Catfish and the Bottlemen: Last News

Catfish And The Bottlemen guitarist Johnny “Bondy” Bond has shared a statement online in which he confirms that he left the band last year.Bondy’s post claims to end speculation about the band’s current status, line-up and the circumstances that led to such changes, which he alleges had stemmed from “behaviour constantly re-occurring that I found to be intolerable”.In the Instagram message Bondy claims that the band was operating “in ways in to which I agreed”, adding that the “breakdown of the band was unpleasant to say the least”.“To put it simply, I feel that both the professional and personal relationships had become entirely dysfunctional,” he added.NME has approached representatives of Catfish And The Bottlemen for comment.A post shared by Johnny Bond (@parableofarable)Currently, it appears that Van McCann and Benji Blakeway are the remaining members.Bondy goes on to explain that he played four summer shows with the band last year as a session musician “as there was nobody else ready to do so”.“I have had no contact or affiliation of any sort with the remaining band members since then (Neighbourhood Festival ’21),” he wrote. He added that he “assumed” the group would have informed fans about his departure as well as drummer Bob Hall’s, but that “as far as I’m aware this has not happened yet”.Bondy’s comments follow fan rumours five years prior that the band were on the verge of splitting, which NME later learnt was false.Ex guitarist Billy Bibby left the band in 2017 and spoke to NME about his departure as well as his pursuit of a solo career.Catfish And The Bottlemen’s last album was 2019’s ‘The Balance‘.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have added an extra date to their 2024 UK tour – you can find all the details below.The Van McCann-fronted band returned with the single ‘Showtime’ last week, marking their first new music in five years. It’ll feature on Catfish’s yet-to-be-announced fourth album, which will follow 2019’s ‘The Balance’.C&TB also confirmed that they’d be playing a headline show at Cardiff Castle on July 19, and Edinburgh Summer Sessions on August 24 in addition to their bill-topping sets at Reading & Leeds 2024.Now, the group has added another date in Cardiff on July 20 due to “phenomenal demand”.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have shared their comeback single ‘Showtime’ and have announced new UK headlining dates.‘Showtime’ marks Van McCann and co’s first new music in five years, following their last full-length effort, 2019’s ‘The Balance‘. Written and recorded by McCann alongside multi-Grammy-winning producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, The Rolling Stones), the track sees the frontman sing about their return to music.“Get on this/ Sometimes when the thing you love is right in front of your eyes / Don’t blink or you’ll miss/ Showtime/ Before you know it’s going gone and that’s life,” sings McCann in the chorus of the anthemic track along a booming medley of percussion and jangly guitars.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have announced a 7-inch vinyl and new merch for their forthcoming single ‘Showtime’.The band took to their official Instagram account to share a carousel of photos which include a black tile that read: “Back to the graft again” – the first line of their forthcoming single – along with a photo of a black t-shirt with the quote on it as well as a white 7″ vinyl pressing of their new single ‘Showtime’ which is set for release on February 22.Vann McCann and co. teased their first new music in five years this past weekend (February 17) by posting a six-second snippet on their social media channels.A post shared by Catfish and the Bottlemen (@catfishandthebottlemen)The taster featured McCann singing the lines, “Back to the graft again, just sold my voice for a long weekend”, over a chugging guitar line.

Back to the graft again, just sold my voice for a long weekend”, over a chugging guitar line. The clip plays over a slow-motion black-and-white video of McCann walking down a corridor. Check it out below: A post shared by Catfish and the Bottlemen (@catfishandthebottlemen)It comes less than a week after the band appeared to be teasing a tour announcement when they posted a photograph of a sheet of paper reading “5:00pm, DOORS, 6:00pm, SHOWTIME”.

Catfish & the Bottlemen appear to be teasing a tour announcement.The band tweeted a black-and-white image of a sheet of paper reading ‘5:00pm, DOORS, 6:00pm, SHOWTIME’, suggesting more live shows are on the way.Meanwhile, fans who had signed up to their mailing list received an email simply reading “Thursday February 22”, indicating that is the day they will have more information about the band’s plans.https://t.co/th8WujxtGy pic.twitter.com/uhzDQE4wGF— Catfish&theBottlemen (@thebottlemen) February 12, 2024The band have not played a show together since 2021, following their headline slots at Reading & Leeds and a pair of outdoor gigs at Singleton Park in Swansea and Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington. By that time, rumours of them splitting up had already been swirling.They have already been booked to headline Reading and Leeds this year, where they will be performing on the Friday at Leeds and the Sunday at Reading.

Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced the day splits for their 2024 headline acts, detailing which artists will be playing when.On Thursday (November 23), the festival announced its six headliners that will top the bill at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds over the Bank Holiday Weekend from August 21-25 next year.Now, they have confirmed that Liam Gallagher, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Skrillex will play on Friday at Leeds and Sunday at Reading.SUNDAY AT READING/ FRIDAY AT LEEDS

Reading & Leeds 2024 have been revealed: with Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen set to top the bill.Returning to Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds for Bank Holiday Weekend over August 21-25, the legendary twin-site festival has announced its first raft of huge names.Lana Del Rey and Fred Again.. will not only be making their R+L headline debuts, but also performing UK exclusive shows at the weekend.

Catfish & The Bottlemen are closely followed by rumours of their demise. Widely-spread whisperings of a split were quashed in 2017, but they’ve reared their head again in recent weeks with the Twittersphere and tabloids claiming that the Llandudno lads will go their separate ways after their series of upcoming summer shows, headlining Reading & Leeds this weekend before rolling onto Swansea’s Singleton Park and Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender next month.