Róisín Murphy will tour her latest album, ‘Hit Parade’, early next year.
The electronic star will launch the run in Leeds on February 8, playing across the UK through February 17 with a stop at London’s Alexandra Palace.
She’ll then take the show to Europe, starting March 8 in Amsterdam and continuing with 10 stops through March 21 in Paris.
The shows will feature a “full band, exceptional visuals, new songs and old, a little something for everyone”.
Tickets go on sale September 22. The full list of dates is below.
FEBRUARY 2024
8 – O2 Academy, Leeds
10 – The Halls, Wolverhampton
11 – Beacon, Bristol
13 – O2 Academy, Glasgow
14 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
17 – Alexandra Palace, London
MARCH 2024
8 – Gashouder, Amsterdam, NL
9 – Zoom, Frankfurt, DE
10 – E-Werk, Cologne, DE
13 – Cirque Royal, Brussels, BE
15 – Arena Ursynow, Warsaw, PL
16 – Verti Music Hall, Berlin, DE
17 – Divaldo Archa, Prague, CZ
19 – Alcatraz, Milan, IT
20 – X-Tra, Zurich, CH
21 – Olumpia, Paris, FR
‘Hit Parade‘ is billed as a “compendium of genre-melding gems”, with Róisín saying of the DJ Koze collaboration: “We worked remotely, in different countries sending tracks/ideas back and forth for several years. I always have to approach a new collaboration with openness and a willingness to learn and never more so than with this.
“The studio in this case was imaginary, in the airspace between Hamburg and London. That meant we were both in a personal, private place when working on the songs.
“For me that brought out a more intimate approach to the songwriting, I told this album my secrets. For Koze it meant total freedom and absolute focus without the distraction of my presence. He took a deep dive into himself and I believe that’s why the music is so vibrant and alive. It is just exploding with colour!”
Admitting she’s “never been happier” than she is right now, the Moloko singer added: “For me the record is about love and sensuality but also it’s about music itself and how it’s always been there for me.
“There are tinges of darkness, of the abyss, as well as all the joy. There’s contemplation of mortality which is meant to serve as reminder to me (and perhaps you the listener) to really live while we can.”
In a review of the album, RETROPOP called ‘Hit Parade’ Murphy’s “most diverse and captivating work to date”, adding: “even in its wildest moments, it speaks to the artist at its core, showcasing her command over her work and instantly becoming an essential Róisín Murphy album”.
