WHILE SHE SLEEPS’ latest single is ‘THE GUILTY PARTY’, a genre-morphing acclamation, fuelled by riffs, electronics, visceral vocals, the purest of melodies and the ultimate gang vocals in collaboration with an actual choir. Choral elements and rich harmonies feature all over the Sheffield band’s forthcoming album ‘SO WHAT?’ So much so, that Sleeps have enlisted a live choir for a very special performance.“We’ve always loved the feeling you get when a large group of people sing together, whether that’s at a show, for us just in the studio or whatever, however it may be. Kinda the same feeling you get at a football game when everyone sings together.” says guitarist and vocalist Mat Welsh. Continuing, guitarist Sean Long explains “The energy completely shifts when everyone is together in unison doing that kinda thing. So we thought wouldn’t it be great if we could introduce the choir which we use on the record… live? And we are going to do that. At The Roundhouse.”
While She Sleeps will headline The Roundhouse on the final date of their European & UK headline tour, the same day the album is released, 1st March. ‘SO WHAT?’ will be released under their own Sleeps Brothers label in partnership with Spinefarm Records.
While She Sleeps released ‘ANTI-SOCIAL’, the first single from ‘SO WHAT?’, last year, as well as the more recently unveiled offering ‘HAUNT ME’. Both of these compositions were accompanied by stunning visual companions, crafted by the band themselves. The band are currently on their ever-evolving mission to reach every corner of the globe, having just wrapped up a tour of Asia and with their UK & European headline dates imminent. Support on the tour will come from Stray From The Path, Trash Boat & Landmvrks. Further European and US dates will follow over spring and summer and so far include a slot at 2000trees in the UK, Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park in Germany, as well as a tour supporting Architects and several festivals in the US.
EUROPEAN & UK HEADLINE TOUR:
Fri 01 Feb France Paris Trabendo
Sat 02 Feb Netherlands Amsterdam Melkweg
Sun 03 Feb Germany Hamburg Markthalle
Tue 05 Feb Germany Munster Skaters Palace
Thu 07 Feb Germany Leipzig Täubchenthal
Fri 08 Feb Germany Berlin Huxleys
Sat 09 Feb Poland Warsaw Proxima
Mon 11 Feb Poland Krakow ZetPeTe
Tue 12 Feb Czech Republic Prague Lucerna Music Bar
Wed 13 Feb Germany Nuremberg Hirsch
Fri 15 Feb Germany Frankfurt Batschkapp
Sat 16 Feb Switzerland Aarau Kiff
Sun 17 Feb Italy Bologna Zona Roveri
Tue 19 Feb Germany Munich Technikum
Wed 20 Feb Austria Vienna Flex
Fri 22 Feb Germany Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
Sat 23 Feb Germany Cologne Essigfabrik
Sun 24 Feb Belgium Antwerp Zappa
Tue 26 Feb UK Nottingham Rock City
Wed 27 Feb UK Glasgow SWG3
Thu 28 Feb UK Leeds O2 Academy – Upgraded due to demand
Fri 01 Mar UK London Roundhouse
N. AMERICA TOUR SUPPORTING ARCHITECTS + FESTIVAL DATES:
Fri 26 Apr Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Sat 27 Apr Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
Mon 29 Apr Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Wed 01 May Dallas, TX House of Blues
Thu 02 May Austin, TX Emo’s
Fri 03 May Houston, TX House of Blues
Sat 04 May New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Sun 05 May USA Welcome To Rockville
Tue 07 May Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
Thu 09 May Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
Fri 10 May St. Louis, MO Pop’s
Sun 12 May USA Epicenter
Tue 14 May Washington, DC 930 Club
Wed 15 May Philadelphia, PA Fillmore
Thu 16 May New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
17-19 May USA Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
Mon 20 May Worcester, MA Palladium
Tue 21 May Montreal, QC Mtelus
Thu 23 May Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
Fri 24 May Detroit, MI The Majestic
Sat 25 May Chicago, IL Concord
FURTHER FESTIVAL DATES:
07-09 Jun Germany Rock Am Ring / Rock Im Park
13-15 Jun Switzerland Greenfield Festival
Sat 22 Jun Denmark Copenhell
Thu 27 Jun Norway Tons Of Rock
03-06 Jul Spain Resurrection Fest
11 Jul UK 2000Trees Festival
Sat 20 Jul Romania Electric Castle
21-27 Jul Slovenia Metaldays