You Me At Six today celebrate the release of their superb new studio album VI, by unveiling the highly entertaining video for their latest single ‘Back Again’. Inspired by The Big Lebowski, which turned 20 years old this week, the video follows on from frontman Josh Franceschi’s ‘3AM’ antics, this time, set in a bowling alley.
On the themes of the new video, director Daniel Broadley explains; ‘Following on from 3AM, I wanted to carry on doing something that fans of You Me At Six wouldn’t expect. With dancing ticked off the list, I felt like comedy and playing homage to a cult classic film would be a fun way to go, and the guys really ran with it. I’m not sure I’ve laughed more whilst on set!’
Josh Franceschi comments on the making of the video; ‘Back Again is a really fun and lighthearted song for us and we wanted to have a video which also reflected that. As soon as we read Dan’s treatment we knew it was perfect especially as we’re all fans of bowling and it was an excuse to do that and also chill with my dog for the day!’
As well as releasing their new video, You Me At Six continue today’s celebrations by teaming up with vegan fast food connoisseurs Temple Of Seitan to launch ‘You Me At Shish’, a pop-up vegan kebab shop set to feature a special ‘VI’-themed food and cocktail menu, a You Me At Six set, DJs and more.
Fans can arrive today at the Temple Goods Cafe, Hackney Downs Studios, 17 Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT from 6PM, for an opportunity to meet the band, buy copies of ‘VI’, get exclusive merch, sample the exclusive You Me At Shish menu, cocktails and watch a special full band electric set at 7PM, followed by DJ sets into the evening.
‘You Me At Shish’ will arrive during the band’s week-long run of UK in store performances and signings, beginning October 4th at New Slang at Przym, Kingston Upon Thames, followed by a signing at London’s Rough Trade East on October 6th and more dates detailed below.
With latest single ‘Back Again’, and album standouts ‘IOU’ and ‘3AM’, You Me At Six are showcasing a multi-dimensional evolution with ‘VI’. Replacing what was once distortion and big rock riffs, for indie-pop prowess and a set of explosive new live favourites, set to be heard this November as part of their UK headline tour.
The band have also set out plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘Take Off Your Colours’ this November and December. Due to phenomenal demand, seven additional dates were added to the initial three that sold out in just twenty minutes. These special one-off events will see seminal genre-classic ‘Take Off Your Colours’ performed in its entirety.
You Me At Six have notched up a list of considerable achievements since forming as teenagers in Weybridge, Surrey, including four UK Gold Records, four Top Ten albums in the UK including Number One album ‘Cavalier Youth’, three sold out arena shows, sold out UK headline arena tours, an unparalleled 15 consecutive A-List singles on BBC Radio One, multiple sold-out US headline tours, a Number One rock song in the UK & Australia and Top Five Rock Radio track in North America in ‘Room To Breathe’.
The band have already achieved four UK Gold Records, four Top Ten albums in the UK including Number One album ‘Cavalier Youth’, three sold out arena shows, sold out UK headline arena tours, and an unparalleled 15 consecutive A-List singles on BBC Radio One Having sold over 65,000 tickets in the UK this year, You Me At Six are undoubted heavyweights in the live arena, and these upcoming sold-out shows give them the chance to road test their explosive new set, creating a new batch of future live classics for fans in the process.
IN STORE PERFORMANCES & SIGNINGS
Oct 6th – London, Rough Trade East (Signing)
Oct 7th – Marlborough, Sound Knowledge (Signing + Acoustic)
Oct 8th – Birmingham, HMV (Signing + Acoustic)
Oct 8th – Liverpool, Jacaranda (Phase One) (Signing + Acoustic)
Oct 9th – Manchester, HMV (Signing)
Oct 9th – Preston, Action (Signing + Acoustic)
Oct 10th – Leeds, Jumbo (Signing + Acoustic)
Oct 11th – Glasgow, HMV (Signing + Acoustic)
UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES
Nov 21st – Leeds, O2 Academy (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Nov 22nd – Birmingham, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
Nov 23rd – Manchester, Victoria Warehouse (SOLD OUT)
Nov 24th – Manchester, Victoria Warehouse (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Nov 26th – Newcastle, O2 Academy (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Nov 27th – Glasgow, Barrowland (SOLD OUT)
Nov 28th – Glasgow, Barrowland (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Nov 30th – London, O2 Academy Brixton (SOLD OUT)
Dec 1st – Cardiff, University Great Hall (SOLD OUT)
Dec 2nd – London, O2 Academy Brixton (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Dec 3rd – London, O2 Academy Brixton (TOYC)
Dec 6th – Bournemouth, O2 Academy (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Dec 7th – Sheffield, O2 Academy (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Dec 8th – Norwich, UEA (TOYC – SOLD OUT)
Dec 9th – Nottingham, Rock City (TOYC – SOLD OUT)