We’re pleased to announce an intimate show in Copenhagen, at Rust on September 1st! Where we will be playing 'And The Glass Handed Kites…’ in its entirety.
Tickets are on-sale NOW here: https://mew.ffm.to/copenhagen2021.owe
We’re pleased to announce an intimate show in Copenhagen, at Rust on September 1st! Where we will be playing 'And The Glass Handed Kites…’ in its entirety.
Tickets are on-sale NOW here: https://mew.ffm.to/copenhagen2021.owe
Due to local restrictions still in place we have rescheduled our headline shows in Helsinki and Oslo to January 2022. Tickets for the original dates will remain valid for the new dates: mew.ffm.to/live
- January 27: The House of Culture, Helsinki.
- January 29: Sentrum Scene, Oslo.
MEW’s Japan tour originally scheduled on Jan16th – Jan19th is cancelled due to current situation of COVID-19 all over the world.
Ticket refunds will be available from the point of purchase.
We’re looking forward to returning to Japan and being able to play for our fans in the not too distant future.
London • Helsinki • Oslo • Copenhagen
We have moved our 'And The Glass Handed Kites' anniversary shows to May 2021. The decision has been made to ensure everyone's health and safety takes priority during these difficult times.
Original tickets are valid for the new dates. Tickets are on-sale HERE.
Keep safe and well, Mew.
UPDATED 11th JUNE 2020:
We are delighted to announce the special edition reissue of our album 'And The Glass Handed Kites' as part of Record Store Day 2020, on Saturday September 26th.
Released via Music On Vinyl (and A:larm in Denmark) the special edition reissue will mark the fan favourite LP’s 15th anniversary – the record which won several music prizes on it’s original release, including four Danish music awards, and Gaffa’s Best Danish Album of 2005.
The exclusive Record Store Day limited edition release is a fully expanded edition of the original record, available as a 2 disk LP, and a 2 disk CD:
· The original album 2005 album including the singles "Apocalypso", "Special",
"Why Are You Looking Grave?" and "The Zookeeper's Boy";
· 10 Bonus tracks, including the unreleased song “Wherefore Are You Not There”;
· 2-LP in a gatefold sleeve, including an extensive booklet with unseen pictures and liner notes;
· Limited, individually numbered edition, on black & white marbled vinyl;
· Album will be released on 2-LP and 2-CD on Record Store Day, April 18 2020.
To celebrate the landmark anniversary of the record, Mew will be embarking on a special 15th anniversary tour.
‘And The Glass-Handed Kites’ was written and recorded as one long sequence, with each song segueing into the next. Singer, Jonas Bjerre explains: “in all the years since its inception, we have never attempted to play this sequence of songs live in that same manner. Next year, we intend to make that attempt.”
The tour will feature music from ‘And The Glass Handed Kites’, including a selection of rarely heard B-Sides from the period of recording, as well as fan favourites from across the band’s entire catalog. Bjerre says: “Some of the songs we have never played live before, so we are very excited about this!”
Tickets for all shows are on-sale now HERE.
Mew “And The Glass Handed Kites” 15th Anniversary 2020/21 Live Dates:
Oct 2: London, Royal Festival Hall
Nov 23: Helsinki, House Of Culture SOLD OUT
Nov 25: Oslo, Sentrum Scene
Nov 28: Copenhagen, KB Hallen
Jan 16: Ebisu, Ebisu Garden Hall
Jan 18: Nagoya, Nagoya Club Quattro
Jan 19: Osaka, Umeda Club Quattro
Tracklisting 2LP:
Side One
1. The Circuitry Of The Wolf
2. Chinaberry Tree
3. Why Are You Looking Grave?
4. Fox Cub
5. Apocalypso
6. Special
7. The Zookeeper's Boy
8. A Dark Design
Side Two
1. Saviours Of Jazz Ballet
2. An Envoy To The Open Fields
3. Small Ambulance
4. The Seething Rain Weeps For You
5. White Lips Kissed
6. Louise Louisa
Side Three
1. Drown
2. Animals Of Many Kinds
3. Like Chaser
4. 白い唇はキスをした (Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai)
5. Dark Design (red version)
Side Four
1. Killer
2. Forever And Ever
3. Wherefore Are You Not There
4. Apocalypso (Waltz Version)
5. Why Are You Looking Grave? (Mogwai Remix)
Tracklisting 2CD:
CD 1
1. The Circuitry Of The Wolf
2. Chinaberry Tree
3. Why Are You Looking Grave?
4. Fox Cub
5. Apocalypso
6. Special
7. The Zookeeper's Boy
8. A Dark Design
9. Saviours Of Jazz Ballet
10. An Envoy To The Open Fields
11. Small Ambulance
12. The Seething Rain Weeps For You
13. White Lips Kissed
14. Louise Louisa
CD 2
1. Drown
2. Animals Of Many Kinds
3. Like Chaser
4. 白い唇はキスをした (Shiroi Kuchibiruno Izanai)
5. Dark Design (red version)
6. Killer
7. Forever And Ever
8. Wherefore Are You Not There
9. Apocalypso (Waltz Version)
10. Why Are You Looking Grave? (Mogwai Remix)
Hello, Frengers...
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of 'And The Glass Handed Kites' we will be playing a series of live shows in 2020. These shows will feature music from the album, some rarely heard B-Sides and more from our entire catalog.
We're pleased to announce the first round of shows in London, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Oslo & Tromsø.
Tickets will be on-sale on Saturday* HERE.
*London Royal Festival Hall on sale Friday
“In all the years since its inception, we have never attempted to play this sequence of songs live in that same manner. Next year, we intend to make that attempt.” - Jonas Bjerre
More news & announcements about 'And The Glass Handed Kites' to come...
Out Dec 14th.
A very special limited edition release of our performance with Copenhagen Philharmonic. Available on 12" Heavyweight Vinyl & CD.
Pre-order HERE.
JAPAN... we're excited return this November to play 'Frengers' in it's entirety, in Tokyo, Aichi & Osaka. Tickets are on-sale on September 1st. 🇯🇵
Jonas spoke to BrooklynVegan about 10 albums that impacted his life, including PIXIES, Stina Nordenstam & My Bloody Valentine. Ahead of the band's shows at Brooklyn Steel this October.
NORWAY... we're playing Oslo's PiP - Piknik i parken on June 17th. TICKETS.
KØBENHAVN.. Vi spiller et meget specielt og intimt one-off show på Spillestedet Stengade d. 23. maj 2018. Billetter kommer i et begrænset oplag og kan købes HER.
Guadalajara, MX | San Diego, CA
New 'Frengers' shows announced in your cities. Tickets are on-sale this Friday, at 10am local time HERE.
ESTONIA... we're playing Sweet Spot Festival, in Tallinn in July. Tickets are on-sale next Wednesday.
Mexico City | Los Angeles | Brooklyn
'Frengers' 15th Anniversary celebration shows have been added in your cities in October. Tickets are on-sale at 10am local time on Friday.
LONDON… due to demand, we have added a matinee performance to the day of our Barbican Centre 'Frengers' show on October 20th.
As with the sold out evening performance, the matinee show will be accompanied by a string quartet.
Tickets for the matinee are on sale 10am on Friday HERE.
Happy 15th Anniversary, Frengers.
We are very happy to announce a new deluxe re-issue of the 'Frengers' album, featuring the original track list plus 7 rarely heard B-Sides from the Frengers period.
Available on 180g Double Vinyl LP, and Double CD Digipack. Released on May 11th, pre-order here: https://lnk.to/Frengers-15
We are playing a select few 'Frengers' live shows this year, find tour dates and tickets on our Live page, here.
We are playing Fredagsrock at Tivoli on August 31st. For more info, go to: www.fredagsrock.dk
Just announced... we are playing Jelling Musikfestival, Denmark in May. www.jellingmusikfestival.dk
London… we are celebrating the 15th anniversary of #Frengers, playing the album in full on October 20th at The Barbican Centre, accompanied by a string quartet, which will be our only UK show this year. Tickets are on sale 10am Friday HERE.
We've created a new Spotify playlist featuring our favourite music we're listening to now. Listen and follow the playlist below. This will be regularly updated by Jonas, Johan & Silas.