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Slow Crush – announce tour dates, including a stop off at The Grand Social Dublin

SLOW CRUSH recently announced their new album, ‘Thirst’, set for release on August 29th through Pure Noise Records – on which the dynamic four piece further cement themselves at the forefront of rock and shoe-gaze. The band can now announce they will be heading out on a UK tour this October in support of the new album, their first UK dates in – ?????

Speaking about returning to the UK this autumn the band said, “We’re excited to be presenting our new album ‘Thirst’ with a fresh new and special live set (more info on this later).
We feel these new songs translate really well in band setting and just can’t wait to bring this wall of sound the UK. We’ve personally curated two great support bands for this tour, SOM who recently released a new album and the other band is to be announced later.”

‘Thirst’ Album Release Tour Dates:
16th October 2025 – Bristol, The Fleece
17th October 2025 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
18th October 2025 – London, Oslo
20th October 2025 – Glasgow, Classic Grand Lounge
21st October 2025 – Belfast, Black Box
22nd October 2025 – Dublin, Grand Social
23rd October 2025 – Manchester, Rebellion
24th October 2025 – Newcastle, The Grove
25th October 2025 – Leeds, Key Club
26th October 2025 – Nottingham, Bodega
27th October 2025 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds 
28th October 2025 – Southampton, Joiners

On the upcoming album ThirstSLOW CRUSH‘s dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit. They’ve shared the album’s leading single and title track which emerges as the defining anthem. The band explain, “‘Thirst’ is about an unquenchable desire for what’s next, with focus on essence and balance. Not losing yourself in the ever-growing distractions that surround us. A yearning pulse for renewal, ‘Thirst’ ripples with a craving for something pure, something vital. It churns with an unrelenting drive, building an electrifying momentum that surges forward and breaks through, offering both release and rebirth.”

Ian Mc Donnell

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