WHITNEY ANNOUNCE FIRST LEG OF THEIR LIGHT UPON THE LAKE 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
PLAYING THE ALBUM IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO TAKE PLACE APRIL / MAY 2027
Credit: Sandy Kim
Chicago duo Whitney announce the first leg of their Light Upon The Lake 10th Anniversary Tour, performing 3 exclusive shows in Paris, Glasgow and the Roundhouse in London. The band will perform the era-defining album in full for the first time.
The album was released in 2016 to wide critical praise, with The Guardian calling it “a confident and effortless record that sounds as if it has always existed, blending shades of Americana and classic guitar pop into a russet-coloured, American pastoral whole,” and Pitchfork giving it the coveted “Best New Music” distinction calling it “warm, simple and profoundly enjoyable rock’n’roll record.”
Speaking on the shows and the anniversary edition, the band said: ““Light Upon The Lake” came out 10 years ago. 10 years ago, our community in Chicago was a beaming, nurturing, sometimes messy picture of young adulthood. Our friends provided couches and floors when we desperately needed them. Critical ears and valuable feedback when we were struggling to write throughout winter 2015. Encouragement (and residual panic) as we played our first few live shows around the city — and unwavering support as that live show eventually took us away for months at a time. It’s cliche but there was a chosen family that quite literally stepped in and kept us afloat and clearheaded throughout the journey of writing LUTL and I think that’s what I’m bound to remember another 10 or 20 years from now. Thank you to anyone and everyone whose lives have been touched by this record in the last decade. We’ll see you soon <3.”
Tickets will go on general sale on Friday 6th November at 10:00 GMT, with the artist pre-sale tickets on sale from Wednesday 4th November at10:00 GMT. More info and tickets HERE.
Dates are as follows:
Fri 30 Apr 2027 – France, Paris – La Gaîté Lyrique
Sun 2 May 2027 – United Kingdom, Glasgow – Old Fruitmarket
Tue 4 May 2027 – United Kingdom, London – Roundhouse
The Light Upon The Lake 10th Anniversary Edition was released earlier this year featuring unreleased demos, alternative versions, and a cover. The band’s Max Kakacek penned a personal essay about it which can be read HERE.
When asked what it feels like to be revisiting these songs, the band continues to say “it feels like uncharted emotional territory because this is the first time any of us have been in a band that’s been around for a decade. After however many hundreds of shows we’ve played we’ve never even opened a show with ‘No Woman.’ I have a feeling it’s going to turn the whole emotional arc of the show on its head in the best way. We haven’t played ‘Light Upon The Lake’, ‘On My Own’, ‘Red Moon’, or “Follow” in years so obviously those are going to feel fresh and exciting as well. The title track speaks so explicitly to the passage of time. It’s a song that transports me directly back to the era of life we were in when we wrote it so I’m positive it will trigger real tears from some of us on stage.”
Light Upon the Lake 10th Anniversary Edition is out now. Listen HERE
