The Boxer Rebellion is a London indie band formed around 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native Nathan Nicholson (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Andrew Smith (lead guitar), and Englishmen Adam Harrison (bass guitar) and Piers Hewitt (drums). They have so far released an eponymous EP, four studio albums, Exits (2005), Union (2009), The Cold Still (2011) and Promises (2013), as well as a compilation album, B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 (2012). The Boxer Rebellion's third studio album, The Cold Still (2011) was mixed and produced by Ethan Johns at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios. The album was released on iTunes on 1 February 2011 in the United States. It was released digitally on iTunes and physically in the UK, Europe, and around the world 7 February 2011, and in France 1 March 2011. The band released a compilation album of rare b-sides and unreleased songs entitled B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 on 7 November 2012.
Their new 17-track live album is out this week, ‘Live At
The Forum’ which captures the magnitude and contagious energy of the band’s
biggest London show to date, featuring songs from all four studio albums.
On 7th & 8th of October, The
Boxer Rebellion will play two very special show at London’s Scala venue. The
first night consisting of songs from the band’s first two albums and the second
focusing on the more recent releases of ‘The Cold Still’ and ‘Promises’ both
shows are set to be huge, be sure to check them out if you can!!!
Other Tour Dates Include...
October:
1, Gorilla, Manchester, UK
3, Cyprus Avenue, Cork, IE
4, Dublin Academy, Dublin, IE
7, Scala, London, UK
8, Scala, London, UK
25, Independance, Madrid, ES
26, Garaje, Murcia, ES
27, Bikini, Barcelona, ES
29, Komplex Club, Zurich, CH
30, Slumeria della Musica, Milan, IT
November:
1, Euphoric @XS Live Club, Rome, IT
3, Six D.o.g.s, Athens, GR
5, Salon, Istanbul, TR
6, Sofia Live Club, Sofia, BG
7, Colectiv, Bucharest, RO
8, A38, Budapest, HU
10, Atomic Cafe, Munich, DE
11, Club Cann, Stuttgart, DE
12, SO36, Berlin, DE
14, Mojo Club, Hamburg, DE
15, 013, Tilburg, NL
16, Club Banhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne, DE
17, De Oosterpoort, Groningen, NL
19, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL
20, Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, NL
21, Alhambra, Mons, BE
The guys played their massive hit ‘Diamonds’ for us in a
special Studio Session in their secret base in London.
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