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UK Tour 2024 📣

Hugely excited to announce our first run of dates for 2024.

🔗Tickets on sale now | http://bit.ly/wrest-tour-2024

We kick off 2024 with our debut at Peel Centenary Centre on Isle of Man - we can't wait to make our first trip here.

We look forward to returning to Oxford, Brighton, Bristol and Cambridge.

2023 - our biggest year so far.

Thanks so much to everyone who came to see us at home and away. So many highlight shows this year, absolutely buzzing to get back on the road again soon.

Big plans afoot for 2024...👀

Photos as credited

ICYMI - Bedtime Rhymes 10" Vinyl Pre-Order 📖

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Yesterday we announced the vinyl pre-order of our latest release "Bedtime Rhymes". Your support has been incredible, and already we have sold almost half of the first pressing.

Thank you for your incredible support.

What a night at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh 🔥

Still decompressing from Friday. Thanks to everyone who came along and made this such a special one for us. A truly landmark night for our band that we won't forget in a hurry - the perfect way to round off another year of touring.

A one-night-only return of the wrest of yesteryear beckons as 'Shooting Stansfield' take to the stage at The Flying Duck in Glasgow on Friday 8th December with a mix of songs very old, old and new.

Tiny number of tickets left for this, call it a 'secret show' and don't tell your pals...last tickets on Skiddle and wrest website.

Otherwise, the next Scottish wrest show is Barrowlands next year.

Buzzing for it already.

Photos by Rachel Cuthbert

Queen's Hall's a goner 🔥

The biggest one yet, heading for a massive night in Edinburgh tomorrow.

New EP out tonight from midnight - Doors at the legendary Queen's Hall from 7pm tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone who has supported, got tickets and made this possible. Cannot wait for it.

*BEDTIME RHYMES EP - Out Friday 24th November*

Our new EP Bedtime Rhymes is out next Friday 24th November - the same day we headline the iconic Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.

Available on all streaming platforms from a minute past midnight wherever you are.

Produced by Jamie Holmes
Mastered by Sean Mott
Graphics by Patrick Geil
Words and music by wrest

And then there was one...
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wrest live at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh
Next Friday 24th November 2023

Our last headline show of another unbelievable year.

Last and final tickets remaining for the grand finale of the year at one of Edinburgh's most iconic music venues.

Support from Jim Wilson and Dead Sea Souls 🔥

Heading rapidly for a full house, and our biggest show so far.

Cannot wait for it

Photos from Graham Noble

THIS WEEKEND...
*SOUTHAMPTON - BRISTOL - LONDON*

And here is it - the final weekend of the tour, and the last shows on the road for us for the foreseeable.

Tomorrow we're down to Southampton, then on to our biggest Bristol headline so far on Saturday, and our biggest London show so far on Sunday - low tickets remaining for both.

Thanks to all who have come to see us across the UK and Europe this year - truly blown away by the support for us as a fully independent band with no backing. None of it is possible without your ongoing support for our music.

Big thanks also to over 12,000 plays on the new single Little Star in its first week ⭐ Watch this space for more new music news soon...

Buzzing for this final weekend on the road.

Photos from our last outings in London and Bristol by Graham Noble.

OUT NOW >> Little Star

The second single from upcoming EP, Bedtime Rhymes.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music and everywhere else.

Artwork by Patrick Geil/Easy Tiger Design Co/Pen and Pompier
Produced by Jamie Holmes
Mastered by Sean Mott

Little Star.

Single out this Friday 3rd November.

*NEWCASTLE - MANCHESTER - LEEDS*
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Three busy nights for the next England leg this weekend, with our biggest shows so far in Newcastle (Fri), Manchester (Sat), Leeds (Sun).

Thanks as always to everyone who has tickets and continues to support what we do - can't wait to get back to see you all again, some of our favourite cities to play.

Down to the final few shows of 2023 now - coming next is Bristol, Southampton and London, followed by the year finale at a very busy/nearly gone Queens Hall in Edinburgh on Fri 24th November.

Photos from Barrowlands by Graham Noble

*GALASHIELS - LIVERPOOL - CARLISLE*
*NEWCASTLE - MANCHESTER - LEEDS*
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Big month in store as we head south, with some of our favourite places to play on the slate for October.

Class to get back out on the road for big shows across the UK after our spell in Europe. Kicks off with a return to one of our favourite venues, Mac Arts next weekend 🔥

GALASHIELS - Mac Arts - 13/10/2023
LIVERPOOL - EBGBs - 14/10/2023
CARLISLE - The Source Collective - 15/10/2023
NEWCASTLE - The Cluny - 27/10/2023
MANCHESTER - The Deaf Institute - 28/10/2023
LEEDS - The Belgrave Music Hall - 29/10/2023

Photos by Graham Noble

Amazing weekend up north with Aviemore, Inverness Matinee & Evening, and our biggest show so far in Aberdeen at The Tunnels.

A big thanks to Connor Wilson on his last show with us, The Tunnels was the perfect send off.

Back in action this weekend with acoustic duo shows in Nottingham on Saturday, York on Sunday.

Down to the last few shows of the year now, taking in the last couple of Scottish dates + England...

Coming up soon: Galashiels, Liverpool, Carlisle, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, London, Bristol, Southampton and a very nearly-sold out Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, our biggest show yet.

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Photos by Jamie Tod

*UK TOUR RETURNS*
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NEXT WEEKEND: Low tickets remaining for Aviemore 28th, Inverness Matinee 29th and Aberdeen 30th 🔥

After our adventures across Europe, we're back in full band action at home next weekend. Inverness evening show is already gone, the 5pm matinee + Aviemore and Aberdeen down to the last few remaining tickets.

Onwards in October to Galashiels, Liverpool, Carlisle, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds.

November has us in Southampton, Bristol and London, before finishing the year at an already very busy Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 24th Nov.

Buzzing to get back on the road again across the UK, returning to some of our favourite cities in the coming weeks.

Also featuring the last two acoustic duo shows of the year, with debuts in Nottingham and York on the 7th and 8th October.

Photos Graham Noble

Our European adventures for 2023 have now drawn to a close...

Incredible shows from Paris to Dresden, from Odense to Punderich, from Dusseldorf to Hamburg, and everywhere in between.

Amazing welcomes across the board - cannot wait to get back out everywhere and see you all soon with new music in 2024.

A massive thanks to everyone who came to see us so far from home turf, on by far our biggest European run so far. We loved every minute, and continue to be blown away by your support for our music.

Big thanks to Fabi, Adrian, Arran, Jim, Connor, Louis, Sebastian, Geoff and everyone else along the way who helped make this possible. Absolute top tour team, could not hope for better.

Decompressing now ahead of our return to UK action. First Scottish shows in forever coming up this month with Aviemore, Inverness x2 and Aberdeen, before we take on England.

Let's go.

Photos by Craig Robertson & Sebastian Madej where noted

*GLASGOW BARROWLAND - UNDER A YEAR TO GO...*
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Less than a year to go before we headline the famous Glasgow Barrowland, in what will be our biggest show to date by a million miles.

1/3 of ALL tickets gone already, including delegations from Germany, Denmark and France making the pilgrimage to join us in Scotland for the occasion.

Thanks so much to everyone who has bought so far in advance, delighted to see the support already for what's set to be the biggest night in the wrest story so far...

Absolute dream venue for any Scottish band to headline - especially without industry support, management or label backing.

Some very special plans in the works and announcements for Barras in due course over the coming months.

Cannot wait to take to that famous stage on Saturday 31st August 2024.

*HELLO INDIGO T-SHIRT - 48hr PRE-ORDER OPEN NOW*
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The next design in our series of song interpretations by Denver, Colorado based pencil artist Patrick Geil.

Hello Indigo from A World That Has Left You Unspoken. Somewhere out there lost in space...

Navy Blue unisex T-shirt, in sizes S- # #

Pre-order closes this Saturday at 10am.

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EU Bookings: [email protected]

*UK TOUR RETURNS THIS MONTH*
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As our adventures in Europe draw to a close, we're buzzing to get back to full band action across the UK later this month, including our first Scottish shows since April, and a full sweep of English dates.

Aviemore - Inverness - Aberdeen - Galashiels - Liverpool - Carlisle - Newcastle - Manchester - Leeds - Southampton - Bristol - London - and The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh to close the year.

Tickets already selling fast across the board, busy nights already shaping up in Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and London particularly, all others well on their way.

Huge night incoming for Queen's Hall, already over 2/3rds gone for our biggest headline so far at this iconic venue.

Full listings info and tickets at wrest.band/gigs

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*EDINBURGH - THE QUEEN'S HALL - 3 MONTHS TO GO...*
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A little under 3 months to go now till our biggest headline show of 2023, and our only show of the year in Edinburgh.

Tickets at 2/3rds sold for this so far, our biggest capacity room so far, already heading for a bigger night than Liquid Rooms last year 🔥

Cannot wait to headline this iconic Edinburgh venue, a bucket-list room for us after seeing so many class bands here over the years.

Counting down the days...

Thanks to all who turned out in Dundee and Lossiemouth over the weekend for the acoustic duos, great to see so many out and singing along in both places.

Hope to get back soon.

Photos: Sebastian Madej

Back in Scottish action this weekend for the first time in a while, as the acoustic duo tour picks up in Dundee and Lossiemouth.

Last call for tickets for these, heading for another busy night in both cities, buzzing to get back.

Off to Germany again next week for our biggest German headline show so far at Vier Linden Open Air in Dusseldorf, and then playing Oben Air Festival in Punderich next weekend.

Photos from Hamburg by Sebastian Madej

More photos from Europe.

Next up in Germany...

Dusseldorf - 31/8
Oben Air Festival - 2/9
Osnabruck - 15/9
Hannover - 16/9
Dresden - 17/9

Photos by Craig Robertson unless noted

European tour leg complete 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇰

Paris, Darmstadt, Elend bei Sorge (Rocken am Brocken), Berlin, Hamburg, Odense and Eschwege (Open Flair).

Shows in 3 countries over the past two weeks, after many hours and days in the van. So good to play and meet with so many people throughout this leg of the tour - excited for the next time we make it across to play for you all again.

Big thanks to Connor Wilson, Adrian McNab, Louis Matheson and Jim of Jim Wilson Music for their many and varied contributions to the touring party and the live show - absolutely could not have done it without you.

Big shout also to Fabi at Homebound Music for putting this incredible couple of weeks together, and giving us the opportunity to headline so many great shows across Europe.

Cannot wait to carry on the European tour in a couple of weeks time - heading to Dusseldorf, Dresden, Hannover, Osnabruck, and Oben Air Festival over the next few months.

Photos here courtesy of Sebastian Madej from an incredible night in a packed Molotow in Hamburg, one of the many highlights of the tour.

Amazing night on the Butefest main stage last night. Had a blast supporting the legends in Big Country - thanks to Iain, Hayley and the team for having us there.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Paris, and the start of our first extended European run of the year.

Tickets flying, low tickets in Hamburg and Dusseldorf.

Can't wait to see you all there, absolutely buzzing to get back across.

Photo through the lens of Adrian 'Trash Panda' McNab

Two weeks tonight we leave for Paris to begin our next European adventure. Buzzing to get back across to see you all again for our biggest round of European shows so far 🔥

Paris - Saarbrucken - Rocken Am Brocken Festival - Berlin - Hamburg - Odense - Open Flair Festival - Dusseldorf - Punderich - Osnabruck - Hannover - Dresden

Before that, we take to the main stage on Sunday 30th July at Butefest on the Isle of Bute, second headliner to Big Country, then returning for Aviemore, Inverness (new matinee show added) and Aberdeen in September.

Busy couple of months incoming as we return to live action and the second half of the tour.

Tickets selling fast everywhere - hope to see you there.