BÔA – UK Alt-Rock Band On UK + IE Tour – This June
UK alt-rockers bôa will tour the UK and Ireland this June, following the release of their latest record, ‘Whiplash,’ last year.
Following the re-emergence of their signature track “Duvet” and the release of their first studio record in two decades, bôa are back on the road in the UK and Ireland this June. The 1990s alt-rockers will bring their moody strums and emotive lyrics to a number of venues across the countries this summer, kicking things off at the increasingly iconic New Century Hall in Manchester on 10th June.
The ‘Whiplash’ tour also includes stops at Stylus in Leeds, the National Stadium in Dublin, and The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, the latter of which has already sold out. bôa will conclude the tour with a huge show at O2 Forum, Kentish Town, in London on 21st June. The full list of dates can be found below.
About bôa
In 1998, British alt-rock band bôa dropped their breakout single “Duvet”, a sweeping anthem that went on to soundtrack the Japanese cult-classic anime, Serial Experiments Lain. A little more than two decades later – in the something old, something new spirit that drives Gen Z – “Duvet” re-emerged anew on TikTok, igniting a feverish renewed interest in the band (today “Duvet” boasts over 450 million streams on Spotify alone and inspiring bôa to return to the studio to record their first new music in almost 20 years.
In between, the members of bôa have simply lived life. Their extended hiatus, which began in 2004, brought no hostility, no dejection, no gripes. Vocalist-guitarist Jasmine Rodgers studied zoology, alongside releasing solo music. Bassist Alex Caird threw himself into art, painting and teaching music. And drummer Lee Sullivan ensconced himself in family life, while writing and producing music. All the while, they kept in touch.
That time apart gave them a heap of life’s experiences for their first full-length album in over twenty years, ‘Whiplash’, which arrived late last year and earned coverage from the likes of Clash, Nylon, Variety and more. A collection of melody-driven narratives, the record leaned into the universal sentiments of pain, solitude, and triumph. And that’s how, 25 years later, bôa feels impossibly new again.
UK + IE Tour Dates:
10th June – Manchester, New Century Hall
11th June – Newcastle, Newcastle University Students’ Union
12th June – Edinburgh, The Queen’s Hall (sold out)
14th June – Dublin, National Stadium
16th June – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (sold out)
17th June – Leeds, Stylus
19th June – Bristol, Electric Bristol
20th June – Cardiff, TramShed
21st June – London, O2 Forum, Kentish Town
