October Drift – release ‘Wallflower’ video ahead of UK tour

October Drift have released the video for their new single ‘Wallflower’ ahead of kicking off their UK headline tour this week in support of the new album Blame The Young out now via Physical Education Recordings.
 
‘Wallflower’ is a pensive anthem for the introverted, capturing the delicate and often overwhelming feelings of isolation. It is a poignant tribute to those who find comfort in solitude, even when it feels like the world is slipping away. The new video captures this with frontman and guitarist Kiran Roy skating alone through a bleak industrial setting and finding joy in his desolate surroundings.
 
Regarding the single Kiran says, “I guess the theme of being a wallflower, and of being the quiet observer, reflects the time I was writing the song, which was during lockdown. The ‘wallflower’ is watching from the wings and seeing the ugliness of the world and choosing not to engage. It reflects seeing altercations but not doing anything to intervene or being in a social situation where you can’t relate to anyone there.”

Their 10-date UK headline tour starts on Friday (October 25^th) at Bristol’s Thekla and finishes at London’s Scala on November 5^th. The band will then play Mutations Festival in Brighton on November 9^th before setting off on their first headline tour across Europe.
 
2024 UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES
October
25^th – Bristol, Thekla
26^th – Stoke, The Sugarmill 
27^th – Norwich, The Waterfront Studio                              
29^th – Manchester, Gorilla 
30^th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
31^st – Dundee, Beat Generator 
 
November
2^nd – Newcastle, Think Tank
3^rd – Leeds, Key Club
4^th – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
5^th – London, Scala 
9^th – Brighton, Mutations Festival

2024 EUROPEAN HEADLINE TOUR DATES
November
30^th – Hilversum, De Vorstin
 
December
1^st – Rotterdam, Rotown
2^nd – Cologne, Helios 37
3^rd – Hamburg, Hafenklag
5^th – Copenhagen, Beta
6^th – Oslo, Dunk
7^th – Stockholm, Nalen Klubb
9^th – Berlin, Maschinenhaus
10^th – Warsaw, VooDoo
11^th – Budapest, Dürer Kert
12^th – Prague, Cafe V Lese
14^th – Milan, Legend
15^th – Zurich, Dynamo Werk21
16^th – Paris, Point FMR
17^th – Maastricht, Muziekgieterij
18^th – Nijmegen, Doornroosje
 
Tickets are on sale now via https://octoberdrift.os.fan/
 

Photo credit – press photo