Multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello winning Glasgow songwriting giants Travis reveal new single 'Bus', the third installment from their upcoming tenth studio album. Los Angeles TimesAvailable July 12th via BMG.
“LA Times is our most personal album since The Man Who. Back then there were a lot of important things to write about, the tectonic plates had shifted in my life. I was 22 years old when I wrote those songs. They were my therapy. More than 20 years later, the plates have changed again. There is a lot to talk about.” -Fran Healy
In addition to the new music, the band also announced the Raze The Bar Tour; their first UK headline tour since 2022, with 12 dates across England and Scotland this December. The single follows new song 'Raze The Bar', which saw Travis joined by his friends Chris Martin and Brandon Flowers, who provided additional vocals.
New single 'Bus' debuted on Radio 2 last night (June 6) and takes frontman Fran Healy back to his formative years in Glasgow. His soft-strung acoustic guitar, haunting strings, and delicate vocals have become synonymous with Travis in the years of unimaginable success since.
Now, instead of waiting for buses, frontman Fran Healy hopes the songs find him. Speaking of 'Bus', Fran says: “I was on vacation, looking out the window, watching all the boats bobbing in the sea. She was trying to write a song and nothing was coming out. She reminded me of all the years I spent waiting on buses. You never think it will come, but if you wait long enough it usually appears. Looking out to sea, at all the little sailboats, I imagined all the bands and artists sitting on them waiting for that strange gust of wind that would carry them to fame and fortune. We caught a huge one in 1999, so I can attest to its random nature. In the midst of all these thoughts a great little melody emerged and the song was written a few minutes later.”
The song is accompanied by a video, shot in Scotland, directed by Fran and in which a friend of the band Adam Buxton appears as a fleeting guest. He sees the gang waiting seemingly forever at a highland bus stop while Fran dreams of escape. Speaking about his involvement, Adam Buxton says: “I feel honored that at least part of my face appears in the new video of a band I love. The dream is to one day get the full-body cameo, but you have to start somewhere.”
Watch the video for 'Bus' – BELOW:
Travis will kick off his Raze The Bar tour at Leeds' O2 Academy on December 5, with performances in Manchester, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, London and more, before returning to Glasgow's OVO Hydro on December 21 for a big moment of coming home for one. of the city's most beloved local bands. They will be supported by Hamish Hawk on all UK dates.
Fans who book Los Angeles Times from the artist's official store here you will receive access to an exclusive pre-sale for fans of the tour. The artist pre-sale will run from 9am on June 12 until the general sale, which begins at 9am BST on Friday, June 14; general sale tickets are available here.
The headlining tour will follow a big summer live season for Travis, after performing with The Killers during their 16-date UK stadium tour during June and July, and returning to Europe for his first headline tour across the UK. continent since 2016, from August to September. . It was also announced today that they will be heading to North America in January 2025 for 22 dates across the US and Canada.
As telegraphed by 'Gaslight', a song seen for 5 weeks on BBC Radio 2's playlist, Los Angeles Times sees Travis entering a bold new era; An incredible achievement 25 years since the band released their number one hit album. The man whoan album certified 9 times Platinum only in the United Kingdom.
Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, Phoenix), Los Angeles Times was written by Fran Healy in her studio on the outskirts of Skid Row, Los Angeles, the city she has called home for the last decade. In its ten songs, its creator inevitably tries to make sense of the path taken up to this point, a sentiment reflected in the impressive photography on the album's cover. Echoing some of Travis' most beloved albums: The man who, the invisible band and The nameless boy – we are greeted again by four distant figures in the middle of a vast environment, this time under the concrete and glow of downtown Los Angeles at night. An uninterrupted education since his training at Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s, the coordinates of their extraordinary journey together are set by this latest in a series of stunning images from the world-renowned photographer and Travis collaborator for over 20 years. years, Stefan. Ruiz.
Los Angeles Times It is available digitally, on CD and vinyl. The album is also available as a limited deluxe 2-CD package featuring a stripped-down version of the LA Times album, recorded between Dougie Payne's Living Room, Glasgow, and Fran Healy's Living Room, LA.
HMV and indie stores feature limited edition green marble vinyl and the band's official store.
has exclusive and limited yellow vinyl and merch bundles.
Raze The Bar UK Tour Headline Dates
December 5 O2 Academy, Leeds
December 6 Albert Hall, Manchester
December 8 Olympia, Liverpool
December 9 The Halls, Wolverhampton
December 10 Rock City, Nottingham
December 11 Dreamland, Margate
December 13 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
December 15 Beacon, Bristol
December 17 Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
December 18 Octagon, Sheffield
December 19 Town Hall, Newcastle
December 21 OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Top US Tour Dates 2025
January 21 The Ritz, Raleigh, North Carolina
January 22 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
January 24 Factory in Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
January 25 Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
January 27 Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
January 28 Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
January 29 Fox Oakland, San Francisco, CA
January 31 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
February 1 Commodore, Vancouver, BC
February 2 Showbox, Seattle, WA
February 4 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
February 5 Summit in Denver, CO
February 7 Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
February 8 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
February 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
February 11 Agora, Cleveland, Ohio
February 12 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON
February 14 Webster Hall, New York, NY
February 15 Royale, Boston, MA
February 16 District Music Hall, Norwalk, CT
February 18 Keswick Theater, Philadelphia, PA
February 19 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Arena tour dates with The Killers
June 12 3Arena, Dublin
June 14 3Arena, Dublin
June 15 3Arena, Dublin
June 18 Co-op Live Arena, Manchester
June 19 Co-op Live Arena, Manchester
June 21 Co-op Live Arena, Manchester
June 22 Co-op Live Arena, Manchester
June 25 OVO Hydro, Glasgow
June 26 OVO Hydro, Glasgow
June 27 OVO Hydro, Glasgow
4th of July O2 Arena, London
July 5 O2 Arena, London
July 7 O2 Arena, London
July 8 O2 Arena, London
July 10 O2 Arena, London
July 11 O2 Arena, London
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