The Damned's new album will follow their upcoming European Tour, and will introduce fans to a "a new Darkadelic universe"
Punk legends The Damned have announced that they’ll release their 12th studio album, ‘Darkadelic’, on April 28. The album is the follow-up to ‘Evil Spirits’, released in 2018, and is preceded by a single, The Invisible Man. The video can be watched below.
A statement released by the band says that ‘Invisible Man’ “swirls Captain Sensible’s trippy guitar swaths into David Vanian’s signature snarling baritone vocals in a tale of mystery and madness. It is one step beyond into a new Darkadelic universe as could only be conjured up by The Damned.”
Last November the band – featuring frontman Dave Vanian, guitarist Captain Sensible, Paul Gray on Bass and drummer Will Glanville-Taylor – announced a UK tour, which will follow a run of dates in mainland Europe.
It kicks off at Cardiff’s Great Hall on March 31, and wraps up with a pair of shows at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on April 20 and 21, a week prior to the album’s release. Full dates are below.
- The Invisible Man
- Bad Weather Girl
- You’re Gonna Realise
- Beware of the Clown
- Western Promise
- Wake The Dead
- Follow Me
- Motorcycle Man
- Girl I’ll Stop at Nothing
- Leader of the Gang
- From Your Lips
- Roderick
The Damned European Tour 2023
Mar 07: Hamburg Gruenspan, Germany
Mar 08: Berlin Hole44, Germany
Mar 09: Dresden Beatpol, Germany
Mar 11: Milan Alcatraz, Italy
Mar 12: Munich Theaterfabrik, Germany
Mar 13: Zurich Komplex, Switzerland
Mar 15: Vienna Arena, Austria
Mar 16: Prague Meetfactory, Czech Republic
Mar 18: Budapest A38 Hajó, Hungary
Mar 31: Cardiff Great Hall, UK
Apr 01: Southend Cliffs Pavilion, UK
Apr 02: Oxford O2 Academy, UK
Apr 04: Nottingham Rock City, UK
Apr 05: Liverpool O2 Academy, UK
Apr 07: Newcastle NX, UK
Apr 08: Glasgow O2 Academy, UK
Apr 10: Leeds O2 Academy, UK
Apr 11: Manchester Albert Hall, UK
Apr 13: Birmingham Town Hall, UK
Apr 14: Bristol O2 Academy, UK
Apr 15: Norwich The Nick Rayns, UK
Apr 17: Brighton Dome, UK
Apr 18: Southampton O2 Guildhall, UK
Apr 20: London Alexandra Palace Theatre, UK
Apr 21: London Alexandra Palace Theatre, UKTickets are on sale now(opens in new tab).
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