The Luka State, one of the UK’s most exciting up and coming rock and roll bands,today announce their first ever virtual UK tour. The tour will kick off on January 8th and culminate in a show on the 23rd January and sees them collaborate with some of the UK music industry’s finest concert promoters. The full list is below and fans can get free tickets to each live stream at thelukastate.com. The tour leads into the release of their debut album, Fall In Fall Out, on 29th January 2021.
Speaking of how the virtual tour came about, Frontman Conrad Ellis has said “We’ve had some really special promoters behind us in our career so far to get up to this point. We’re sick of sitting at home twiddling our thumbs and doing fuck all so we thought it was about time we did something a bit different and special and gave everyone a show to remember. It’s going to be rough and raw, which is just what we all need to be honest. I just hope everyone enjoys it as much as we will performing it.”
Hailing from Winsford, close to Manchester and Liverpool, the four-piece are excited to bring their live show to their fans, albeit virtually. This virtual tour will see the band step up from their live-streamed launch show and collaborate with some exciting brands and partners with exciting surprises in store.
Coinciding with the announcement of the virtual tour, the group have also revealed a live video for current single Feel It, which you can watch here. The video was shot live at legendary London venue The Lexington, the climax of a 12 month period seeing the band play 68 shows across the country. The Lexington was their second sell out show in London, with the four-piece packing out The Grace just a few weeks prior. The video shows the energetic performance with Conrad saying “It’s mad man. We did 68 shows building up to The Lexington and then the whole world just paused. We count ourselves lucky to be honest. We actually got to complete all the dates we had in the diary.“
The band recently announced that they had signed to Shelter Records / BMG and revealed that Fall In Fall Out can be preordered here and it will be available on CD, Vinyl and at all digital platforms. They also revealed the brand new video for single Feel It, watch here. The rip-roaring track was mixed by writer/producer Tarek Musa (Circa Waves, The Big Moon) and perfectly showcases frontman Conrad Ellis’ gritty, soaring vocals and the band’s raw energy.
Despite not having the chance to play their latest releases live, they have amassed over 6 million Spotify streams over lockdown while continuing to gain nearly half a million streams each month. They have also recently been added to Spotify’s ‘Best Rock Songs of 2020’ playlist. This is no mean feat for an independent band, so it’s no wonder that Shelter/BMG jumped at the chance to sign them.
Brought up on bands such as The Clash and The Jam, Conrad and bassist Sam Bell met in their local youth club, and have been playing music together since they were just twelve years old. After seeing drummer Jake Barnabas play at a festival and meeting guitarist Lewis Pusey, they knew they had completed the band. Having all grown up in the same small North Western town of Winsford, Conrad has explained there’s not much to do there; you either play music or you play football. Despite almost going down the latter route, they chose music and the rest is history.
The Luka State are Conrad Ellis (lead singer), Sam Bell (bassist), Jake Barnabas (drummer) and Lewis Pusey (guitarist).
Fall In Fall Out Virtual Tour 2021 Dates
Friday 8th January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – Townsend Music
http://tmstor.es/TheWinsfordArms
Thursday 14th January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – Scruff Of The Neck (Manchester – North West Region)
http://tmstor.es/Scruffoftheneck
Friday 15th January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – SSD Concerts (Newcastle – North East Region)
https://gigsnortheast.ticketline.co.uk/order/gateway/13356461
Saturday 16th January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – Propaganda (Indie Club Night)
Thursday 21st January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – DHP (London / Bristol – Southern Regions)
https://www.alttickets.com/the-luka-state-tickets
Friday 22nd January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – This Feeling (National Indie Club Night)
Saturday 23rd January – Livestream 8pm – Streaming Partner – DF Concerts (Scotland)