Mew announce live dates for 2020

A press shot of Mew — (Image credit: Morten Rygaard)

Danish alt.proggers Mew have announced a handful of live dates to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their fourth album And The Glass Handed Kites.

In a statement on their Facebook page the band stated: "To celebrate the 15th anniversary of And The Glass Handed Kites we will be playing a series of live shows in 2020," says Mew's Jonas Bjerre. "These shows will feature music from the album, some rarely heard B-Sides and more from our entire catalog.

“In all the years since its inception, we have never attempted to play this sequence of songs live in that same manner. Next year, we intend to make that attempt. More news & announcements about And The Glass Handed Kites to come..."

The band will play:

UK London Royal Festival Hall - May 12
FIN Helsinki The House Of Culture - 14
DEN Copenhagen KB Hallen - 16
NOR Oslo Centrum Scene - Jun 4
NOR Tromso Rakettnatt Festival - Aug 28/9

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, available here.

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.