DeWolff – UK Tour: 12 – 18 April

Following the release of their latest album ‘Muscle Shoals’ in 2024 – recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama, which have seen the legendary likes of Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Cher, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Dylan record between the two. – the rock ‘n’ soul trio DeWolff will be heading out on a UK tour in April. They will be playing the following shows:

12 April – Stereo, Glasgow
13 April – Deaf Institute, Manchester
15 April – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
16 April – The Fleece, Bristol
17 April – O2 Academy, Oxford
18 April – Garage, London

Check out the videos taken from Muscle Shoals: In Love | Natural Woman | Let’s Stay Together

Following the release of their latest album ‘Muscle Shoals’ in 2024 – recorded at the legendary FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Alabama- the rock ‘n’ soul trio DeWolff will be heading out on a UK tour beginning on 12 April at Stereo, Glasgow, before calling through Manchester (Deaf Institute), Nottingham (Rescue Rooms), Bristol (The Fleece), Oxford (O2 Academy) and finishing in London at The Garage on 18 April. Tickets are available HERE

The band released ‘Muscle Shoals’ in December 2024 to rave reviews including Uncut magazine who said, “DeWolff displays their seemingly innate feel for the nuances of Southern rock and R&B on a dozen originals, slathering hot butter soul over [it]”. MOJO enthused about the album, saying, “Their endeavours span from In Love’s Black Keys-ish contemporary pop-soul, through to Truce’s Crowes-style unreconstructed Southern boogie…With chops, enthusiasm and tunes, the lowlanders deserve Anglo-American recognition,” with Guitarist stating  “Muscle Shoals is a joyous album from start to finish.”  Classic Rock exclaimed “There’s a sincerity here that mark’s DeWolff out as true believers.”

Recorded at the world famous FAME and the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios it saw the band embed themselves in the home of Soul. The studios have seen the legendary likes of Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Cher, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Dylan record between the two.

The gentle and soulful Let’s Stay Together is one of the most personal songs Pablo van de Poel has ever written. Talking about it, he says. “It’s the breakup song on the record. That, fortunately, didn’t lead to a breakup. It’s one of the most direct emotional love songs I’ve ever written. In a long relationship you go through rough patches sometimes. I was going through one right around the time we were writing the album, so this one really is very autobiographical.”
 
Natural Woman is set to the backdrop of a vintage animation video, the band talk through the swirling soulful new song, saying, “Natural Woman is another one of these songs that basically wrote itself: the big guitar riff, the verse and the chorus melodies came to us all at once, as if tapped from some kind of ancient rock ‘n roll well.  The lyrics are about natural beauty, not having to hide or change to be accepted. There’s satisfaction in imperfection; the plastic dream was a lie.”
 
The video for In Love was filmed at FAME. “It’s about if you’re with someone for a long time and you meet someone else, and they really turn your world upside down by challenging the promises you make to your partner when you have a long term relationship. They’re all these things that you want to do. There’s a line that goes ‘tell me babe why can’t we meet, at the dark end of the street,’ which is a reference to Dark End of the Street, written by Muscle Shoals songwriter Dan Penn.”
 
In May 2024, they travelled to Muscle Shoals to record their 10th studio album between the two studios with Grammy Award-winning producer Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). “You can really feel some kind of rock ‘n roll magic in the air there,” Pablo adds. “Right when we played our first notes there, I got goosebumps. This definitely was one of the best recording experiences we’ve ever had. Even the grand piano Leon Russell used was still there, just like the electric Wurlitzer piano that was used on “I Never Loved A Man” by Aretha Franklin!”
 
Over the past two years , the enchanting psychedelic soul ‘n’ rollers have preached their Electric Gospel on a cruise, in a castle, sold out countless headline tours across Europe and transformed festival crowds into their own disciples. They’ve toured with The Black Crowes and have previously played shows with Blues Pills, Deep Purple, TOTO, and count Seasick Steve as a fan.
 
Muscle Shoals, follows their previous #1 studio album Love Death & In Between (2023) and since then they have celebrated a Edison Award nomination (The Dutch Grammy’s), released Live & Outta Sight III, and also received the live music award, the ‘Gouden Notekraker.’ In June 2023, they produced the world’s fastest Studio-to-store record – 2 hours, 59 minutes, and 38 seconds for “Rosita Rápida”, beating the record previously held by Jack White.
 
Formed in the Netherlands’ Deep South of Geleen as teenagers, Pablo van de Poel (guitar/vocals) and Luka van de Poel (drums/vocals), alongside Robin Piso (Hammond/Wurlitzer), have carved out a place for themselves as carefree adventurers; prolific in the studio and well-worn road-rovers.
 
Tour dates:

FEB 26: DE – Dresden, Beatpol
FEB 27: DE – Munich, Backstage
FEB 28: AT – Innsbruck, PMK
MAR 01: CH – Zurich, Mascotte
MAR 02: IT – Milan, Santeria Toscana 31
MAR 08: NL – Steenwijk, De Meenthe
APR 12: UK – Glasgow, Stereo
APR 13: UK – Manchester, Deaf Institute
APR 15: UK – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
APR 16: UK – Bristol, The Fleece
APR 17: UK – Oxford, O2 Academy
APR 18: UK – London, Garage
APR 20: NL – Schijndel, Paaspop Festival
MAY 14: DE – Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
MAY 15: DE – Frankfurt, Das Bett
MAY 16: DE – Cologne, Kantine
MAY 17: DE – Münster, Sputnikhalle
MAY 18: DE – Hamburg, Übel & Gefährlich
MAY 29: UK – Euston Hall, Red Rooster Festival