{"id":1992,"date":"2018-11-05T17:18:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2018-11-05T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:18:13","slug":"idles-confirm-2019-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=1992","title":{"rendered":"IDLES CONFIRM 2019 WORLD TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a wrapping up sell-out UK and US tours,\u00a0IDLES\u00a0have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include two London headliners at The Electric Ballroom and their first ever run of dates in Australia. Tickets go on public sale this Friday, Nov 9th at 10 am local time, with tickets available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-pjkkdo-jtzijduii-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.idlesband.com<\/a>, full routing below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1994 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-1140x761.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>IDLES\u2019 new record &#8216;Joy As An Act Of Resistance&#8217; debuted at no.5 in the UK charts, breaking Rough Trade\u2019s all-time record for most pre-orders and sales in a day. It is currently the no.1 best-reviewed record of 2018 (average rating of 88 across 25 reviews) at Album Of The Year and in the Top 10 on Metacritic. The band saw not only singles but the album itself A-listed at 6 Music and earned major features, amongst others, with the likes of Q, Mojo, The Guardian and covers with DIY, Loud &amp; Quiet, So Young and NME. They\u2019ve arrived internationally too with only last week\u00a0NPR Music\u00a0declaring\u00a0<em>\u201cI am an IDLES addict. It&#8217;s like mainlining an uplifting and unifying assault on nationalism, racism, intolerance, and class inequality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The band won Best Breakthrough at the Q Awards last month following their Jools Holland debut which NME called\u00a0<em id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2289\">\u201chistory in the making\u2026incomparably brilliant,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>likening it to Arctic Monkeys and Kanye West&#8217;s first appearances on the show. Watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-pjkkdo-jtzijduii-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>. La Blogoth\u00e8que also just filmed the band performing a couple \u2018Joy\u2019 standouts, watch them do stripped down versions of \u201cI\u2019m Scum\u201d and \u201cGram Rock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cn8QwVz2EcA?start=14&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2388\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1993 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2-768x1083.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/idles-2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a>\u201cNo hyperbole needed; IDLES are the most important band we have right now.&#8221;\u00a0<strong>&#8211; DIY Magazine (cover story)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2376\">\u201cEverything about Joy As An Act Of Resistance is just so perfectly realised. An instant classic, one that people will turn to in times of need for years to come.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>10\/10 &#8211; NME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis album is a heart-breaking but jubilant exploration of joy, honesty, fragility and expression as our most powerful means of human resistance.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>9\/10 &#8211; Classic Rock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2375\">\u201cIDLES have released the most relevant and at times gut wrenching album of the year.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drowned In Sound<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIDLES make sense of modern chaos on the utterly essential Joy as an Act of Resistance.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Line Of Best Fit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdles take their rightful place as not Britain\u2019s, nor Europe\u2019s, but the world\u2019s most vital band. It\u2019s a fist-clenched celebration of the full spectrum of phenomena &#8211; inexplicable, crushing and totally joyous &#8211; that divides and unites us all.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Quietus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2374\">\u201cIDLES deliver a thunderous and sharp state-of-the-nation address.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The 405<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross its 40-odd minutes, Joy As An Act of Resistance makes you want to laugh and cry and roar into the wind and cradle your nearest and dearest. It is a beautiful slice of humanity delivered by a group of men whose vulnerability and heart has become a guiding light in the fog for an increasing community of fans who don\u2019t just want, but need this.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>5\/5 &#8211; DIY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2373\">\u201cThe power of \u2018Joy As An Act Of Resistance.\u2019 is how it shows society itself in a mirror. Sometimes it\u2019s a bathroom mirror in the morning too bright and over exposed, another time it\u2019s a makeup mirror in a car you struggle just to catch a glimpse of yourself and other times it\u2019s a fairground mirror and everything is distorted and grotesque. But each time you have look yourself in the eye and take stock for your actions.<\/p>\n<p>This is a band to get excited about. Very, VERY, excited about!\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>9\/10 &#8211; Clash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis album announces IDLES as one of the most exhilarating and necessary punk bands of right now.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Kerrang!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026this isn\u2019t good-time, aspirational, radio-friendly pop. But for anyone in need of music that articulates their concerns or helps them to work through their troubles&#8211;or anyone who simply appreciates blistering, intelligent punk &#8211; they might just be Britain\u2019s most necessary band.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;\u00a0The Guardian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver a visceral torrent of motorik punk-pop pummels recalling prime Pixies or mclusky, Joe hails his \u201cbeautiful immigrant\u201d blood brother \u201cDanny Nedelko\u201d and celebrates his \u201cmongrel\u201d upbringing on \u201cI\u2019m Scum\u201d &#8211; in a world run by bullish right-wing sex pests, his aggressive compassion is a potent antidote.\u201d<strong>\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Independent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis feels indispensable, as both bereavement therapy and Brexit-era protest.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Q<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBritain\u2019s most cult-worthy band have a raging vitality.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>GQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoy as An Act of Resistance is a record that bristles with the political and emotional energy of punk\u2019s very best.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>9\/10 &#8211; CRACK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most vital albums of 2018.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>5\/5 &#8211; Dork<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Joy\u2026\u2019 is a self-confessed parade. It\u2019s a punch-up and it\u2019s a bear hug.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Loud &amp; Quiet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir follow-up sees them crank everything up to the next level. No band is better equipped to document the here and now, warts and all.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Mojo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must surely win the award for most intense album of the year. An exorcism of sadness and rage, with a burning commitment to honesty of expression throughout.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2372\">\u201cBristolian punk \u2013 brutally loud, brutally honest.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Uncut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2363\">&#8220;IDLES is the best 21st century punk-ish band I&#8217;ve heard.\u201d\u00a0<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>NPR Music<\/strong><strong>\u00a0(Bob Boilen)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisceral, joyous, and honest \u2014 lightning rods for collective rage, forged from love.\u201d\u00a0<strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2371\">&#8211;\u00a0Noisey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More info:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2370\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idlesband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541437400551_2369\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/idlesband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/idlesband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/idlesband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto credit Marcello Ambriz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a wrapping up sell-out UK and US tours,\u00a0IDLES\u00a0have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include two London headliners at The Electric Ballroom and their first ever run of dates in Australia. 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