The Magic Gang announce split and farewell shows

nme.com:

The Magic Gang have announced that they are splitting up and will be performing a trio of celebratory farewell shows this May.After more than a decade together, the Brighton-formed band – Jack Kaye, Kris Smith, Gus Taylor and Paeris Giles – have “decided to call time” on the group to “spend some time exploring their own creative pursuits”.“It’s clear to see how incredible the journey has been,” they said in a press statement.The Magic Gang will perform three shows across May in Glasgow (21), Manchester (22) and London (23) to celebrate their time together and bid farewell to the band.

Tickets go on sale Friday (January 26) at 9am GMT from here. An O2 pre-sale for the London date at Electric Ballroom also goes live Wednesday (January 24) at 9am GMT.A post shared by The Magic Gang (@themagicgang)“This band started in 2013 in a bedroom in Kris’ parents house.

I remember it was a sweltering hot day and me, Kris and Paeris were arguing over band names,” Kaye began of the band’s time together in a statement. “Kris wanted to start a band with around ten members, playing an array of percussive instruments and acoustic guitars.

With this in mind, we settled on The Magic Gang and Paeris wrote it on the front of a kick drum to make it official.”“We recorded our first song ‘Bruises’ in our shared house in Brighton.