ROYAL ALBERT HALL!
I hardly know WHAT to say.
This is NOT an April fools/Poisson d’avril
But thisisthekit ARE playing at
THE royal Albert hall
(not even in the foyer, in the actual hall)
on APRIL 1ST 2021
and no that is not a typo and yes I do mean 2021
Better get your tickets quick guys!
it’s gonna be a frickin excellent night.
Come and rattle your jewelry with us!
Tickets go on sale this Friday, 18 October at 10am!
TICKET LINK HERE
A full solar cycle after our show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, we’re extremely happy to announce that our next London show will be at the Roundhouse on the 30th of January 2019 where we’ll be doing a special full band “in the round” performance. This will be our very last “Moonshine Freeze” show before work begins in earnest on the next album
Tickets go on sale to members 10am tomorrow, and on general sale Thursday 1st Nov
http://smarturl.it/titkroundhouse
Third Man 7″
I hardly know where to begin when I think of the places we’ve been and the friends we’ve made.
So it’s especially exciting for us that the superstars at Third Man Records are releasing a 7″ single of two tracks that were recorded live at the show we played at their Detroit, Cass Corridor shop earlier in this year.
For me this release represents so many strong memories from being on tour and new encounters and friendships found along the journey, and also the way in which songs evolve on tour to be quite different to their original album versions.
These particular recordings are of “Earthquake” and “Cold and Got Colder”. both songs that have taken on a different shape when we play them live. AND for this show in question we had the huge honour to be joined on stage by A-list celebrity horn section Adam Schatz and Molly Jones. Playing with them was the greatest of the great, so to have the performance preserved in Third Man amber is a dream come true.
Buy your copy at Third Man Records online right HERE.
Remixes and Touring
Some pals got hold of the stems for some songs from Moonshine Freeze, and you can hear what Blue States, Claus Tuuth, Lona and Drones Club did with them right here
We’re still out on the road, and heading out to see you at these festivals and shows
2018 Touring
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see us on the January shows. It was just lovely to see you all.
Remarkably, February has seen us take a little break from playing shows. The neverending tour is on a brief hiatus, before we resume our travels across Europe, starting in the Netherlands with the wonderful Stargaze.
** EUROPE IN THE SPRINGTIME
01 March De Doelen, Rotterdam, Crossmix Festival, NL – TICKETS
02 March Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Crossmix Festival, Amsterdam, NL – TICKETS
03 March Muziekgebouw, Crossmix Festival, Eindhoven, NL – TICKETS
04 March Wilminktheater, Enschede, Crossmix Festival, NL – TICKETS
11 April – Centre Culturel Paul B, Massy, FR – TICKETS
12 April – Espace Culturel Francois-Mitterand, Canteleu, FR – TICKETS
13 April – La Lune Des Pirates, Amiens, FR – TICKETS
14 April – Little Waves at C-mine Cultuurcentrum, Genk, BE – TICKETS
17 April – Le Marche Gare, Lyon, FR – TICKETS
18 April – Cafe de la Dance, Paris, FR – TICKETS
19 April – Manufaktur, Shorndorf, DE – TICKETS
20 April – Häkken, Hamburg, DE – TICKETS
21 April – Atlas, Aarhus, DK – TICKETS
22 April – Vega, Copenhagen, DK – TICKETS
24 April – Arttheater, Cologne, DE – TICKETS
25 April – Anlagencafé, Schwäbisch Hall, DE – TICKETS
27 April – Neubad, Luzern, CH – TICKETS
28 April – Mokka, Thun, CH – TICKETS
30 April – Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerp, BE – TICKETS
01 May – EKKO, Utrecht, NL – TICKETS
02 May – Aralunaires, Arlons, BE TICKETS
** NORTH AMERICA HERE WE COME AGAIN
North American friends, we’re heading back your way in May to some of our favourite haunts. Our good pal Adam Schatz aka Landlady will be joining us (and making sure the horn quotient is sufficiently high on this run). Since we first announced these shows, Chicago sold out, so we’ve added a late show on the same night and we’ve also added in a show in Albany:
May 18 – Constellation Chicago, 8:30pm early show SOLD OUT
May 18 – Constellation, Chicago 10:30pm late show – TICKETS
May 19 – Third Man Records Cass Corridor, Detroit – TICKETS
May 20 – The Drake Hotel, Toronto – TICKETS
May 23 – Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn – TICKETS
May 24 – The Linda – WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, Albany – TICKETS
May 25 – Boston Calling Music Festival – TICKETS
May 26 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia – TICKETS
May 27 – DC9 Nightclub, Washington DC – TICKETS
** LIVE IN SESSION FOR LOW FOUR
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While we were in between shows on our recent January tour we popped along to the Old Granada Studios to record a live session for Low Four. We think it turned out pretty nicely. Take a look and a listen right here:
** ANAIS MITCHELL COLLABORATION UNVEILED
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Last June I had the honour and absolute pleasure to work with Anais Mitchell and producer Josh Kaufman on this cover of “Woyaya” by Osibisa, and here it is available for your ears to hear…..
‘By My Demon Eye’ Video + January UK Tour
This is The Kit has shared another video from her Rough Trade live session, this time for the stunning ‘By My Demon Eye’.
Additionally, Kate has announced she will be going back on tour in January. Including gigs in Ireland and her biggest show to date at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. Grab your tickets now.
10 Jan – The Joiners, Southampton, UK tickets
11 Jan – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, UK tickets
12 Jan – St Petroc’s Church, Bodmin, UK tickets
13 Jan – Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud, UK tickets
14 Jan – Leaf, Liverpool, UK tickets
16 Jan – Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland tickets
17 Jan – Whelan’s, Dublin, Ireland tickets
18 Jan – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK tickets
19 Jan – O2 ABC Glasgow, Glasgow, UK tickets
20 Jan – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, UK tickets
21 Jan – Lancaster Library, Lancaster, UK tickets
23 Jan – The Sage Gateshead, Hall 2, Gateshead, UK tickets
24 Jan – The Glee Club – Birmingham, Birmingham, UK tickets
25 Jan – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK tickets
26 Jan – J1, Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK tickets
27 Jan – The Con Club, Lewes, UK SOLD OUT
28 Jan – 02 Oxford Academy, Oxford, tickets
We Join The National on Tour
Hello friends! We are extremely delighted to be joining The National on their four dates in London at the Eventim Apollo this September, and across North America and Canada this Winter. We are incredibly happy to be joining them on these dates, but it does mean, unfortunately, that we are moving our O2 Shepherds Bush Empire show from September this year to 25th January 2018. No other UK shows are affected.
We really hope it doesn’t cause you any undue inconvenience or complication. And of course it goes without saying that should you be unable to make the new date, for whatever reason, full refunds will be available from the point of purchase.
Those National dates in full
Sep 25 Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
Sep 26 Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
Sep 27 Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
Sep 28 Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK
Nov 27 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, US
Nov 28 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, US
Nov 29 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, US
Dec 01 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, CA
Dec 02 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC, CA
Dec 04 The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia PA, US
Dec 05 The Anthem, Washington DC, US
Dec 07 Le Métropolis de Montréal, QC, CA
Dec 08 Le Métropolis de Montréal, QC, CA
Dec 09 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, CA
Dec 10 Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, ON, CA
Dec 12 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL, US
Dec 13 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL, US
All shows appear to be already sold out, so if you have a ticket, see you there!