KEYSIDE - On UK Headline Tour This November and December including Manchester

HYPED REAL WORLD INDIE LIGHTS

KEYSIDE

SAY “F**K IT!” TO SELF-DOUBT

AND RELEASE THEIR LATEST STORYBOOK SINGLE

“IF YOU DON’T TRY”

OUT NOW ON MODERN SKY

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+ 13 DATE UK HEADLINE TOUR THIS NOV AND DEC

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

A sense of inevitability pervades the steady ascent of Liverpool four-piece, Keyside, as their chiming, kitchen sink indie lands on more and bigger stages, catalysed by an expanding songbook including their new, aspirational ‘pep talk’ single, “If You Don’t Try” – OUT NOW. Announcing their first nationwide tour at the same time as revealing the rich fruits of recent studio time, the radio-friendly melodists face sell out nights at their biggest Liverpool, London, Glasgow and Manchester shows later this year.

Completing their incisively written, emotive and relatable ‘Michael (What’s Your Call?)’ EP release in February, Keyside’s idiosyncratic brand of hard-talk lyricism effortlessly blended with intricate and upbeat, guitar-led pop continues to conjure magic around the band. Invited to the line-up of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, having stacked up a run of national plays on the station for previous singles, including “Runaway”, “Rhianna” and “Michael (What’s Your Call)” Keyside’s stature amongst the most promising and prodigious of emerging bands continues to grow.

Unflinching in the face of hard truths, Keyside’s previous singles have matched the desolation of drug-abuse with glacial riffs and sunshine choruses alongside lyrics rooted in real domestic tension. Speaking to CLASH Magazine in September 2024, songwriter, Dani-Lee Parker explained: “The word ‘abuse’ is quite important because people go out and have a drink (and) socialise, but there comes a time when it starts to destroy you and your family. All my life I’ve been brought up around drugs, really. All these songs are a manifestation of what I’ve seen.”

Finding new avenues of creativity in the midst of the persistent ‘noise’ of memory and enduring social misadventure on the streets around him, the release of “If You Don’t Try” brings unbound optimism to Parker and Keyside’s world.

Reflecting on the track, Parker adds: "If You Don’t Try” is about embracing uncertainty, taking chances and living life. It blends historical metaphor, personal emotion and modern imagery to say: “F**k it! Let’s give it a go, see what happens if we try.”

In a band line-up completed by Ben Cassidy (lead guitar), Max Gibson (bass, backing vocals) and Oisin McAvoy (drums), the more obvious comparisons to socially-minded songmakers of the past, including The Smiths and The La’s are cross-pollinated with the energy of contemporary influences including Fontaines D.C. and Blossoms. Following a time-worn path from bigger gig to even bigger gig, traversing major support slots with the likes of The Royston Club and The Wombats, Keyside’s upcoming tour, including a sold-out 1,200-capacity local love-in at Liverpool’s O2 Academy, is confirmed to cover the following venues and dates:

Thu 13 Nov – Glasgow, Òran Mór

Fri 14 Nov – Edinburgh, The Mash House

Sat 15 Nov – Leeds, Live at Leeds in the City

Tue 18 Nov - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, The Cluny 2

Thu 20 Nov – Sheffield, Sidney & Matilda

Fri 21 Nov – Liverpool, O2 Academy

Wed 26 Nov – London, Camden Assembly

Thu 27 Nov – Manchester, Band on the Wall

Fri 28 Nov – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach

Sat 29 Nov – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge

Mon 1 Dec – Bristol, The Louisiana

Tue 2 Dec – Southampton, The Joiners

Thu 4 Dec – Nottingham, The Bodega Social Club

Final remaining tickets are available here: https://www.keysidemusic.com/keyside-gigs