KEG have announced their new EP Girders set for release 2 September on Alcopop! Records/BMG. The 7-piece from Bridlington, Yorkshire have also released their frenzied and whip-smart new single ‘Kids‘, with accompanying new video. And in a packed news day for the band, they have confirmed their debut UK headline tour plus festivals which include Green Man, End Of The Road, Latitude, The Great Escape and more (full dates below).
KEGs debut single ‘Heyshaw‘ was released in the summer of 2021 and since then they having generating plenty of interest. ‘Kids’ is planted firmly in British art-punk songwriting that is both self-referencing and outward-facing. The band manage to take aim at both the restaurant chain Itsu and the comedian Michael McIntyre in one song and the video demonstrates their infectious sense of fun with the band having a genuine joie de vivre.
On ‘Kids‘, KEG say:
“I’ve always had a great relationship with my mum, but there were occasional times where I remember her saying ‘I love you loads, I just don’t like you very much at the moment’. What if your kids grew up the complete opposite of you? What if they like Michael Mcintyre and will only eat health foods?“
KEG UK Tour Dates
May 12th/13th | The Great Escape Festival – Brighton, UK
May 15th | Hare & Hands – Birmingham, UK
May 20th | The Crescent – York, UK
May 21st | Esquires – Bedford, UK
May 28th | Wide Awake Festival – London, UK
May 28th | Dot To Dot Festival – Bristol, UK
May 29th | Dot To Dot Festival – Nottingham, UK
May 30th | Future Yard – Birkenhead, UK
July 8th | Also Festival – Warwick, UK
July 22nd | Latitude Festival – Suffolk, UK
July 24th | Standon Calling Festival – Standon, UK
July 29th | Farmfest – Burton, UK
July 30th | Deer Shed Festival – Thirsk, UK
August 5th | Wilderness Festival – Oxfordshire, UK
August 12th | Sur Le Lac Festival – St Gallen, Switzerland
August 21st | Green Man Festival – Crickhowell, UK
September 1st | End Of The Road Festival – Salisbury, UK
September 3rd | Manchester Psych Festival – Manchester, UK
September 16th | Roisin Dubh – Galway, Ireland
September 17th | Whelan’s – Dublin, Ireland
September 18th | Ulster Sports Bar – Belfast, Ireland
November 3rd | Heartbreakers – Southampton, UK
November 4th | Strings Bar – Newport, UK
November 9th | The Bodega – Nottingham, UK
November 10th | Cluny 2 – Newcastle, UK
November 11th | Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
November 12th | Sneaky Pete’s – Edinburgh, UK
November 13th | Broadcast – Glasgow, UK
November 15th | The Louisiana – Bristol, UK
November 16th | Komedia – Brighton, UK
November 17th | 100 Club – London, UK
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