Wolf Alice to play three surprise gigs in Ireland next week
The four-piece rock band will take to the stage in Set Theatre, Kilkenny on 19 May, Cyprus Avenue, Cork on 20 May and Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick on 21 May.
The London alt-rockers, fronted by Ellie Rowsell, are known for their explosive live shows and genre-defying sound, blending grunge, folk and indie rock into something entirely their own.
The Irish gigs will be the Mercury Prize-winning band's first shows together since late 2022 and come ahead of appearances at BBC Radio 1's One Big Weekend later in May and Glastonbury in June.
The band will release its new single, Bloom Baby Bloom, today, 15 May, at 6.30pm.
Wolf Alice's last release was the album Blue Weekend in 2021, with a new album expected to follow the release of the single Bloom Baby Bloom.
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