Being Dead Announce 2025 UK & EU Headline Tour
Play London’s Moth Club February 27th
Unveil New Video For ‘Dragons II’
New Album, EELS, Out Now Via Bayonet
“[Being Dead] have irresistible charm and a Pavement—level knack for speaking out of both sides of the mouth.” – 8.3 Pitchfork
““A thrilling ride through a barrage of ideas from one of the most imaginative and infectious bands to come out of the US this decade.” – 8/10 The Line Of Best Fit
“A classic on too much caffeine.” – 4* Far Out Magazine
“The balance between earnest storytelling and playful eccentricity is where EELS truly shines.” – Under The Radar
Following raucous sets at Wide Awake and The Great Escape in summer, Being Dead, the Austin, TX-based project of multi-instrumentalists and best friends Falcon Bitch and Shmoofy, have announced a run of UK and EU headline dates for February 2025.
Kicking off at the Louisiana in Bristol on Sunday February 23rd, the UK run will see the psych-indie band bring their chaotic show back to these shores for four headline dates, including London’s Moth Club on Thursday February 27th. Tickets available now.
Being Dead play the following UK & EU dates:
February 2025
Thu 13th Rusti, Copenhagen
Fri 14th Nochtwache, Hamburg
Sat 15th Urban Spree, Berlin
Mon 17th Paradiso, Amsterdam
Tue 18th Witloof Bar, Brussels
Wed 19th Pop Up du Label, Paris
Fri 21st Borderline Festival, Dublin
Sun 23rd Louisiana, Bristol
Tue 25th Glad Café, Glasgow
Wed 26th YES Basement, Manchester
Thu 27th Moth Club, London
The band have also shared the video for new single ‘Dragons II” from their sublime new album EELS. Appearing in its demo form on the album, the track was taped on a hand recorder and is unexpected but intuitive, and most importantly, singularly Being Dead. The ‘Dragons II’ video captures Being Dead performing live in a tunnel and showcases what the band says is them “writing the track in their rumpus room.” The video is directed and edited by Alex Winker, shot by Erik Gatlin, recorded and mixed by Will Clark, with titles by Alan “Rickman” Official. Watch the video HERE.
Being Dead recently wrapped their U.S. headline tour in support of EELS and will cap an incredible 2024 with a sold out performance at Gold Diggers in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 7th and a hometown show at Austin’s RADIO/EAST on Sunday, December 15th. More dates in 2025 will be announced soon.
Being Dead’s records are mosaics, technicolor incantations, each song its own self-contained little universe. Something about their music suggests it’s a dispatch from both the future and the past – vocal harmonies that sound like they’re reverberating in a medieval church to surfy guitar lines, weirdo-punky cacophonies erupting into chaos. For EELS, they decamped to Los Angeles for two weeks to record with GRAMMY-winning producer John Congleton. EELS is a darker record, tapped more into the devilishness within, but it’s also a more raucous, rougher ride sonically. There’s heartbreak, excitement, enchantment, dancing. It’s a fitting encapsulation of Being Dead, exuding a welcoming, playful energy even if something foreboding lurks just beyond the pale.