THE DEVIL MAKES THREE UK & IRELAND DATES BEGIN JUNE 15
PART OF A 20+ DATE EUROPEAN TOUR
NEW ALBUM SPIRITS OUT NOW VIA NEW WEST RECORDS
Credit: Jarrod Macilla
“Spirits gives them new life” Americana-UK, 9/10
“With one eye on their live performances, The Devil Makes Three excels at creating material that, although it has a playful sensibility, combines that with clever and observational lyrics. It’s an effective formula that has kept them at the forefront of gritty, acoustic roots music with a punky attitude for over two decades.” Lonesome Highway
A month to go until The Devil Makes Three reach these shores for their long-awaited UK and Ireland tour dates. Beginning in Dublin on June 15, the band play Liverpool, Bristol, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle before concluding in Leeds in June 26. Details are as follows:
June 15, 2025 – Dublin – Whelan’s
June 18, 2025 – Liverpool – Arts Club
June 19, 2025 – Bristol – Trinity
June 20, 2025 – London – Islington Assembly Hall
June 21, 2025 – Manchester – Gorilla
June 22, 2025 – Glasgow – Oran Mor
June 23, 2025 – Edinburgh – Liquid Rooms
June 25, 2025 – Newcastle – Boiler Shop
June 26, 2025 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
Tickets: www.TheDevilMakesThree.com
For over two decades, The Devil Makes Three has delivered high-energy performances that captivate audiences and leave them wanting more. The band’s extensive European tour follows the first leg of their North American tour.
The Devil Makes Three’s acclaimed new album, Spirits is out now via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Ted Hutt (Dropkick Murphys, Old Crow Medicine Show) and recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in Hurley, NY. Spirits is the Devil Makes Three’s first album in 7 years and follows 2018’s acclaimed Chains Are Broken.
The album marks a return to the band’s stripped-back roots while delving into deeper, more personal themes of grief, mortality, and personal reflection. “There’s a theme of ghosts and death running through this album,” acknowledges frontman and principal songwriter Pete Bernhard, who lost his mother, brother, and closest childhood friend while making the record. Bernhard adds, “The world’s in a strange place right now. A lot of the songs on this record come from that place—trying to make sense of it all, whether it’s dealing with loss, addiction, or the way people are more divided than ever. But at the end of the day, this band has always been about celebrating resilience. We’ve always found a way to push through, and wanted to reflect that in this album.”
The Devil Makes Three has always thrived in the spaces between genres, where the grit of folk, the soul of blues, and the rebellious spirit and frenetic energy of punk collide. Formed in 2002 in Santa Cruz, California by Bernhard and Cooper McBean, the trio, now featuring longtime collaborator MorganEve Swain (taking over on upright bass and vocals from Lucia Turino), has continued to evolve musically while staying rooted in their core sound. Bernhard says “When we first started the band in Santa Cruz, there was a folk scene, but also a progressive jam following, and that’s what we wanted to do… play traditional folk music with an aggressively punk approach.”
Spirits is available across digital platforms, CD and vinyl and available via NEW WEST RECORDS.
Spirits Track Listing:
- Lights on Me
- Spirits
- Ghosts are Weak
- Half as High
- Hard Times
- The Devil Wins
- The Dark Gets the Best of You
- Fallen Champions
- The Gift
- Divide and Conquer
- I Love Doing Drugs
- Poison Well
- Holding On