TV On The Radio have unveiled details of a reunion tour this November and December – check out all the dates below.
Last week, the band joined Oasis, Linkin Park and Sum 41 in sharing a cryptic teaser of a potential announcement.
Fans spent the week speculating that the band could be making a highly-awaited comeback, after they wiped all the posts on their Instagram account, before re-sharing a singular image.
Now they’ve proven to be correct, as the band have announced a November tour in New York, London and Los Angeles. Fans can sign up to a link here for a presale for the NYC and LA dates. NY, LA & London presale starts on September 10th at 12pm local time, as per their Instagram announcement.
The band are also reissuing their debut album, ‘Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes’, on November 15 for its 20th anniversary. David Andrew Sitek is unable to play the live shows but remains in the band, a representative told Pitchfork.
The reissue will see five tracks added, including ‘Final Fantasy,’ an early demo that then evolved into ‘Bomb Yourself’, which you can listen to below.
You can check out the full list of dates here too and get tickets for the US shows here and the UK ones here.
TV On The Radio Tour Dates are:
NOVEMBER:
25 – Webster Hall, New York
26 – Webster Hall, New York
29 – Webster Hall, New York
30 – Webster Hall, New York
DECEMBER:
4 – The El Rey, LA
5 – The El Rey, LA
7 – The El Rey, LA
10 – Islington Assembly Hall, London
11 – Islington Assembly Hall, London
12 – Islington Assembly Hall, London
The ‘Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes’ reissue tracklisting is:
1 – ‘The Wrong Way’
2 – ‘Dreams’
3 – ‘King Eternal’
4 – ‘Ambulance’
5 – ‘Poppy’
6 – ‘Don’t Love You’
7 – ‘Bomb Yourself’
8 – ‘Wear You Out’
9 – ‘Staring at the Sun’
10 – ‘You Could Be Love’
11 – ‘Staring at the Sun’ (Demo) (Remastered)
12 – ‘New Health Rock’ (Remastered)
13 – ‘Modern Romance’ (Remastered)
14 – ‘Final Fantasy’ (2004 Recording)
15 – ‘Dry Drunk Emperor’ (2005 Recording)
The first post the band shared on Instagram since wiping their social clean simply read: ‘TV ON THE RADIO’. The band also shared a link on their story that leads to an official website encouraging fans to enter their email address to “sign up”. You can check it out here.
Fans in the comment section started speculating about a reunion almost immediately after the post went live. “Are we back? Are there new things to come, because I have worn out all the previous albums to death! Whatever is coming, I’m in, guys!” one fan wrote. Another said: “It’s like seeing the Bat Signal after years of silence,” while another added: “who cares about Oasis now” in reference to the Manchester band’s recently announced reunion.
The band haven’t released an album since 2014’s ‘Seeds‘, but frontman Tunde Adebimpe has delved into acting in the meantime. They also haven’t played live together since 2019.
Adebimpe recently played a supporting role in Twisters, starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. In an interview promoting the film earlier this summer, he hinted that new music is on the way.
“I can say that I just wrapped up my own record. And that will be out … in the future,” he told Stereogum. “And you … I can say … you might have an opportunity to buy a ticket to something related to that, or something related to TV On The Radio … in a while.
NME gave ‘Seeds’ a four-star review at the time of its release, writing: “These songs conjure the same excitement as the seditious ‘Wolf Like Me’ did in 2006. TV On The Radio have returned from an uncertain period sounding remarkably fresh.”