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CANCELLED - OFF WITH THEIR HEADS

  • The Dome 2A Dartmouth Park Hill London, NW5 1HL United Kingdom (map)

It sucks to write this, but here goes:

 

Unfortunately, the upcoming tour of the UK / Ireland has been postponed until a to be determined time. With all the economic stress in the world and this band's history of wildly unpredictable turnouts at live shows, about 1/3 of the scheduled shows wish to not proceed. I totally understand. The world is in a very hard spot right now. It makes it impossible to plan international travel. However, with those shows not happening, there is no way this tour is feasible. Mix that with recent personal issues involving health, I'm on edge about being away from my doctors for any amount of time. We will definitely be back at a later date when all things have at least slightly settled. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. Refunds will be available at your point of purchase” ~ Ryan and OWTH

 

Minneapolis punk band Off with Their Heads began as a hard-touring entity with a revolving-door membership centred around the songs of guitarist/vocalist Ryan Young. After moving from many years of less involved vinyl-only releases, the band's high-speed melodic rock sound spread out over full-length albums like 2013's Home and 2019's Be Good.

Off with Their Heads formed in 2002, borrowing members from Minneapolis punk and hardcore institutions like Dillinger Four, Dear Landlord, Banner Pilot, and the Fake Boys, among others. Based around the depraved and hard-living themes of vocalist Ryan Young's songs, the band existed mostly in the form of an endless string of EP and split 7" releases for many years. Also focused on constant touring, Off with Their Heads maintained a revolving line-up so they could stay on the road more often. In 2007, they released All Things Move Toward Their End, a collection of highlights from the group's lengthy vinyl-only catalogue. This compilation was followed in 2008 by their first proper full-length, From the Bottom, and the group self-released a video for the album's song "Fuck This, I'm Out." They followed in 2010 with In Desolation, their first release for new label Epitaph. By the time their third album, Home, was released in 2013, the band was still working with a rotating cast of players, but drummer Justin Francis had established himself as a consistent collaborator and a compliment to Young's anxious punk songs.

Young took some time off from touring following a mental breakdown he suffered while on the road promoting Home, but he regrouped with 2016's acoustic album Won't Be Missed. In 2019, Off with Their Heads turned the volume back up with a set of new material for Be Good, an album where Young reflected on his new home of Chicago and all the intensities of the transition to living in a new city. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi

Earlier Event: May 14
PORTALS FESTIVAL
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