Slow Crush announce European headline tour

Belgian shoegaze powerhouse Slow Crush is thrilled to announce their return to the road with an expansive European headlining tour this fall. Kicking off on October 31 at Ancienne Belgique in their hometown of Brussels, the band will bring their signature haze-drenched sound across 13 countries, wrapping up in Cologne, Germany on November 30.

The announcement follows the reveal of their third studio album, Thirst, set for release on August 29 via Pure Noise Records – their debut on the label. The tour marks the band’s first full European run in support of the album.

Joining Slow Crush across all dates as direct support are Keep, with additional support from Oversize, Newmoon, Glazyhaze, Mondaze, and Fall of Messiah on select shows — bringing a dynamic lineup that promises nights of immersive and emotionally-charged live performances.

Slow Crush EU Live Dates:
Direct support: Keep
Support on select dates: Oversize, Newmoon, Glazyhaze, Mondaze, Fall Of Messiah

Oct 31 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Nov 01 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
Nov 02 – Utrecht, NL – Ekko
Nov 04 – Hamburg, DE – Headcrash
Nov 05 – Copenhagen, DK – Beta2300
Nov 06 – Berlin, DE – Badehaus
Nov 08 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
Nov 09 – Vienna, AT – Das Werk
Nov 11 – München, DE – Kranhalle
Nov 12 – Bern, CH – ISC Club
Nov 13 – Ravenna, IT – Bronson
Nov 14 – Milan, IT – Slaughter Club
Nov 15 – Lyon, FR – O Totem Live
Nov 16 – Toulouse, FR – Le Rex
Nov 18 – Barcelona, ES – Upload
Nov 19 – Madrid, ES – Nazca
Nov 20 – Bilbao, ES – Stage Live
Nov 22 – Bordeaux, FR – Sortie 13
Nov 23 – Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur
Nov 25 – Paris, FR – Backstage by the Mill
Nov 26 – Karlsruhe, DE – Jubez
Nov 27 – Neunkirchen, DE – Stummsche Reithalle
Nov 28 – Jena, DE – Café Wagner
Nov 29 – Leipzig, DE – UT Connewitz
Nov 30 – Köln, DE – Helios 37

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6 at 10 AM CET via slowcrush.org

Slow Crush have announced their new album, Thirst, on which the dynamic four piece further cement themselves at the forefront of rock and shoegaze. On Thirst, Slow Crush’s dynamic textures, propulsive rhythms and gauzy riffs glow bright as ever, but this time with more grit. Today they’ve shared the album’s leading single and title track which emerges as the defining anthem. The band tell,

“‘Thirst’ is about an unquenchable desire for what’s next, with focus on essence and balance. Not losing yourself in the ever-growing distractions that surround us. A yearning pulse for renewal, ‘Thirst’ ripples with a craving for something pure, something vital. It churns with an unrelenting drive, building an electrifying momentum that surges forward and breaks through, offering both release and rebirth.”

The past few years off the road have given Slow Crush space to breathe and create since the release of their two critically acclaimed albums, Aurora (2018) and Hush (2021), which have sold over several tens of thousands physical copies. When the time came to head into the studio, vocalist / bassist Isa Holliday, drummer Frederik Meeuwis, guitarists Jelle Ronsmans and Nic Placlé decamped to The Ranch in Southampton, U.K., to work with producer Lewis Johns with no expectations in mind, aside from a metamorphosis.

Thirst’s ten tracks are a thematic cascade of noise that echoes the end and bursts into new life. The riffs are heavier, the vocals are dreamier and more emotional than ever. Isa broke new ground in her vulnerability when while in the recording booth. There were several songs she couldn’t record without dissolving into tears – her deepest excavation of feelings yet.

Thirst’s overarching theme is what Isa describes as “the romance of being with a loved one”. Although being away from someone close for long periods might strain that bond at times, the return can feel glorious, the connection sparkling new again for a while. Slow Crush set out to capture the feeling of being tethered yet feeling weightless, absorbed in the surreal beauty of the quiet moments with someone.

Isa explains,

“We want people to let themselves go and feel embraced by the music, so that they can experience it in 4D. That’s what we hear a lot from people who come to see us live, or people who’ve listened to our previous albums, is that we take them to another dimension. I think that’s something that we miss in this day and age with everything that’s going on in the world, making us very aware of everything outside, but not allowing us to just be in the moment as much as you should. We want to let people take a moment for themselves and let the music take them wherever they would like to go.”