Psychic Ills Annouce Tour + New Video

UK tour to kick off next month; have a look at the video for new single See You There below

NY space cadets Psychic Ills have announced that they’ll be playing their first UK dates in five years as part of their European tour, starting next month.

Says the band’s Tres Warren about the shows: "I love the UK man, it’s a shame we haven’t made it over more in the past few years, but we’re looking to change that. It’ll be a good time."

To celebrate the announcement, the Ills have made a new video for ‘See You There’ from this year’s One Track Mind album, and we’re pleased to be the first to give it a spin – have a watch above.

Warren, who directed the clip along with Nathan Corbin, and tells us: "It’s that story people are talking about: is there other life out there? I’m more interested in what they’re gonna make of the place when they get here. It’s sort of a Twilight Zone-inspired story of an alien in NYC. As he surveys the situation, he encounters members of the band and in the end he’s eventually captured by, who else? Hawaiian shirt-wearing FBI types."

For the tour, the band will be reissuing the limited edition 7" featuring their cover versions of The Godz’ ‘Radar Eyes’ and Cosmic Michael’s ‘Cosmic Michael Theme’ that was originally shipped with the first 1,000 copies of One Track Mind, giving European fans a chance to get hold of a copy.

Have a look at the dates below, and stay tuned to the band’s website for updates:

SEPTEMBER

Thu 19 – Merleyn, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Fri 20 – Trix, Antwerp, Belgium

Sat 21 – De Kreun, Kortijk, Belgium

Sun 22 – Incubate Festival @ Tilburg, The Netherlands

Mon 23 – The Exchange, Bristol

Tue 24 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Wed 25 – Central Station, Wrexham

Thu 26 – Corsica Studios, London

Fri 27 – Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia, Liverpool

Sat 28 – Nice ‘N’ Sleazy, Glasgow

Sun 29 – The Prince Albert, Brighton

Mon 30 – La Malterie, Lille, France

OCTOBER

Tue 1 – Point Éphémère, Paris, France

Thu 3 – Blah Blah, Torino, Italy

Fri 4 – Init, Rome, Italy

Sat 5 – Covo, Bologna, Italy

Sun 6 – Sidro Club, Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy

Mon 7 – Menza Pri Koritu, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tue 8 – Kuplung, Budapest, Hungary

Wed 9 – Rhiz, Vienna, Austria

Thu 10 – Pilot Klub, Prague, Czech Republic

Fri 11 – Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany

Sat 12 – De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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