A year of steady touring preceded the release of the band's 1997 debut single, "Queen of the Troubled Teens," which immediately found favor with Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq. Our UK tour finishes tonight in Tayside at Fat Sams Dundee. After slots at Birmingham’s Lunar Weekend and Minehead’s Shiiine On Weekender, the indie rock band will play Gloucester’s Guildhall, Sheffield’s Foundry, the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal, the Ironworks in Inverness and Fat Sam’s in Dundee between November 17 and 22.Tickets go on sale at 10am on August 8. During that time, Jones launched a solo career and formed the side project the Birthday Suit, while Woomble released two further solo albums. One year later, Idlewild bucked convention by releasing their sixth album, Post Electric Blues, as a free, fan-site-only download; a traditional release followed in October. Meanwhile, Woomble made his solo debut with My Secret Is My Silence, an intimate acoustic album featuring background vocals by Kate Rusby, and joined folk musicians Kris Drever and John McCusker to record the collaborative Before the Ruin in 2008. Superb performance from the entire band. Get yourself down early for the excellent St. Martiins. In 2010 the band went on a hiatus that lasted three years. The new albums songs held up and it looked like they were having a great despite the Artic temperatures ( the air conditioning had broken), but they kept us all warm!Saw them at the Kelvingrove Band Stand on the 5th August 2016. A few tickets left on the door. Tickets and pre-orders for the Everyday Sun EP, released on March 27 at www.roddywoomble.net Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Idlewild’s 25th anniversary dates, including November 14, Usher Hall, Edinburgh via www.idlewild.co.uk The grungy lead single "Collect Yourself" saw the band exploring a new direction, with a distinct funk influence. Varied well crafted set from their back catalogue. "American English" and "You Held the World in Your Arms" were massive hits in Europe, making the album Idlewild's most successful project to date.Warnings/Promises followed in 2005, featuring songs that had been written during an inspired four-month session in the Scottish Highlands. Join 53,402 fans getting concert alerts for this artist Access your personal details, check your artist alerts and more.At a time when we are social distancing, discover what's happening in music from across the world as we keep you connected with our artists.Create an account to receive our newsletter, emails about latest shows, store your favourite artists and get all the latest alerts as they happen.We respect your privacy and do not share your details with any third party. Get the latest gig alerts and more.The Scottish alt rock group Idlewild formed in Edinburgh in late 1995, originally comprising singer Roddy Woomble, guitarist Rod Jones, bassist Phil Scanlon, and drummer Colin Newton. Recent influence of Scottish folk add to a rich soundscape.Absolutely brilliant.
We use your information to delivery personalised marketing communications by telling you about tours and artists that we think will interest you based on genres, artists and cities you have selected. Recorded in Scotland and L.A. and preceded by the single "Dream Variations," it was a mature and stately album of grown-up pop/rock with bluesy, faintly psychedelic flourishesSign up for email alerts about gigs, festivals, priority booking, competitions and more. A few tickets left on the door. 100 Broken Windows followed in early 2001, with a subsequent U.S. tour launching later that spring.The next year, Idlewild issued The Remote Part. . Our UK tour finishes tonight in Tayside at Fat Sams Dundee. IDLEWILD are to headline Rooted In Scotland, an intimate gig at Glasgow’s King Tut’s in aid of Help Musicians UK, an independent charity for… "American English" and "You Held the World in Your Arms" were massive hits in Europe, making the album Idlewild's most successful project to date.Warnings/Promises followed in 2005, featuring songs that had been written during an inspired four-month session in the Scottish Highlands. Idlewild’s third full-length album “The Remote Part” proved to be their most popular and well-received, aided by the singles “American English” and “You Held the World in Your Arms”, although tensions within the band were rising.