Birmingham’s indie rock icons The Twang head out on their winter UK tour. Their celebrated debut album, Love It When I Feel Like This was a hugely influential album, which saw The Twang become one of the most important new bands of the noughties.
The dates will conclude with a hometown show at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on December 23. Pastel will be supporting at all gigs, with The Effenaar also joining for all dates apart from Wolverhampton, Leicester and Birmingham.
The Twang are famed for putting their heart and soul into their live performances. Recent years have seen the band play numerous festivals, headline shows, a huge support slot with Shed Seven, and performances alongside the like of Doves, Johnny Marr, The Coral and the Kaiser Chiefs, and always to crowds of adoring fans.
The Twang previously announced a trio of UK shows in London, Glasgow and Leeds for March 2024. You can see their full planned list of dates below, and find tickets here.
NOVEMBER 2023
24 – Sheffield, Leadmill
25 – London, O2 Academy Islington
DECEMBER 2023
1 – Glasgow, Garage
2 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
8 – Wrexham, Rockin Chair
15 – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun at Halls
16 – Leicester, O2 Academy
23 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
MARCH 2024
3 – Glasgow, St Lukes
17 – Leeds, Wardrobe
24- London, Bush Hall
The Twang’s last album was 2019’s ‘If Confronted Just Go Mad’, which they followed up with the ‘Amsterdam’ EP in 2020.
Last year, the band participated in the ‘Revive Live’ 2022 concert series. The campaign was launched in 2020 in an effort to help UK grassroots venues survive post-COVID and sees prolific artists play intimate shows.
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