Bush to join Volbeat on UK arena tour this November, marking first UK shows in eight years
Bush are returning to their native UK for their first concerts since 2017.
Bush will return to UK stages this autumn for the first time since 2017, joining Danish rock band Volbeat as special guests on their Greatest Of All Tours run.
The six-date arena tour kicks off in Nottingham on November 5 and wraps up at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on November 13.
Led by frontman Gavin Rossdale, Bush will perform in support of their latest album, I Beat Loneliness, which has been a huge hit with fans across the globe.
Bush will join Volbeat and fellow support act Gel for the European portion of the tour, which follows Volbeat’s North American dates earlier in the year.
Rossdale said: “The reaction to I Beat Loneliness has been brilliant. We’re looking forward to playing for everyone. Lots of songs to choose from. It’s been too long and we’re thrilled to be coming.”
Tickets are available via major outlets, including Ticketmaster and AXS.
While promoting the band's latest record, Gavin told ContactMusic.com his fans have saved him as much as he's saved them and inspire him to keep making records.
His band Bush's new record, I Beat Loneliness, particularly the track Here To Save Your Life, was inspired by meeting fans on the road and them sharing how their music has helped them overcome the darkest days of their lives.
However, the 59-year-old rocker insists it works both ways and his fanbase "give [him] life" by "connecting" with his music.
He said: "I think that it's helpful when you make records like this, because people feel they're not alone. And I get so much inspiration from all the people that I meet on tour. You know, I do these meet and greets, and I meet people in the town that I'm in, wherever I am. You always run into people, because if I'm playing in the city and around the area, chances are when I go and get coffee, I'm going to bump into someone who's coming to the show.
"And I had these conversations with people, and they are really nervous, and they sort of often kind of bluster through what they want to say, but it's always connected to their mental health, how they were in a really bad place, all the way from suicide to just sort of depression to whatever it is."
The Glycerine singer admits he's pondered the thought of quitting music to make space for younger talent - but his fans remind him that his "perspective" is still vital.
He continued: "But the story I hear all the time, and the most brilliant thing people can say to me, the greatest compliment ever is, Please don't stop making music."
"I could be forgiven for thinking, All right, enough is enough. Come on, make some room for the youth. Just shut up. But I love writing songs. I love my perspective. I mean, my perspective doesn't change. So it's just when people say that to me, it's such an amazing compliment. And the wild part is, is that they come up to me thinking that I did a lot for them when I'm just like, you gotta realise what you've done for me, to realise what you've done for me, because you give me life by connecting with me and even caring when there's a world of choices. It's a really great symbiosis, you know, living together and so that's why I wrote that song, I'm Here To Save Your Life. That was literally after a night of conversation I had with someone, and I was like, it's such an incredible honour that someone can bestow on you."
The UK leg of the tour includes stops at:
November 5 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
November 6 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
November 8 – AO Arena, Manchester
November 10 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
November 12 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
November 13 – OVO Arena Wembley, London
