Idles reveal 2019 world tour dates

By Scott Munro
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Idles will continue their live dates in support of new album Joy As An Act Of Resistance throughout 2019 - find out everything you need to know

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Idles have announced a world tour which will take place throughout 2019.

The band are currently on the road across Europe in support of their new album Joy As An Act Of Resistance (opens in new tab), which launched in August via Partisan.

Those dates will run until December 3, when the band play the Bataclan in Paris – and, following a break over the festive period, Idles will head to New Zealand and Australia in the new year to kick off the 2019 dates.

The band will then play shows in the UK, Europe and the US, bringing the mammoth run to a close in Seattle on May 28.

They’ll be joined on select dates by Fontaines DC, LIFE and Crows.

Tickets will go on general sale on Friday (November 9) from 10am local time.

In August, Idles took aim at Brexit in their video for Great (opens in new tab).

Speaking about the track, vocalist Joe Talbot said: “Let us go forward with open minds and open hearts into that fuck off fire we've started. No blame, no hate. Just love and a blue passport.”

Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance (opens in new tab)

Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance (opens in new tab)
Idles return with their second album Joy As An Act Of Resistance - the follow-up to 2017's Brutalism, featuring the singles Colossus and Great.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro

Scott looks after and updates Louder’s online buyer’s guides and also scouts out the best deals for music fans from every corner of the internet. He's spent more than 28 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014, where he wrote extensively about rock, metal, prog and more, before moving to the eCommerce team full-time in 2020. Scott has previous written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky.