Acclaimed electronic duo Orbital to headline Roadmender as part of Other album tour
Orbital will head to Northampton next year as part of an 18-date tour to support their forthcoming new album.
The duo of Kent-born brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll will headline the Roadmender on Tuesday, April 13, and pre-sale tickets are available next week.
Orbital are one of the most important and influential acts in the history of British electronic music, bringing it from underground rave culture to festival main stages and establishing electronic artists as a major live force.
Their 11th studio album Other is due to be released in March and explores themes of otherness - neurodiversity, identity, outsiders and the freedom to exist beyond society's prescribed categories.
Thematically and sonically, it is described as one of their most ambitious records, moving through gothic folk, drum n’ bass, punk and ambient music alongside their trademark electronic sounds.
Early access ticket codes are available to fans who purchase a 2LP + 1CD tour exclusive edition of Other, with alternative artwork featuring an ‘unticked’ ‘Other’ box which will be personally ‘hand-ticked’ by either Paul or Phil.
This edition will only be available to pre-order via https://orbitalband.lnk.to/other during The Other Tour early-access period which runs until 11.59pm on Thursday, October 22.
The first single to be taken from Other, ‘Mother, Maiden & Crone’ is out now and draws on influences from witchcraft and folklore, featuring gothic synth-lines and séance-like vocals from award winning English actor Maxine Peake.
It is Orbital’s first new material since their last studio album - 2023’s critically acclaimed Optical Delusion.
The record reached number six on the UK Official Albums Chart and number one on the Official Dance Albums Chart.
Orbital also topped the Dance Albums Chart with the 2024 reissue of their debut album The Green Album and with this year’s Glastonbury 1994, the first official release of their ground-breaking festival set.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday, October 23, with a pre-sale from 10am on Wednesday, October 21.
For more information, visit www.orbitalofficial.com