Combining the rage of riot grrrl and grunge mixed with bubblegum pop, Hands Off Gretel released their second album in 2019 and back it up with a lengthy tour, with dates right across Spring.
Singer Lauren Tate said about her teen years: “I felt so ostracised and alone, like I didn’t fit in anywhere. It became my mission to sing for the outcasts, the weird kids, the ones that feel misrepresented in society and left behind like I do. I made it my obligation at 15 to make as much noise as possible as a young woman, to challenge everything.”
“Our tour in 2019 was fantastic; we had so many sold out gigs and we’re hoping we can do the same in 2020. The crowds have definitely grown and it’s nice to see the hard work finally paying off; playing to a full room is what any band works towards.”
FEBRUARY
Wed 12 CORK Crane Lane Theatre
Thu 13 DUBLIN Academy 2
Fri 14 BELFAST Voodoo
Thu 27 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
MARCH
Thu 12 LONDON Camden Assembly
Fri 13 BRIGHTON Green Door Store
Sat 14 BRISTOL Thekla
Thu 26 NOTTINGHAM Rough Trade
Fri 27 MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
Sat 28 SHEFFIELD Leadmill 2
APRIL
Wed 08 BRIDGWATER Cobblestones
Thu 09 EXETER Phoenix
Fri 10 SOUTHAMPTON The 1865
Sat 11 BEDFORD Esquires
Wed 22 ABERDEEN Krakatoa
Thu 23 GLASGOW Nice N Sleazy
Fri 24 EDINBURGH Bannermans
Sat 25 LINCOLN Showground [with Skindred]
MAY
Wed 06 CAMBRIDGE Portland Arms
Thu 07 BIRMINGHAM Academy 3
Fri 08 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
Sat 09 BUCKLEY Tivoli
Wed 20 OXFORD Bullingdon
Thu 21 YORK Crescent
Fri 22 BLACKPOOL Waterloo
Sat 23 NEWCASTLE Cluny 2
Tickets available from: www.handsoffgretel.co.uk
I WANT THE WORLD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o71wASUMdWI
KISS ME GIRL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU545r4RdGQ
S.A.S.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9a2pbojtHk
S.A.S.S. LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QDh0W7z3A
WEBSITE https://www.handsoffgretel.co.uk/
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