Derbyshire’s premier blues rockers These Wicked Rivers have announced details of their first European tour in April 2024, as well as sharing an acoustic version of new track “The Family”, which appears on their highly anticipated new studio album “Force of Nature”. The track is an ode to their fans, affectionately referred to as the “Rivers Family”, and celebrates the joy, spirit and togetherness of the rock and roll community.
Recorded at Cider Press Studios with Dave Draper at the helm, this unique version of the track showcases the band’s versatility as musicians and songwriters – at home equally on festival stages as they are in a more intimate, stripped-back setting.
Following the band’s stellar December 2023 headline tour, which saw them sell out shows across the country and the announcement of another UK headline run in May & June 2024, the band are expanding their reach into Europe with a run of 11 shows across Holland, France and Germany this April.
Multi-Instrumentalist Rich Wilson says of the European tour announcement: “When it comes to bucket lists there’s a few things that we’ve already ticked off as a band, and next on that list is touring Europe. The past few UK tours have been so special and we could not be more excited to now be breaking out of the UK for the first time to share our music with more new faces in more new places”.
Regarding the new acoustic recording Guitarist Arran Day enthuses:
“We wrote this for our beloved, loyal, beautiful rivers family, our fans. When we play this live and look out into the crowd and can feel the love in the room, it’s an honest connection between those playing the music and those that make the music happen. We felt that a song with an honest but powerful message deserved an honest portrayal”.
Collectively These Wicked Rivers are aiming for the top. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “The sound of what might’ve happened if Clutch got a bit stoned with Audioslave and Zakk Wylde – and then jammed late into the night”, the band blend subtle blues touches with a hard rock edge, adding soulful vocals to create a sound that is as dramatic as it is exhilarating.
Preaching a simple gospel of ‘peace, love and lampshades’ (a reference to the bands intimate stage set up), These Wicked Rivers have toured the length and breadth of the UK with the likes of Hayseed Dixie, Those Damn Crows, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons and Kira Mac, building a devoted fanbase and gaining new fans in every town and city they play. Now signed to the freshly minted Fat Earth Records label, the band have toured extensively across the UK over the past 12 months and are now ready to explore new horizons.
Pre-order new album “Force of Nature” (out on March 1st, 2024) here.
European Tour Dates 2024:
12-04 De Smidse / Niekerk – Netherlands
13-04 Het Podium / Hoogeveen – Netherlands
14-04 Bosuil / Weert – Holland
17-04 Black Shelter / Nantes – France
18-04 Ecuries De Baroja / Anglet – France
19-04 Sortie 13 / Pessac – France
20-04 La Luciole / Alencon – France
24-04 Gaststatte Stock / Hagen – Germany
25-04 Boerderij / Zoetermeer – Netherlands
26-04 De Piek / Vlissingen – Netherlands
27-04 Alte Schlosserei / Wuppertal – Germany
UK Tour Dates 2024:
Jan 20th Derby The Flowerpot (sold out)
Feb 04 Huddersfield The Parish
Mar 09 Wolverhampton Uglyfest KK’s Steel Mill
Mar 16 Matlock Bath The Grand Pavilion (“Force of Nature” Album Celebration Show)
May 17 Bridgwater Cobblestones
May 18 Stoke Sugar Mill
May 19 Manchester Night & Day
May 24 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
May 25 Bournemouth Bear Cave
May 26 Call Of The Wild Festival
May 31 Leicester 02 Academy
June 01 Edinburgh Bannermans
June 02 Leeds Brudenell Social
Get tickets here.
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