Vampire Weekend share new single ‘Mary Boone’ and announce UK and European tour

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Vampire Weekend have released a new single ‘Mary Boone’ and announced a UK and European tour for the end of 2024. Read on for all the details.‘Mary Boone’ is the fourth and final single to be shared ahead of the release of their fifth studio album ‘Only God Was Above Us‘, which comes out on April 5.

It follows on from ‘Capricorn’, ‘Gen X Cops’ and ‘Classical’.The new song is named after one of the leading lights of the ’80s art scene in New York, and it features a sample of the drum loop from Soul II Soul’s ‘Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)’.Listen to the song here:The band will also play nine dates in the UK and Europe later this year, kicking off in Dublin’s 3Arena on November 29 and wrapping in Amsterdam’s AFAS Live on December 15.Tickets for the shows go on a fan pre-sale on April 3 from 10am, with general sale beginning at the same time on April 5 – visit here for tickets.

Fans who pre-order the album here will receive early access to tickets.NOVEMBER29 – Dublin, 3ArenaDECEMBER1 – Manchester, O2 Apollo2 – Manchester, O2 Apollo4 – London, Eventim Apollo6 – Wolverhampton, The Halls8 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro10 – London, O2 Academy Brixton13 – Paris, Adidas Arena15 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live‘Only God Was Above Us‘ has been described as a “10-track magnum opus”, the “product of five years spent refining, reworking and gradually shaping those lyrical and melodic structures to take Vampire Weekend to a new creative peak.”To mark the album’s release, they will play a livestreamed concert in Austin, Texas on April 8, which will take place during a total solar eclipse.

The band will livestream the show via the streaming platform Veeps. Tickets are free and can be claimed here.The band also recently teased a new offshoot project.