SPOTLIGHTS ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER UK HEADLINE DATES
ALSO SUPPORTING MR. BUNGLE AND OXBOW ON IPECAC’S GEEK SHOW EUROPEAN VACATION DATES & UK SHOWS
Spotlights, the beloved trio of Mario and Sarah Quintero with drummer Chris Enriquez announce their first ever UK headline dates in support of their fourth full-length, Alchemy For The Dead, a work of gothic grandeur (Ipecac Recordings).
Vocalist and guitarist Mario comments on the dates;
The band will also play on Mr Bungle’s UK dates, and in support of Mr. Bungle for Ipecac’s Geek Show European Vacation, also featuring label-mates Oxbow.
Dates and details below.
Tickets are on sale now, via Ipecac.com/tours.
SPOTLIGHTS LIVE DATES:
June 5 – Glasgow, UK Hug & Pint *
June 6 – Huddersfield, UK Parish *
June 7 – Exeter, UK Cavern *
June 9 – Bristol, UK Crofter’s Rights *
June 10 – Nottingham, UK Bodega *
June 11 – London, UK The Black Heart *
June 12 London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town +
June 13 Manchester, UK O2 Ritz +
June 16 Zurich, CH X-Tra #
June 17 Milan, IT Magnolia #
June 18 Munich, DE Feierwerk %
June 19 Berlin, DE Huxley’s #
June 20 Copenhagen, DK Copenhell
June 21 Bourlon, FR Rock In Bourlon
June 22 Den Haag, NL Paard %
June 23 Luxembourg Atelier #
June 24 Tilburg, NL 013 Poppodium #
June 29 Clisson, FR Hellfest
* Headlining
+ supporting Mr. Bungle
# Ipecac European Geek Show w/ Mr. Bungle & Oxbow
% supporting Oxbow
Spotlights is Mario Quintero (guitar, vocals, keys), Sarah Quintero (bass, vocals) and Chris Enriquez (drums). The band has released four albums to date: Tidals (2016), Seismic (2018) and Love & Decay (2019) and their most recent album, Alchemy For The Dead (2023).
Alchemy… was a balancing act, a push-and-pull of jarring metallic catharsis and sweeping distortion. Even as either side vies for supremacy, neither extreme ever completely tightens its grip, allowing waves of melodic vocals and expressive sonic sorcery to breathe in the middle.
REVISIT THE VIDEO FOR SUNSET BURIAL BELOW:
PRAISE FOR ALCHEMY FOR THE DEAD:
“Sumptuously illuminating” – 8/10 Metal Hammer
“Spotlights have added another mighty fine album to an already outstanding collection.” – Echoes and Dust
“… there is an omnipresent sense of tension and dread that builds up and leaves you on tenterhooks until it cathartically unleashes roughly halfway through the opus. Its living proof of Spotlights’ understanding of dynamics” – 9/10 Ghost Cult
“… the perfect blend of dissonant dirge and elegant solemnity.” – Everything Is Noise
“the hip hop-esque drum intro of The Alchemist disproves that theory… [fuses] dark undertones with the catchy drum beat and ethereal vocals sounds fantastic giving it a Deftones vibe while the following track Sunset Burial takes on more of Chinos side project Palms vibe.” – The Sleeping Shaman
“Spotlights sound emotionally engaged and sincere without pomp or excessive theatricality: this isn’t something that’s easy to define, not least of all because it’s such a fine line when weighing up musical that’s so reliant on technical proficiency and very much ‘produced’. And the production is very much integral here: the arrangements require this level of separation and clarity…the quiet passages are delicate, the loud ones as explosive as a detonation at a quarry.” – Aural Aggravation