Django Django share 'Year Of The Snake' and announce 2027 UK and European tour

Django Django have released 'Year Of The Snake', the fourth single from their forthcoming album 'Doveland', and announced a UK and European headline tour for early 2027. The album is due on 6 November via Clouds Hill, according to Dork, whose reporting this article draws on.

The tour runs from 23 February to 13 March 2027. It opens at Hole 44 in Berlin and takes in Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels before the band return to the UK and Ireland. Pre-sale begins on Wednesday 21st, with general sale following on Friday 23rd.

The 2027 dates

The UK and Irish leg begins at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on 2 March, followed by St Luke's in Glasgow on 3 March and New Century Locker in Manchester on 5 March. The band then play the Button Factory in Dublin on 6 March, Rough Trade in Liverpool on 8 March and Y Plas in Cardiff on 9 March. The final dates are Outernet Live in London on 11 March, Trinity in Bristol on 12 March and Chalk in Brighton on 13 March.

The European dates are Hole 44 in Berlin (23 February), Kent Club in Hamburg (24 February), Paradiso Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam (26 February), Gaité Lyrique in Paris (27 February) and Botanique in Brussels (28 February).

Record-store shows around release

Ahead of the tour, Django Django will play four in-store shows around the album's release: Rough Trade East in London on 3 November, Assai Records in Edinburgh on 6 November, Jacaranda in Liverpool on 7 November and Wax & Beans in Bury on 9 November.

Writing 'Year Of The Snake'

According to Dork, 'Year Of The Snake' was written after most of 'Doveland' was complete, during a further trip to the Scottish Highlands by Dave Maclean and vocalist Vincent Neff. Maclean describes it as deeply personal.

"It's a personal track that came out of losing my sister and trying to battle through darkness to find light."

He adds: "It's about embracing that darkness and embracing the night and staying strong enough to ride it out until the new dawn comes."

About 'Doveland'

The album was produced during extended sessions in the German countryside and the Highlands. Dork says it draws on memory, isolation, loss and the search for somewhere else. Its title comes from an online urban myth about a supposedly vanished Midwestern town that appears on no maps.

The artwork was made with the mother-and-daughter mudlarking team Northern Mudlarks, using historical objects found along riverbanks in the Scottish Borders.

The new single follows 'Cameos', 'Dirty Hotel Blues' and 'Feel Alright', which features Max Pope and closes the album. Hak Baker also appears on 'Little Me'. Dork's earlier coverage describes 'Doveland' as the band's sixth album and refers to their previous project 'Off Planet'.