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Ride announce 2027 comeback tour across the UK
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Ride, the English shoegaze band formed in the late 1980s, have confirmed a return to live performance with a UK tour set for 2027. The announcement will be welcomed by long-standing fans of the group, who remain one of the most influential acts to emerge from the shoegaze and alternative rock scenes of that era.
Beyond confirming the tour and its 2027 timeframe, no further specifics were made available, including tour dates, venues or ticket details. Such particulars are expected to be released by the band or their representatives in due course.
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In short
- Ride confirm a UK comeback tour for 2027
- Band remain influential shoegaze pioneers from the late 1980s
- No dates, venues or ticket details yet announced
How this story developed
- 3 months ago Ride have announced a new UK tour for 2027, marking a return to live performance for the veteran shoegaze act without yet releasing dates, venues or ticket information.
Explained simply
Ride are an English band formed in Oxford in the late 1980s, credited as one of the pioneers of shoegaze, a genre of alternative rock known for its wall-of-sound guitar effects and hazy, distant vocals. The band built a devoted following before splitting in the mid-1990s, later reuniting and periodically returning to touring and recording.
The band have now confirmed plans for a further UK tour, set for 2027, marking another chapter in their ongoing reunion. Shoegaze has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, which helps explain the continued interest in acts like Ride from both longstanding fans and newer listeners discovering the genre.
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Originally published by Far Out as “Ride to return in 2027 with new UK tour”.