UNKLE have revealed their latest venture, the ‘Rōnin Live’ 2024 UK tour, which is scheduled to kick off later this year. Beginning at Project House in Leeds on October 15, the event will feature “the latest evolution of their artistry, promising fans a truly unique concert experience featuring recent recordings, remixes, and reinterpretations”. The tour will span several locations including Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and finally Here@Outernet in London on October 21.
The tickets are set to be available for sale to the public on Friday, July 12. For a full list of dates and to purchase tickets, please visit the website linked to in the article. According to a press release accompanying the announcement, the Rōnin Tour places the UNKLE live experience “within the context of a club environment rather than a traditional live show”. This allows them to be creative and experimental in many different ways. The live shows promise to be layered and collaged to provide an experience that draws influences from the past, present, and future of UNKLE.
The team has aimed to push the limits of what they thought DJing was, and included visual elements along with the music. They commented: “We want people to dance, celebrate, and have a great time”. UNKLE’s James Lavelle said in the press release: “The Rōnin shows are layered, collaged and sampled to create a seamless UNKLE soundtrack experience, drawing influences from the past, present and future of UNKLE”.
Previously speaking to NME, James Lavelle stated that they want to create something unique for every audience. They believe that club music brings light out of darkness, and the lyrics they produce reflect this. While recorded before COVID, the sentiment within the lyrics still stands true, even today, with the period before COVID being seen by some as a time of greed. Looking at the songs through the eyes of 2021, and the growing political extremism that had characterized the past, he believes there was still a sense of uncertainty and unrest
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