Boston Manor are today announcing plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their beloved debut album ‘Be Nothing.’ with a reissue plus UK and US touring. The ‘Be Nothing 10 Year Anniversary’ edition will be released on 14th August, with tour dates – on which they will perform the album in full for the very first time – set to commence in November.
Originally released in 2016 on Pure Noise Records, ‘Be Nothing’. – produced by Neil Kennedy – became an immediate hit with critics and fans for its deft wielding of alternative sounds and powerful, emotional songwriting. ‘Be Nothing’. set the blueprint from which Boston Manor would become the borderless, innovative rock band that the are today, spawning three key singles in ‘Laika’, ‘Lead Feet’, and ‘Fossa’. On the ‘Be Nothing’. 10 Year Anniversary’ collection, a number of the album’s original tracks are given special acoustic reworkings including both ‘Laika’ and ‘Lead Feet’.
Commenting on the anniversary, bassist Dan Cunniff says: “For me; writing and recording ‘Be Nothing’. was one of the most exciting things we had done at that time. Doing the “band thing” for many years previous to Boston Manor, I’d always wanted to be involved in writing a full length record but never had the opportunity to do it properly. So by the time the opportunity came round, I felt like we were all hyper focused on what we wanted to achieve and also keeping in mind what this record would sound like in 10 years from that point. That being said; I think we achieved our goals with ‘Be Nothing’. because I believe this record holds up even today 10 years on. The record did more than we thought it would do for us. It opened up so many doors, especially in the touring world. Having the opportunity to travel all around the world because of one record is pretty insane!
“Off the back of the release we announced Boston Manor’s first ever UK/EU headline tour (which we were shi**ing ourselves over btw) and to our amazement the shows all sold out. And I feel like at that point it was only the beginning for our band. be nothing. gave us the confidence that we can be a “real” band after all. Standout song for me has to be ‘Lead Feet (Corner Piece)’. It was one of the first demos we made for the record and going through the process it taught us a lot about song writing and structure. We thought it’ll be a nice touch to put some lyrics in the bridge from our very first EP ‘Here/Now’. It was a nod to how far we’ve come from recording our first EP.”
The ‘Be Nothing 10 year Anniversary’ edition will be available on CD and digital formats, as well as a number of very special vinyl variants. Pre-order / pre-save HERE. O2 presale for the tour begins Wednesday 27th May at 10am BST. Artist presale / Live Nation presale begins Thursday 28th May at 10am BST. General on sale begins Friday 29th May at 10am BST.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
29th May – Slam Dunk – Oberhausen, Germany
31st May – Slam Dunk – Zurich, Switzerland
1st June – Slam Dunk – Milan, Italy
14th June – Warped Tour – RFK Stadium – Washington DC, USA
26th July – Warped Tour – LB Conv Center & Marina Green – Long Beach CA, USA
21st August – Warped Tour – Parc Jean – Drapeau, Montreal, QC
31st October – Core Fest – Göppingen, Germany
4th November – Bottom Lounge – Chicago IL, USA
6th November – Mod Club – Toronto ON
7th November – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn NY, USA
8th November – The Sinclair – Cambridge MA, USA
10th November – The Foundry, The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA, USA
11th November – Union Stage – Washington DC, USA
14th November – Warped Tour, Camping World Stad & Tinker Field – Orlando FL, USA
17th November – The Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta GA, USA
19th November – Nile Theater – Mesa AZ, USA
20th November – Echoplex – Los Angeles CA, USA
21st November – Observatory OC – Santa Ana CA, USA
22nd November – August Hall – San Francisco CA, USA
24th November – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland OR, USA
25th November – The Showbox – Seattle WA, USA
27th November – The Grand – The Complex – Salt Lake City UT, USA
28th November – The Federal Theatre – Denver CO, USA
07th December – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
08th December – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
13th December – The Garage – London, UK
14th December – The Garage – London, UK