In the space of just a few perfect EPs Oxford group Ride became darlings of the music press and one of the most hyped new bands in the country.
Debut album 'Nowhere' was released in 1990 and virtually defined the shoegaze sound. A headlong rush of guitar pedals, psychedelic melodies and crunching rock noise, it remains a nigh on perfect debut.
Set to gain a deluxe re-issue, Ride will toast their debut album on their upcoming UK tour. The band will play a classic set-list to open the show, before playing 'Nowhere' in its entirety.
Guitarist Andy Bell explains:
I'm so excited about playing 'Nowhere' in full. We are going with the 11 track CD track listing, not just the 8 tracks from the original vinyl. So the set will end with the title track on every gig of the UK tour, which is going to sound epic.
I didn't realise how few times we'd actually played most of the songs. And of course we have never played the album in its original track order before. We have been throwing in versions of some of the songs at our US dates but the majority of the preparation for these shows was done during rehearsals in London in-between our festival shows this summer. I'm especially buzzing about how 'Kaleidoscope' is sounding. It's going to be amazing playing it for the first time.
All in all, it's a big deal to us, and we haven't been certain we could pull it off until now. We as a band are so proud of the album and we are aware that fans have been campaigning for us to perform it in full on this tour but it's only now that we are sure we can do the album justice.
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Dates are as follows:
October
11 Leeds O2 Academy
12 Norwich UEA
14 London O2 Academy Brixton
15 Liverpool O2 Academy
17 Bristol Anson Rooms (SOLD OUT)
18 Newcastle O2 Academy
19 Edinburgh Corn Exchange
21 Nottingham Rock City
22 Birmingham Institute
Photo Credit: Piper Ferguson
