Bear’s Den have announced details of a European headline tour for October 2015. Culminating with a previously announced show at London’s Roundhouse on 27th October, the tour will also include shows in Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, and Portsmouth
2015 has so far proved a fruitful year for this London based trio who released their debut album ‘Islands’ on Communion Records / Caroline International in October 2014. Bear’s Den started the year with a completely sold out European tour, with numerous venues upgraded to keep up with ticket demand.
More recently, their single ‘Above The Clouds Of Pompeii' picked up a nomination at this year's Ivor Novello Awards. Written by the band’s Andrew Davie, the song was nominated in the Best Song Musically And Lyrically category, alongside Ben Howard and Hozier.
Speaking of the song itself, Davie says, "I wrote Above The Clouds Of Pompeii a few years ago, in the back of a VW camper van, on Bear's Den's first ever tour in America. Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Staves were also on that tour and it was hugely inspiring to be surrounded by so many talented songwriters night after night”.
A feature-length music documentary of this tour, ‘Austin To Boston’, will get its global release on 12th June via Netflix and iTunes, fresh from a successful run of screenings at international film festivals. The film was directed by James Marcus Haney (No Cameras Allowed), produced by Ben Lovett (Mumford & Sons) & Ty Johnson (Sideshow Alley), and narrated by Gill Landry (Old Crow Medicine Show).
Watch the trailer for ‘Austin To Boston’ here.
Watch the official video for ‘Above The Clouds of Pompeii’ here.
Bear’s Den now have a busy summer of US and European festival appearances ahead of them, including Glastonbury, Citadel, and Reading & Leeds festivals in the UK.
BEAR’S DEN SUMMER 2015 FESTIVAL DATES:
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11th June - Bonnaroo Music Festival, Tennessee, USA
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28th June - Glastonbury, Somerset, UK
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4th July - Goffertpark, Nijmegen, NL (supporting Mumford & Sons)
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10th July - NOS Alive Festival, Oeiras, PT
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11th July - BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, ES
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19th July - Citadel Festival, London, UK 24th July - Somersault Festival, Barnstaple, UK
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26th July - Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton, UK
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31st July - Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA 9th Aug - Squamish Valley Music Festival, CA
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13th Aug - Haldern Pop Festival, Haldern GE 21st Aug - Dockville Festival, Hamburg, DE
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22nd Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, BE
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23rd Aug - Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, NL
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28th Aug - Reading & Leeds Festival, UK
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29th Aug - Reading & Leeds Festival, UK
Published on 03 June 2015 by Ben Robinson
