9 Sad Symphonies Tour
| Tour by Kate Nash | |
| Associated album | 9 Sad Symphonies |
|---|---|
| Start date | 10 October 2024 |
| End date | 9 April 2025 |
| No. of shows | 32 |
| Supporting acts |
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The 9 Sad Symphonies Tour was mounted to promote Kate Nash's fifth album 9 Sad Symphonies. Running from 10 October to 18 December 2024 and then in April 2025, she was supported by Shamir, Joh Chase, Revenge Wife, Skating Polly, and Connie Constance. Her tour attracted press coverage between the North American and European legs due to the way it was funded, and one gig was preceded by a protest by Nash. Reviewers from The Scotsman, Narc, Louder Than War, When the Horn Blows, God Is in the TV, Brighton and Hove News, Belfast Telegraph, and The Times praised gigs in Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, London, Brighton, and Belfast.
Background and history
[edit]Kate Nash, who released the single "Foundations" in 2007[1] and then the albums Made of Bricks (2007), My Best Friend Is You (2010), Girl Talk (2013), and Yesterday Was Forever (2018),[2] recorded her fifth album, 9 Sad Symphonies, in 2020 and 2021. At the time, she did not have a label or a manager, but acquired both after touring in 2022 and going viral on TikTok for a video summarising her career. She released her fifth album in June 2024,[3] which contained several singles including "Millions of Heartbeats"[4] and "My Bile". The release of the latter was announced alongside the album's tour's Koko date in May 2024,[5] while the rest of the European dates were announced that June[6] and the North American dates were announced in September.[7] The tour was her third tour in a row.[8] Shamir, Joh Chase, Revenge Wife, and Skating Polly supported Nash at various dates of the latter,[7] while her band for her Los Angeles date comprised Boom Buratto on guitar, Emma Brooks on bass, and Chrissy Lopez on drums.[9] Nash had previously directed the music video for Skating Polly's "Tiger at the Drugstore".[10] The tour's North American dates were her first on the continent for six years.[11]
Between her North American tour and her European tour, Nash realised that she was in debt.[12] Just before the latter, she set up an account on OnlyFans,[13] which paid her bills.[12] She stated on a subsequent Instagram post that she had opened the account in order to maintain the standard of her live show[14] and on an episode of BBC Radio 4's Today programme that her account had paid for her to bring a crew member from the UK to continental Europe.[15] Just before her Koko gig, and in conjunction with Save Our Scene, Nash dressed in a pink thong and travelled around London on a fire engine, visiting the London offices of Live Nation and Spotify and the House of Commons.[16] At that day's gig, her lineup comprised a bassist, a guitarist, a drummer, a pianist/conductor, and several violinists, and featured tracks released throughout her career including "Foundations", which Nash teased throughout the set and ended the concert with.[4] Brighton and Hove News reported that at her Brighton gig the day after, she had walked in to a version of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory's "Pure Imagination", the introduction to her own track "Play", and a string version of "Foundations", and then played the following (with the last two played as an encore):[2]
- "Millions of Heartbeats" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "Vampyre" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "Mouthwash" (from Made of Bricks)
- "Misery" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "Cherry Pickin'"/"Death Proof"/"All Talk" (medley from Girl Talk)
- "Part Heart" (from Girl Talk)
- "I Hate Seagulls" (from My Best Friend Is You)
- "Nicest Thing" (from Made of Bricks)
- "Ray" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "Wasteman" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "My Little Alien" (from Yesterday Was Forever)
- "Kiss That Grrl"/"Shit Song"/"Later On"/"Mariella" (medley from My Best Friend Is You and Made of Bricks)
- "Foundations" (from Made of Bricks)
- "Space Odyssey 2001" (from 9 Sad Symphonies)
- "Birds" (from Made of Bricks)
Other songs Nash played during the tour included "Christmas Eve", an unreleased track from her sixth album,[17] and her earlier tracks "Action", "Dickhead", an orchestral reprieve of "Mouthwash",[4] "Vampyre", "Mariella", "My Bile", "Skeleton Song", and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".[18] Fiona Shepherd of The Scotsman praised what she saw at her Glasgow gig,[19] while Natalie Greener of Narc wrote that her Newcastle upon Tyne gig "[proved] once again why she remains a beloved icon in the indie pop world".[20] Laura Dean of God Is in the TV wrote of her Manchester gig that Nash "delivered a joyful, heartfelt performance to a Manchester crowd overflowing with love and energy", while MK Bennett of Louder Than War also reviewed the gig positively and described her opening act, Connie Constance, as "a ball of energy to get the crowd moving and involved".[1] Reviewing her Koko gig, Adam Mir wrote that the ease with which she moved from earlier tracks to newer ones "proved she’s just as much a pop star now as she was 20 years ago", while Jess Kemp reviewed what she saw in Brighton positively[2] and Gareth Hanna of Belfast Telegraph wrote that her Belfast gig showed an artist "very much at the top of her game".[17] Mark Beaumont of The Times described the what he saw at O2 Forum Kentish Town as "a consummate lesson in why theatre rock shows are so essential".[18]
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2024 | Philadelphia | United States | World Cafe Live | Shamir | [7] |
| 11 October 2024 | Washington, D.C. | Howard Theatre | |||
| 12 October 2024 | New York City | Racket | Joh Chase | ||
| 15 October 2024 | Boston | Crystal Ballroom | Shamir | ||
| 17 October 2024 | Montreal | Canada | Les Foufounes Électriques | Eve Parker Finley[21] | |
| 18 October 2024 | Toronto | Longboat Hall | Lenny Bull[22] | ||
| 19 October 2024 | Michigan | United States | Pyramid Scheme | Revenge Wife
Joh Chase | |
| 20 October 2024 | Indianapolis | Turntable | |||
| 22 October 2024 | Chicago | Thalia Hall | |||
| 23 October 2024 | Omaha | Slowdown | |||
| 24 October 2024 | Boulder | Fox Theatre | |||
| 26 October 2024 | Boise | Neurolux | |||
| 27 October 2024 | Seattle | The Crocodile | |||
| 28 October 2024 | Vancouver | Canada | Hollywood Theatre | Skating Polly | |
| 29 October 2024 | Portland | United States | Wonder Ballroom | ||
| 1 November 2024 | Pioneertown | Pappy & Harriet's | |||
| 2 November 2024 | Los Angeles | Teragram Ballroom | Skating Polly
Joh Chase | ||
| 3 November 2024 | San Francisco | The Chapel | Skating Polly | ||
| 21 November 2024 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Òran Mór | Connie Constance[23] | [6] |
| 22 November 2024 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Northumbria University | |||
| 25 November 2024 | Leeds | Beckett University | |||
| 26 November 2024 | Manchester | New Century Hall | |||
| 28 November 2024 | London | Koko | |||
| 29 November 2024 | Brighton | Chalk | |||
| 5 December 2024 | Utrecht | Netherlands | TivoliVredenburg | ||
| 6 December 2024 | Osnabrück | Germany | Die Botschaft | ||
6 April 2025[24] |
Berlin | Astra Kulturhaus | |||
| 9 December 2024 | Cologne | Kantine | |||
| 10 December 2024 | Paris | France | L'Alhambra | ||
| 17 December 2024 | Belfast | United Kingdom | Limelight | ||
| 18 December 2024 | Dublin | Ireland | The Academy | ||
| 9 April 2025 | London | United Kingdom | O2 Forum Kentish Town |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bennett, M. K. (27 November 2024). "Kath Nash: New Century, Manchester - Live Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Kate Nash is in the news again". Brighton and Hove News. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash discusses latest '9 Sad Symphonies' album ahead of Brighton concert". Brighton and Hove News. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Live Review: Kate Nash - Koko, London 28/11/2024". When The Horn Blows. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash shares "My Bile" and announces UK in-store dates". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Kate Nash schedules 2024 UK and EU tour". DIY. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Madarang, Charisma (21 September 2024). "Kate Nash Announces New Tour With Shamir, Revenge Wife, and More". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Simpson, Craig (25 November 2024). "Kate Nash: I've had to join OnlyFans to pay for my music tours". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Review: Kate Lights Up The Sky At Teragram Ballroom". THE LUNA COLLECTIVE. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "You Nearly Missed: Kate Nash and Skating Polly at Hollywood Theatre". The Georgia Straight. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash Announces Fall 2024 North American Tour Dates -". mxdwn Music. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b NPR, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento (1 April 2025). "Why Increasing Numbers of Musicians are Joining OnlyFans". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash details OnlyFans campaign, Butts For Tour Buses". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (8 December 2024). "How Kate Nash is using Only Fans to combat rising touring costs". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash says she's 'creating jobs with her bum' after launching OnlyFans account". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (18 December 2024). "Kate Nash on Using OnlyFans to Fund Her Tour and Call Out the Live Music Industry". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Kate Nash tells Belfast crowd her OnlyFans account was 'necessary' to fund Limelight gig". 18 December 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (10 April 2025). "Kate Nash review — an exuberant jamboree of sounds and styles". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Kate Nash, Glasgow review: 'turns anger into fun'". The Scotsman. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "LIVE REVIEW: Kate Nash @ Northumbria University Students' Union, Newcastle (22.11.24)". Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Huge news!! Absolutely stoked to be opening for the legendary @katenash on Oct 17 at @foufouneselectriques ! I'll be bringing a little combo music & funny to the stage. Tix in bio! Aaaah". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "HUGE NEWS BABES, we're opening for @katenash October 18th. ✨✨✨✨✨✨". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Brighton, Paris, Newcastle, EVERYWHERE! Thee @itsconniesworld my faerie, mood hoover genius, watford gal, spirit sister is coming on the road with meeeee! Cannot wait for our UK & EU tour! Tickets on sale now! Glasgow & London SOLD OUT! 💥💥💥". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "BERLIN 06.04.25! Astra! Tickets from last year are still valid, if you want to buy new tickets link in bio. 🐈⬛🖤". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 19 May 2025.