IDLES Announce AMA And Share Video For ‘Carcinogenic’ For Independent Venue Week

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IDLES have shared a new video for ‘Carcinogenic’ from the band’s chart-topping 2020 album ‘Ultra Mono’. The new video sees each member of the band performing the track in separate venues across their hometown of Bristol, including The Louisiana, Exchange, The Mother’s Ruin, The Old Duke, and Trinity Centre.

“Now more than ever independent musicians and the music industry at large need to unite to keep from being decimated.” guitarist Mark Bowen said. “Between the pandemic and a government who not only don’t care about the future of the arts (especially independence within the arts) but take a pro-active role in its diminishment, independent venues are at greatest risk because they are mostly small businesses, not interested in profit or investors but in the nourishment of creative, open-minded, critical thinking.”

“Independent venues are the fertile soil in which the future of the performing arts will grow. They are where your future favourite band will play, where the best song ever written will be tested out, where the new can bud and flourish.”

“They are also vital for a sense of community and union, something people sorely need and miss at this time, without them we’re all fucked”. Check out the new video below.

In addition to the new video, the band will be undertaking a live AMA with fans over on their Instagram account, sharing further the importance of venues and how crucial they were to the growth of the band. The band’s live AMA will take place on Saturday 30th January, at 7pm GMT.

The band are set to go on their nearly fully sold-out tour around Europe and the UK later in the year, remaining tickets can for the below date’s can be found here.

May 2021
7 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow – Sold Out
8 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow – Sold Out
9 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow – Sold Out
10 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle – Sold Out
12 – Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff – Sold Out
13 – O2 Academy, Birmingham – Sold Out
14 – O2 Academy, Sheffield – Sold Out
16 – Vicar Street, Dublin – Sold Out
17 – Vicar Street, Dublin – Sold Out
18 – Vicar Street, Dublin – Sold Out
20 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – Sold Out
21 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – Sold Out
22 – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – Sold Out
29 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Sold Out
30 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Sold Out
31 – Docks, Hamburg, Germany – Sold Out
June 2021
1 – Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
3 – Fabrique, Milan, Italy
7 – Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal
8 – La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
10 – Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
11 – Le Transbordeur, Lyon, France
12 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium – Sold Out
15 – Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France – Sold Out
16 – Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France
18 – O2 Academy Brixton, London – Sold Out
19 – O2 Academy Brixton, London – Sold Out
20 – O2 Academy Brixton, London – Sold Out
21 – O2 Academy Brixton, London