Rock band Wolf Alice announce show at Glasgow's OVO Hydro
The show comes as part of the band's mammoth 43-date World Tour.
The announcement follows the release of Bloom Baby Bloom, the first single from the band's fourth album The Clearing, set to be released on August 29.
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Speaking on the new single, frontwoman Ellie Rowsell said: "I wanted a rock song; to focus on the performance element of a rock song, and sing like Axl Rose, but to be singing a song about being a woman.
'I've used the guitar as a shield in the past and playing it has perhaps been some way to reject the 'girl singer in band' trope. But I wanted to focus on my voice as a rock instrument, so it's been freeing to put the guitar down and reach a point where I don't feel like I need to prove that I'm a musician."
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Tickets for the show will go live on Friday, May 23 at 10am.
Pre-sale tickets will also be available from 10am on Wednesday, May 21.
In support of grassroots venues, £1 of every ticket sold for the UK arena shows will be donated to fundraising efforts.
To purchase tickets or to find out more about the pre-sale, visit www.ovohydro.com/events/detail/wolf-alice
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