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Esprit D'Air @ Academy 2, Manchester

  • Manchester Academy 2 Manchester University Students Union, Oxford Rd Manchester M13 9PR United Kingdom (map)

Esprit D'Air Announces European Tour and Three Upcoming Albums

Esprit D'Air just announced their highly anticipated 'Seasons & Aeons Tour' in 2025, with dates spanning across Europe. The tour will begin on March 22 in Bristol, UK, and conclude in Barcelona, Spain, on April 28, with additional dates to be announced.

Esprit D'Air will also release three new albums: Seasons, a compilation of unreleased songs, reworks, and covers, offers a distinctive collection of rock tracks. Upcoming live album, Live in Barcelona captures the energy from their sold-out Leviathan Tour in 2023. Both albums will be released simultaneously in Europe and Japan on November 8, 2024. The band's next electronic metal studio album, Aeons, is also due for release in 2025.

Kai, the leader of Esprit D'Air says:

"It's really exciting to see the venues we're playing double in size and to see that the demand is there. Our upcoming album 'Seasons' will be a nostalgic journey of unreleased songs and classic covers, taking our fans back to the sound we had when we first formed, whilst 'Aeons' will have more of our forward-thinking sound that pushes our boundaries. I am really excited about releasing both of them and we will definitely play some of those songs on this tour. We're still confirming a couple of dates, so this tour does not stop here.".

The members of Esprit D'Air include Kai (current guitarist in The Sisters of Mercy) on vocals and guitar, and touring/session members Takeshi on bass, Yusuke on guitar, and Jan-Vincent Velazco (Pendragon and Gus G) on drums.

Esprit D'Air's previous album Oceans entered the Official Charts, peaking at #5 in Album Downloads, whilst their singles 'Leviathan' and 'Shizuku' entered the top 10 earlier this year without a record label or manager. Recently, Esprit D'Air released a remix of 'Shizuku' with critically-acclaimed metal drum and bass producer, Zardonic, as well as a new age orchestral version of 'Glaciers'.

With 17 out of 22 self-promoted European dates sold out on their last tour, high demand is anticipated for the upcoming tour. Kai will also be touring in The Sisters of Mercy in North America between September and October 2024.

Tickets can be purchased from www.espritdair.com on Friday, 2nd August at 10am.

Seasons & Aeons Tour 2025:

  • 22.03.2025: Bristol, GB, Marble Factory

  • 23.03.2025: Manchester, GB, Academy 2

  • 25.03.2025: Glasgow, GB, The Garage

  • 26.03.2025: London, GB, Electric Ballroom

  • 15.04.2025: Antwerp, BE, Kavka Zappa

  • 16.04.2025: Cologne, DE, Essigfabrik

  • 17.04.2025: Hamburg, DE, Knust

  • 18.04.2025: Eindhoven, NL, Effenaar

  • 20.04.2025: Berlin, DE, Columbia Theater

  • 21.04.2025: Prague, CZ, Rock Café

  • 22.04.2025: Kraków, PL, Klub Studio

  • 23.04.2025: Budapest, HU, Barba Negra

  • 24.04.2025: Milan, IT, Legend Club

  • 27.04.2025: Madrid, ES, Mon Madrid

  • 28.04.2025: Barcelona, ES, Razzmatazz 2

More dates TBA.

Links:

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Bloodywood @ O2 Ritz, Manchester