According to nme.com, rock band, Idles, have kicked off the first run of shows on their 2024 European tour. At the end of last week, the band performed their first live shows since to the release of their album ,Tangk. Idles started their tour on February 1 with a show in Belgium and a follow up concert in France.
While performing in Belgium, frontman, Joe Talbot, and the rest of the band started to perform some tracks from the LP. The band kicked off the opening show with a rendition of a previously unannounced song called “Idea 01,” which opens with a slow, haunting introduction. The track maintains a slow burn while Talbot sings the line “These are the things we lost in the fire.”
The next song was the previously shared single, “Gift Horse,” which has a groovy musical vibe that can cause some people to dance along while the music through the their speakers.
The last unannounced track that was given its world premiere was “‘Pop Pop Pop,” which is a steady and insightful song which is the third song in the LP’s tracklisting.
While “Idea 01,” “Gift Horse” and “Pop Pop Pop” were all debuted at the Belgium show, the songs were played again the following night at Maison de la Radio, Studio 104 in Paris.
Photo Credit: Jenna Houchin
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