The Zutons | Photo credit: Graeme Blackburn
THE ZUTONS share new single ‘Popcorn’
UK headline tour dates begin next week
The Zutons are sharing new single ‘Popcorn’, the first new music to come from the band since the release of their acclaimed UK Top 10 album The Big Decider. It arrives as the band were honoured with a Northern Music Award for Best Band last night at Liverpool’s Olympia theatre.
In the year since the release of The Big Decider the band have taken their live show up and down the country, played to a packed Other Stage at Glastonbury, and opened for Paul Heaton on his sold out arena tour. Next week they begin another run of UK shows, wrapping up at Liverpool’s own University Mountford Hall.
Lead singer and guitarist Dave McCabe had the following to say about their contemplative new single.
“The song just fell out really. I wrote it in about 15 minutes! I didn’t really know what I was writing about or was even thinking about, but then when I played it to the band it made me realise that it’s just me asking my wife to take me the pictures. I used to go a lot and I could relax in there, i think it’s something about the darkness and the way you don’t know what time of day it is, you’re just on ‘cinema time’ and you can forget all your woes and escape.”
The Zutons – April 2025 headline UK tour dates
Tickets are on sale here.
Thu 3 – University Stylus, Leeds, UK
Fri 4 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
Sat 5 – Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
Mon 7 -Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Tue 8 – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
Thu 10 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
Fri 11 – The Halls, Wolverhampton, UK
Sat 12 – University Mountford Hall, Liverpool, UK
ABOUT THE ZUTONS
The Zutons are a British rock n soul band from Liverpool, famed for their eclectic mix of rock, funk, and soul, and their distinctive use of saxophone. Formed in 2001 the band is currently made up of founding members Dave McCabe (vocals, guitar), Abi Harding (saxophone, vocals), and Sean Payne (drums).
They gained widespread acclaim with their double platinum selling 2004 Mercury Prize nominated debut album, Who Killed… The Zutons?, their 2006 follow-up, Tired of Hanging Around, featuring the hit ‘Valerie,’ later famously covered by Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson and 2008’s You Can Do Anything – amassing over a million album sales in the process.
After a hiatus in the 2010s, the band reunited for tours and began work on new material, culminating in their 2024 album, The Big Decider. The project marked a fresh chapter for the band, combining their signature sound with contemporary influences. Produced by legendary Chic guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers, alongside Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds, the album showcases the band’s dynamic creativity and knack for crafting infectious melodies.
Known for their electrifying live shows, The Zutons continue to captivate audiences with both nostalgic classics and bold new tracks, reasserting their place as a vital force in British music.
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