Danny George Wilson’s latest record, Arcade, has already been previewed in these pages and now Wilson has announced a series of UK tour dates supporting The Handsome family to promote it. For Arcade, Wilson returned to Hamish Benjamin’s studio in East Sussex – where he laid down his solo album Another Place. Wilson describes Arcade: “The songs are about the ways we deal with losing people, time, place, or don’t deal with it… Looking back, we discover what was always there, or things that are just easier to ignore – different and contradictory perspectives. And I wanted a chance to work with Hamish and Henry [Garratt] again, and this seemed like their thing, and it was”. Traditional instrumentation meets technology; the majority of tracks feature a string quartet, plus synthesiser and mellotron along with a plethora of guitars.
Wilson has released the title track as his latest single. “Arcade is a song about youth culture and nostalgia…a mix of sadness and gratitude” reflects Wilson. “Doffing a cap to the classic and influential ‘Subway Art’ book that emerged in 1984, a first taste of Dinosaur Jr’s Freak Scene and Sonic Youth’s Teenage Riot and memories of Sutton’s long demolished Arcade.” You can see the video below.
The tour dates are listed below, and you can find tickets here.
Danny George Wilson Handsome Family Support Tour Dates- May 2026:
Sun 17th – The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Mon 18th- Brudenell, Leeds
Tue 19th – St Luke’s, Glasgow
Sat 23rd – Union Chapel, London
Sun 24th – Union Chapel, London
Wed 27th – St George, Bristol
Thu 28th – The Wedgewood, Portsmouth
Sat 30th – Stoller Hall, Manchester
Sun 31st – Tung Auditorium, Liverpool
