Angels & Airwaves announce first tour in 7 years, drop new song
Angels & Airwaves have dropped their first new song in three years after teasing us for days about something in the works.
To back it up, the band initially posted a cryptic teaser saying something was happening on April 30.
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“Back before we were broken-hearted?” the caption read.
Back before we were broken-hearted?
04_30 pic.twitter.com/fVpggeNvmW— Angels & Airwaves (@AVABandOfficial) April 25, 2019
It wasn’t a huge surprise though because frontman Tom DeLonge shared on his Instagram that Angels & Airwaves were doing some recording sessions a few days prior to the tease.
Then, the band continued to tease fans on social media, but eventually told everyone that a song was what was coming.
04_30 pic.twitter.com/ypH1SUNPuZ
— Angels & Airwaves (@AVABandOfficial) April 26, 2019
TOMORROW. 10:00 ET pic.twitter.com/6sbziagmiS
— Angels & Airwaves (@AVABandOfficial) April 29, 2019
Our new song “Rebel Girl” premiers tomorrow at 10AM ET on @YouTube. Click the link and hit ‘set reminder’ so you don’t miss it! https://t.co/bhSQCS1SFH pic.twitter.com/85yWH6caTk
— Angels & Airwaves (@AVABandOfficial) April 29, 2019
Now, the song “Rebel Girl” has finally dropped. DeLonge made a statement about his inspiration behind the track, and had a pretty neat idea about where to perform it.
“‘Rebel Girl’ is a space-age love song that combines my enduring obsession for New Wave, pop punk and anthemic rock and roll music,” DeLonge said in a press release. “As some of you might’ve heard, I recently took a brief minute to start up an aerospace company, so you never know – I may play this song from a satellite deep in space, beamed toward everyone’s house viciously on repeat.”
You can listen to the song below.
Additionally, about a year ago, DeLonge teased Ilan Rubin, David Kennedy and Matt Wachter would all be joining him on the forthcoming Angels & Airwaves album. However, the promo photo that was teased previously only featured three faces. Now, we have some answers. The caption of the YouTube video clarifies that all four members are involved in the new song.
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The song is the lead track on the band’s first full-length release since 2014’s The Dream Walker. It’s not yet known when the album will be released.
Along with the single, the band is also headed on the road for the first time in 7 years. DeLonge shared the news on his Instagram.
Tickets go on sale Friday at noon here. You can check out the dates below.
Dates
09/04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
09/06 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
09/07 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
09/10 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
09/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
09/13 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
09/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
09/15 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/17 – New York, NY @ PlayStation Theater
09/18 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
09/20 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall
09/21 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
09/22 – St. Louis, MO 2 The Pageant
09/24 – Denver, CO @ Summit
09/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union
09/27 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
09/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
10/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco Theater
10/02 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/05 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
What do you think of the new Angels & Airwaves song? Sound off in the comments below!
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