Jamie Lenman announces first UK headline shows in three years
ANNOUNCES FIRST UK HEADLINE SHOWS IN THREE YEARS
PUKE NEW ALBUM OUT NOW ONLY VIA BANDCAMP LISTEN HERE
PLAYING ARCTANGENT FESTIVAL TOMORROW
Ahead of his appearance at Arctangent Festival tomorrow, Jamie Lenman has announced a run of UK headline shows in November, which will be his first tour in over three years. Tickets are available now.
Lenman comments, “I wasn’t intending to do any headline shows for PUKE – in fact, I wasn’t intending to any headline shows ever again – but the reaction to the album and the singles (as well as the crucial encouragement from my new agency Atonal) have convinced me that perhaps a short run of dates would be nice.
“I haven’t been out in over three years, and it’s much longer since I been to Scotland, so it’s going to be a special month – not least because it’s my birthday as well! I’ve never been to these venues before, which is very exciting, and I’m looking forward to playing the latest material for people, as well as sharing the stage with some new bands. It’s gonna be sick!”
The run of shows follows the release of his new album Puke, which is out now and available exclusively on Bandcamp where fans can listen or ‘pay what you want’ to download.
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘SLUDGEHAMMER’ HERE
About the reason to release Puke as a Bandcamp exclusive, Lenman says, “When I put ‘Not Likely’ on Bandcamp in April for pay-what-you-want, I made more money than any other single I’ve ever released, and actually more than some of my entire albums. All of that goes straight back into making more art, so I’m very much hoping that by putting the whole of ‘Puke’ on that platform under the same terms, I might be able to fund a larger, more focussed project with the proceeds. Whether you join the Patreon for a quid or send fifty pence to the Bandcamp, it all goes in the same pot and it all means the same thing: more music from me.”
As always, treading his own path, unbound by genre or convention, and scratching his creative itch whenever possible, Lenman recorded Puke over a two-year period and took a more simplistic and raw approach to the writing and recording process, which naturally gave the songs their edgier sound.
Having stepped back from constant touring and releasing to focus on his thriving fan club via Patreon, Puke is Lenman’s first taste of new music since 2023’s EP Iknowyouknowiknow and 2022’s acclaimed full-length album The Atheist.
“This entire project, from the actual sessions to my train fare and even the sandwiches I bring with me, has been funded by the subscriptions from my Patreon. That’s revolutionary for me, a totally new way of working without the pressures and expectations of a traditional label-artist setup and has resulted in my falling back in love with the studio.
“It was never my intention to use those funds to make a new album, but I found I had a small sum left over from paying the bills, so I was able to use it for that purpose and here we are. I rely on my Patrons and they get the best of everything – not just first dibs on all the new material, but unheard demos, artwork, videos, everything. It’s a total game-changer for me”
