Swervedriver announce further dates on their 'Raise At 35' anniversary tour coming Oct/Nov
- Desh Kapur
- Mar 16
- 2 min read
SWERVEDRIVER ANNOUNCE FURTHER UK DATES TO CELEBRATE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR DEBUT CREATION RECORDS ALBUM ‘RAISE’
‘RAISE AT 35’ LIVE AT THE VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, LONDON SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER ALREADY SOLD OUT!
DATES ADDED IN BRISTOL, OXFORD, LEEDS AND GLASGOW IN OCT/NOV
Originally released on Creation Records in 1991, ‘Raise’, the debut album by Oxford based indie-psych band Swervedriver, quickly became a defining sound of early 90s underground alternative rock. Energised and inspired by the guitar heavy sounds of My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr, Husker Du and the like, Swervedriver perfected their own shimmering, guitar-clashing juggernaut with a uniquely British flavour firmly intact, with Melody Maker calling ‘Raise’ one of the “truly great albums of the year.”
Last month, Swervedriver announced a special appearance at The Village Underground in London on October 24th, which quickly sold out. The band have now added further dates to their ‘Raise at 35’ tour, and will also now take in Bristol, Oxford, Leeds and Glasgow.
“Join us in celebrating 35 years of ‘Raise’ this October & November,” says singer and guitarist Adam Franklin. “We’ll be performing the album in its entirety, from needle-down to run-off groove. Sign up for Wednesday’s presale on the button HERE)”
The tour will commemorate the start of Swervedriver’s long career, bringing back into focus the huge influence they continue to have on contemporary dream pop, indie-psych bands. With their initial run of four albums between ’91 and ’98, and then their return in 2015 with ‘I Wasn’t Born To Lose You’ and 2019’s ‘Future Ruins’, Swervedriver proved themselves to be a band with plenty of gas left in the tank, continuing to make fresh music that easily matched their past creativity.
See Swervedriver live on the ‘Raise At 35’ tour at the following dates:
October:
24th London, Village Underground (*SOLD OUT*)
27th Bristol, The Fleece
29th Oxford, 02 Academy2
30th Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
November:
2nd Glasgow, Oran Mor
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