Razorlight turned down “a massive tour playing the greatest hits” for new album ‘Planet Nowhere’ shows
nme.comRazorlight have said they turned down a “massive” offer to do a greatest hits tour, in favour of an intimate run of shows playing their new album ‘Planet Nowhere’.Last Friday (July 26) the indie band announced ‘Planet Nowhere’, the first album recorded by the group’s classic line-up since 2008.
It sees singer Johnny Borrell, guitarist Bjorn Agren, drummer Andy Burrows and bassist Carl Dalemo reunited for the first time since their third album ‘Slipway Fires’.It will be released on October 25, and you can pre-order it here.Borrell and co.
have also shared the record’s lead single, ‘Scared Of Nothing’, which you can check out below:Now, Razorlight have revealed that they had the option to go on a major tour to play music from their back catalogue, but they have turned it down to play a run of six smaller venues around the UK in October to focus on the new material.Writing on X/Twitter, the band said: “They offered us a massive tour playing the greatest hits, again.
But we’re telling you we believe in this album. So we’re going to prove it on the road. You know, like a band.“We said no to the big tour and will be playing 6 tiny venues around the UK.
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