“It howls, it’s grindingly beautiful, and it’s probably heading your way.”
Forty years of The Sisters of Mercy deserves a celebration: to honour this formidable milestone of the Leeds (not) goth rockers, the band have announced that they will play a three-night weekend residency at the historic Roundhouse in London on 11, 12, and 13 of September 2021.
London tickets will go on sale at MyTicket at 10 am GMT this Friday.
The European Tour, which had yet another pandemic postponement, according to the announcement, promises “new and hence unreleased songs…although the classics get a good thrashing in rotation. Having derived their light show from the Big Bang (gleefully inventing rave lighting in the process), the Sisters see no reason to tone it down, and will be exploding in all their usual glory at the next suitable opportunity.”
SING!
This will be the first appearance of Sisters of Mercy in the UK since lockdown began in a year ago, with the band’s last show being March 11, 2020. This current lineup is Andrew Eldritch (naturally) joined onstage by guitarist Ben Christo, guitarist Dylan Smith, and Ravey Davey as nurse to drum machine Doktor Avalanche.
Here is the full European Tour lineup:
Sisters Of Mercy 2021 European Tour
Aug 07: Hildesheim M’era Luna, Germany
Aug 08: Hildesheim M’era Luna, Germany
Sep 10: London Roundhouse, UK
Sep 11: London Roundhouse, UK
Sep 12: London Roundhouse, UK
Sep 19: Maastricht Muziekgieterij, Netherlands
Sep 20: Nijmegen Doornroosje, Netherlands
Sep 22: Groningen De Oosterpoort, Netherlands
Sep 23: Den Haag Paard, Netherlands
Sep 25: Saarbrücken Garage Saarbrücken, Germany
Sep 27: Nürnberg, Löwensaal Germany
Sep 28: Ulm ROXY, Germany
Sep 30: Frankfurt Batschkapp, Germany
Oct 01: Karlsruhe Tollhaus, Germany
Oct 03: Winterthur Salzhaus, Switzerland
Oct 05: Ciampino Orion, Italy
Oct 06: Milano Alcatraz, Italy
Oct 08: Barcelona Razzmatazz, Spain
Oct 09: Madrid La Riviera, Spain
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