Travis are back with their new single Bus and a run of UK headline tour dates for December 2024.
The track is the second to be lifted from the group’s forthcoming 10th studio album ‘L.A. Times’, due July 12 on BMG, and sees Fran Healy and co. in a reflective mood.
In a statement, he says: “I was on holiday, staring out the window, watching all the boats bobbing on the sea. I was trying to write a song and nothing was coming. It reminded me of all the years I spent waiting on buses. You never think it’s going to come, but if you wait long enough it usually turns up.
“Looking out at the sea at all the little sailing boats, I imagined all the bands and artists sitting in them waiting on that freak gust of wind to blow them to fame and fortune. We caught a huge one in ’99 so I can testify to the random nature of it.
“In the middle of all these thoughts came a cool little melody and the song was written a few minutes later.”
An accompanying music video sees Travis waiting at a bus stop in the Highlands, with the group also found performing the song at the side of the road.
Listen to Bus and watch the music video below.
Alongside the single release, Travis have announced a UK headline tour to run throughout December 2024, including a stop at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London on December 13.
Other shows take place in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Margate, Bristol, Eastbourne, Sheffield, Newcastle and Glasgow.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 14 at 9am BST and are available here. The full list of dates is below.
DECEMBER 2024
05 – O2 Academy, Leeds
06 – Albert Hall, Manchester
08 – Olympia, Liverpool
09 – The Halls, Wolverhampton
10 – Rock City, Nottingham
11 – Dreamland, Margate
13 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
15 – Beacon, Bristol
17 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
18 – Octagon, Sheffield
19 – City Hall, Newcastle
21 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
