Lovely Bristol darlings IDLES appear to be writing the follow up to 2018’s Joy As An Act Of Resistance.
The band posted a tweet and Instagram story on Thursday, announcing the news with a Haiku and a snap of drummer Jon Beavis’s drumkit. Tantalising :
IDLES album 3 Haiku
Oh hello new year!
There’s no time like the present
To write album three— I D L E S (@idlesband) January 3, 2019
Joy As An Act of Resistance saw the band achieve critical and commercial success in 2018, and IDLES will continue to tour the album into 2019. See their world tour schedule below for more info.
January 2019
21 – Auckland, Tuning Fork
22 – Wellington, Meow
24 – Melbourne, Corner Hotel
25 – Melbourne, The Croxton Bandroom
26 – Brisbane – The Brightside
28 – Sydney, Oxford Art Factory
29 – Sydney, The Lansdowne
March 2019
26 – Sheffield, The Leadmill
27 – Cardiff, Tramshed
28 – Norwich, Nick Rayns LCR UEA
29 – Brighton, Brighton Dome Concert Hall
April 2019
1 – Belfast, Empire Music Hall
2 – Dublin, Vicar Street
3 – Manchester, Albert Hall
4 – London, Electric Ballroom
5 – London, Electric Ballroom
8 – Reims, La Cartonnerie
9 – Antwerp, Trix
10 – Utrecht, De Helling
11 – Nijmegen, Doornroosje
12 – Luxembourg, Rotondes
13 – Schorndorf, Manufaktur
15 – Cologne, Gloria Theatre
16 – Bielefeld, Forum
17 – Erlangen, E-Werk
18 – Nancy, L’Autre Canal
20 – Rouen, Le 106
May 2019
5 – Raleigh, Kings Barcade
6 – Richmond, Strange Matter
8 – Albany, The Hollow
10 – Brooklyn, Brooklyn Steel
11 – Washington D.C., Rock & Roll Hotel
12 – Washington D.C., Rock & Roll Hotel
14 – Cleveland, Beachland Ballroom
16 – Kansas City, recordBar
17 – Dallas, The Curtain Club
18 – Austin, Barracuda
20 – Phoenix, Valley Bar
21 – San Diego, Belly Up
22 – Los Angeles, The Fonda
25 – San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
27 – Portland, Wonder Ballroom
28 – Seattle, Neumo
