the first single from the album and is succeeded by ‘I Got Your Music’ released 21st May. 21st, A reminder of something good from the past, 1993…
Saint Etienne UK Tour:
May 2012
Tuesday 22nd Sheffield Leadmill – Stereo Venus *
Wednesday 23rd Glasgow Oran Mor – Lightships
Thursday 24th Liverpool Kazimer – Edgar Jones
Friday 25th Cardiff Gale Theatre- Colorama
Saturday 26th Leamington Spa Assembly – Stereo Venus *
Monday 28th London Palladium – Summer Camp and 2 Bears DJ set *
*Tickets are £18.50 (£28.50/£25.00/£22.50 London) – www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051
‘I’ve Got Your Music’ New Single Release 21st May
“Words and Music by Saint Etienne’ Album Release 21st May
Reviews of ‘Tonight’:
“Wistful electropop at its very best” Digital Spy
“‘Tonight’ is about how ace it is, waiting to see a band you love come on stage, and its pretty ace itself.” NME
“if you had to entrust one group to deliver a song that is both great pop and about great pop, Saint Etienne would be number one every time.” CMU Daily