The Wildhearts announce 11th studio album and March 2025 UK tour
Ginger and co. play eight shows next spring
The Wildhearts will release their 11th album ‘Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts’ in spring 2025, and support its release with a headline UK tour.
Led by band lynchpin Ginger Wildheart, The Wildhearts have penned a new global record deal with Snakefarm / Integral for their first studio album in four years.
Ginger says of the record: "The songs were written during a period of transition, from extremely negative to positive. I realised how much control I have over my mental health, and the songs came from that understanding. There’s everything here – catchy choruses, proper f--- off riffs, anger, frustration, acceptance and revelation, with plenty of insane detours. The album starts pessimistic and ends up like ‘Ah, so I CAN turn my life around?’
“Sometimes you have to start from the very bottom, your darkest point. We have more control over our emotions than we think. We control the outcome by how we respond. Once I started learning that, the songs came pissing out. It’s a hard rock album for people who actually love hard rock!
“We’ll be taking a full evening’s entertainment on tour, kicking off with party-punks Dirt Box Disco, going to rock ‘n’ roll church with Jim Jones and being flayed alive with The Wildhearts. The party starts when the doors open, so get a buzz on and get down early.
“Come join the Wildhearts’ community gathering. We guarantee you’ll leave with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll firmly restored.”
‘Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts’ was produced by Jim Pinder (Bring Me The Horizon, Lotus Eater, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine) and mixed by Jim Pinder and Carl Bown (Trivium, Machine Head, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine, Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps).
The album is available to pre-order here on a variety of formats, including ltd coloured vinyl LP, CD with exclusive bonus track and cassette.
The Wildhearts March 2025 UK tour:
Coinciding with the album’s release, The Wildhearts will embark on an eight-date headline tour calling in at Sheffield, Cambridge, Manchester, Norwich, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, Nottingham and Southampton.
Support at the octet of live shows comes from Jim Jones All Stars and Dirt Box Disco.
Tickets go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Friday 25th October.
The Wildhearts unveiled their new band line-up of Ginger, bassist Jon Poole, drummer Pontus Snibb and guitarist Ben Marsden back in January. They played an exclusive show at London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in June.
In March 2022, The Wildhearts announced they were going on hiatus due to ‘ongoing issues within the band’ and all upcoming shows were axed.
The previous line-up of The Wildhearts featured Ginger alongside CJ Wildheart, Ritch Battersby and Danny McCormack.
The Wildhearts’ UK tour dates:
MARCH 2025
Sheffield Leadmill – Fri 7th
Cambridge Junction – Sat 8th
Manchester O2 Ritz – Sun 9th
Norwich Epic – Tue 11th
Glasgow Garage – Thu 13th
Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill – Fri 14th
Nottingham Rock City – Sat 15th
Southampton 1865 – Sun 16th
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