The Rifles playing London KOKO on October 20th 2016. (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever)
The Rifles don the acoustic guitars for a stripped back tour starting in May next year.
With 2016 about to wrap through three nights at Boogaloo in London, the band have revealed UK and Ireland dates which go into June after opening night at the Bristol Thekla.
The Rifles released the double album Big Life back in the summer, reinforcing their mod credentials in working with producer Charles Rees. ”It was just a case of having trouble picking the 11 or 12 songs for one album,” Joel Stoker said.
“There wasn’t any that we wanted to leave off, so we decided to just throw them all on. It’s just a case of giving our fans as much music as possible.”
Tour dates:
DECEMBER 2016
13, 14, 15 – London, Boogaloo
MAY 2017
2 – Bristol, Thekla
3 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
8 – Birmingham, Glee Club
9 – Cambridge, Junction
12 – Manchester, Gorilla
13 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
17 – Glasgow, King Tuts
18 – Aberdeen, Tunnels
19 – Newcastle, Sage Hall 2
20 – York, Crescent
23 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
24 – Leicester, Y Theatre
25 – Oxford, Bullingdon
26, 27 – London, Islington Assembly Hall
JUNE 2017
1 – Belfast, Empire
2 – Dublin, Workmans Club
