Announce headline UK and European tour for 2026 with shows in London on 19 March and Manchester on 27 March

Follows the band’s recently completed UK and European arena tour as special guests of Volbeat earlier this month

Acclaimed second album, FEVEREATEN, out now via Music For Nations / Sony – listen HERE

PRESS QUOTES FOR FEVEREATEN: 

“a staggering advancement of their sonic sorcery, blacker, richer, more refined yet just as gut-wrenching” – Kerrang: 4*

“Here, songs tower over like evergreens in a forest, crashing in from above like a veil of pouring rain to sweep everything away like an avalanche, an immersion into the natural world the band have constructed.” – DIY: 4*

“Mancunian doom punks bring refinement to their rage” – Metal Hammer

“louder, darker, and more possessed than ever” – Dork: 4*

“On FEVEREATEN, they capture that electric atmosphere in a way that’s emotionally cathartic, heavier in intensity, and overall, bigger than anything they have done before. […] it’s clear that WITCH FEVER have grown in a myriad of ways; in emotional clarity, musical talent, and lyrical prowess.” – Out Of Rage: 9/10

“a sturdy sonic expansion on their debut, a companion piece peppered with explosive cuts that that will, undoubtedly, fuel their visceral live sets” – The Arts Desk

“A intense pursing of emotion” – Clash: 7/10

“modern doom metal at its very best” – Far Out: 4*

Manchester’s uncompromising doom-punk outfit, Witch Fever return to the stage in 2026 with a newly announced UK and European headline tour, including shows at London’s Oslo on 19 March and Manchester’s Ambers on 27 March.

The tour announcement follows packed festival appearances at Outbreak and 2000 Trees this year as well as their recent 41 date UK and European arena tour with Volbeat earlier this month, which saw them play at Manchester’s AO Arena and London’s OVO Arena Wembley. Witch Fever’s live display of grunge, punk and riotous energy has recently garnered praise for their “haunting vibes and a raw, punk infused attitude” (Buzz Magazine) and “sublime, almost gothic, melody perfectly suiting the politically and socially charged lyrics.” (At The Barrier).

The band’s vocalist, Amy Walpole, said the following:

“This will be our first headline tour in a really long time and we’re super excited to get up close and personal with everyone again. We spent 2 months touring arenas with Volbeat and we kinda missed the intimacy of smaller shows and sweating with u all so this will be fun !! We wanna see all your faces alright so come !!!”.

Ticket pre-sale is 10am on Weds via https://www.witchfever.com/events/, with general sale at 10am on Friday. You can find the full list of headline dates below:

March 2026
Thu 12 Nottingham Bodega, UK
Fri 13 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach, UK
Sat 14 Bristol Strange Brew, UK
Mon 16 Exeter Cavern, UK
Tue 17 Southampton Joiners, UK
Thu 19 London Oslo, UK
Fri 20 Birmingham Dead Wax, UK
Sat 21 Norwich Voodoo Daddy’s, UK
Sun 22 Sheffield Corporation, UK
Tue 24 Leeds Key Club, UK
Wed 25 Glasgow Hug N’ Pint, UK
Thu 26 Newcastle Think Tank, UK
Fri 27 Manchester Ambers, UK

April 2026
Tue 7 Nijmegen Merleyn, Netherlands
Wed 8 Tilburg Little Devil @ 013, Netherlands
Thu 9 Cologne Artheater, Germany
Fri 10 Hamburg Betty, Germany
Sun 12 Stockholm Debaser Nova, Sweden
Mon 13 Oslo John Dee, Norway
Tue 14 Copenhagen Pumpehuset, Denmark
Thu 16 Berlin Mikropol, Germany
Fri 17 Kraków Gwarek Poland
Sun 19 Leipzig Naumanns, Germany
Mon 20 Prague Klub Varšava, Czech Republic
Tue 21 Vienna Chelsea, Austria
Wed 22 Budapest Dürer Kert, Hungary
Fri 24 Milan Bloom, Italy
Sat 25 Zurich Komplex Klub, Switzerland
Sun 26 Munich Live / Evil, Germany
Mon 27 Wiesbaden Kesselhaus, Germany
Wed 29 Paris Point Éphémère, France
Thu 30 Belfort La Poudrière, France

Witch Fever released their acclaimed second album, FEVEREATEN, on 31 October via Music For Nations / Sony Music. These twelve tracks provide the sonically self-assured and aesthetically nimble follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut release in 2022, Congregation. Listen to the full album here.

The album includes the chilling exploration of paranoia and presence on “I SEE IT” as well as the vulnerable, shoegaze-tinged “SAFE”. Other singles include “THE GARDEN” – a distorted alt-rock rallying cry against patriarchal control – and “DEAD TO ME!”, which blends raw punk with a more experimental edge, and “FEVEREATEN”, which oscillates between punishing metal riffs and haunting gothic interludes, pushing the band’s sound into even darker territory.

FEVEREATEN is Witch Fever’s boldest statement yet, an album that doesn’t just push boundaries but obliterates them. With their signature blend of sludge, punk, and riotous energy, the band continues to carve out a space that is uniquely theirs: raw, feminist, and fiercely unrelenting.

Produced by Chris W. Ryan (NewDad, Just Mustard, Enola Gay), FEVEREATEN is the result of a deliberate and expansive creative process. Heavier, darker, and stranger than its predecessor, the record draws from metal, ambient, hardcore, and slowcore, layering cello, noise textures and haunting melodies atop their ever-pummeling foundation. “We wanted to sound bigger” says Thompson, “to push our sound in ways we couldn’t in a room together.”

Speaking about the album, the band said: “FEVEREATEN is raw, vulnerable, haunting and furious. Where our debut album Congregation dealt with my experience growing up in a Charismatic Christian church head on, FEVEREATEN takes a step back, finding horror in the subtleties of dealing with religious trauma, as well as mental health struggles, relationships and nearing 30 in a world that’s eating itself alive. Whilst the album is dark and unforgiving in places it is also heartfelt and joyful in others. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and asks you to find excitement and life in difficult times.

It was an absolute delight to write and record together. In the studio we bounced off our producer Chris’ excitement and ended up with a piece of work that we’re so proud of and excited to share. Chris is so talented and their enthusiasm for music and production is infectious. We hope it haunts you as it has haunted us, in a good way of course.”

Since forming in 2017, Witch Fever – Amy Walpole (vocals), Alex Thompson (bass), Alisha Yarwood (guitar), and Annabelle Joyce (drums) – have leaped to the forefront of a flourishing UK alternative scene without really fitting into any of its pockets. Fusing punk ferocity with gothic unease, doom-laden atmospherics and raw vulnerability, the band’s 2022 debut Congregation drew critical acclaim for its cathartic power and blistering intensity. Now, with FEVEREATEN, they delve even deeper into shadowy, uncharted sonic terrain.

Lyrically, FEVEREATEN continues to draw from Walpole’s past in the Charismatic Church, but now from a perspective of clarity and reclamation. The album’s title speaks to the gothic intensity and emotional extremes at its core – the feeling of being consumed by trauma, history, or identity. “It’s about being on the edge but never quite falling off” says Walpole, who was diagnosed with autism during the writing process – a moment that reframed much of her life and creative output. The result is a body of work that doesn’t just rage against the past, but tries to make peace with it.