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Glasvegas announce Airy Fairy for 2 April 2027, their first album in six years, with an 11-date UK and Ireland tour
The Glasgow band return with the single "Degüello", a ten-track fifth album and a 2027 run that starts at the O2 Academy Glasgow on 1 May.
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Glasvegas are back. The Glasgow band, who arrived in 2008 with a self-titled debut full of big choruses, wall-of-sound guitars and kitchen-sink storytelling, have announced their fifth album, Airy Fairy, for Friday 2 April 2027. It is their first record in six years and follows 2021's Godspeed. The lead single, "Degüello", is out now.
The record
Airy Fairy arrives on Modern Sky UK with ten songs:
- Degüello
- Airy Fairy
- Holiday & Travel Brochure
- My Hate Part
- Virtually Real
- TOOBIN
- Null
- Even Your Darkness Has A Light Of Its Own
- Lost In L.A.
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"Degüello" is the Spanish word for "cutthroat". Frontman James Allan has said the band wrote the album partly as a reaction to the frustrations of making Godspeed: they learned the engineering side was not where their strengths lie, so this time they brought in outside help and set out to enjoy making a record together. He has also said the title is something he once heard as an insult and now wears as part of who he is, pointing to school reports that called him a dreamer.
The tour
The band follow the album with 11 dates across the UK and Ireland, in two legs. Tickets are due to go on sale at 10am on Friday 30 October. The Glasgow opener is listed on Ticketmaster; check the band's ticket links on the day for the rest.
May 2027
- Saturday 1: Glasgow, O2 Academy
- Friday 7: Newcastle, Digital
- Saturday 8: Manchester, Club Academy
- Sunday 9: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
- Wednesday 12: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
- Thursday 13: Bristol, Thekla
- Friday 14: London, The Dome
September 2027
- Thursday 9: Belfast, Limelight 2
- Friday 10: Dublin, Whelan's
- Saturday 11: Cork, Cyprus Avenue
- Sunday 12: Limerick, Dolan's Warehouse
These are club-sized rooms, and Allan has said he wants the Glasgow night in particular to feel like theatre.
Why it matters
Glasvegas have long been a band that younger Scottish and Irish acts name as an influence, something Allan has said he is grateful to see. He has also spoken about the state of the scene around them, arguing that musicians, especially working-class kids, need more places to play and fairer pay.
We will update this story when the full ticket links appear.
More from the UK and Ireland: CHVRCHES announce All the King's Men for 22 January 2027.
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