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
