NEWS/LISTEN: IDLES 5th long player 'TANGK' becomes their second NUMBER ONE album!
CREDIT DANIEL TOPETE
IDLES’ new album ‘TANGK’ has shot straight to #1 on the UK album chart, becoming their second chart-topping set after ‘Ultra Mono’ in 2020.
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The album has emerged to a rush of critical acclaim - including twenty-one 4/5★ reviews from key UK national media alone - alongside some rapturously received intimate album launch shows.
Vocalist Joe Talbot says:
“Make no mistake. Getting to Number 1 is down to one thing and one thing only. Our loyal and beautiful friends that have supported and carried us all the way here. We will bask in gratitude. Love”
Produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and the bands very own Mark Bowen, ‘TANGK’ extends an explosive run of unerringly stirring albums which have seen IDLES rise from underground favourites to a two-time Grammy Award-nominated band with a global following.
The album campaign was ignited by the lead single “Dancer”, featuring LCD Soundsystem duo James Murphy and Nancy Whang, as well as a packed secret show at The Village Underground. The video for the second single “Grace” also proved to be a huge conversational point, by recreating Coldplay’s famous “Yellow” visual by using deepfake AI tech used to give the impression that Chris Martin is instead singing “Grace”. The Coldplay frontman helped to train the AI to make his performance look more realistic, while the project was further supported by the original video’s directors James Frost and Alex Smith.
Another landmark moment came with a typically full-force performance of “Gift Horse” on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’. Joe Talbot also engaged in a very different project when he read Davina Bell’s ‘Under The Love Umbrella’, which was broadcast earlier this week for the children’s TV channel CBeebies’ Bedtime Story slot.
A range of ‘TANGK’ physical formats are still available from IDLES’ official store, including a small quantity of The Midnight Edition - a limited edition 12” pressed on glow-in-the-dark vinyl and featuring alternate artwork.
IDLES are now taking ‘TANGK’ across the world, hitting Europe, North America, Mexico, the UK and Ireland before the year is out. Multiple shows are sold-out months in advance but remaining tickets are available HERE. Their upcoming shows are:
IDLES - 2024 TOUR DATES
FEBRUARY
29th - Porto, Super Bock Arena
MARCH
1st - Madrid, Wizinik
2nd - Barcelona, Sant Jordi Club (SOLD OUT)
5th - Milan, Alcatraz (SOLD OUT)
7th - Paris, Zenith
8th - Amsterdam, NL @ AFAS (SOLD OUT)
9th - Antwerp, Lotto Arena (SOLD OUT)
11th - Prague, SaSaZu (SOLD OUT)
12th - Luxembourg, Rockhal
14th - Zurich, Halle 622
15th - Berlin - Max-Schmeling-Halle
16th - Hamburg, Sporthalle
18th - Stockholm, Annexet
19th - Copenhagen, KB Hallen (SOLD OUT)
21st - Cologne, Palladium (SOLD OUT)
22nd - Munich, Zenith
23rd - Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle
MAY
2nd - Vancouver, PNE Forum
3rd - Vancouver, PNE Forum (SOLD OUT)
4th - Portland, Roseland Theatre (SOLD OUT)
5th - Portland, Roseland Theatre (SOLD OUT)
7th - Seattle, Paramount Theatre (SOLD OUT)
8th - Seattle, Paramount Theatre
10th - Oakland, Fox Theater
11th - San Francisco, The Warfield (SOLD OUT)
13th - Hollywood, Palladium (SOLD OUT)
14th - Hollywood, Palladium
18th - Denver, The Mission Ballroom
21st - Austin, Moody Amphitheater
22nd - Houston, The Lawn at White Oak
23rd - Dallas, South Side Ballroom
JUNE
10th - Fort Lauderdale, Revolution Live
11th - Orlando, House of Blues
13th - New Orleans, The Fillmore
15th - Manchester, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
JULY
12th - Cardiff, Castle
13th - Halifax, The Piece Hall (SOLD OUT)
20th - Margate, Margate Summer Series
21st - Cornwall, The Wyldes
SEPTEMBER
14th - Asheville, Rabbit Rabbit
15th - Atlanta, Tabernacle
18th - Chicago, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
20th – Toronto, Coca-Cola Coliseum
21st - Montreal, MTELUS (SOLD OUT)
22nd - Montreal, MTELUS (SOLD OUT)
24th - Boston, Roadrunner
27th - New York, Forest Hills Stadium
OCTOBER
1st - Guadalajara, Guanamor Teatro Estudio
2nd - Monterrey, Showcenter Complex
4th - Mexico City, Pepsi Centre
NOVEMBER
16th - Belfast, The Telegraph Building
17th - Belfast, The Telegraph Building (SOLD OUT)
19th - Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
20th - Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
23rd - Glasgow, OVO Hydro
24th - Newcastle, O2 City Hall (SOLD OUT)
25th - Nottingham, Rock City (SOLD OUT)
26th - Nottingham, Rock City (SOLD OUT)
29th - London, Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT)
30th - London, Alexandra Palace
DECEMBER
1st - Brighton, The Brighton Centre
3rd – Birmingham, O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
4th - Birmingham, O3 Academy
6th - Manchester, O2 Apollo (SOLD OUT)
7th - Manchester, O2 Apollo (SOLD OUT)
8th - Manchester, O2 Apollo