Vola Announce First Ever EU/UK Headline Tour

• "VOLA are one of prog’s hottest young prospects” Prog, UK
• “‘Applause Of A Distant Crowd’ is een nagenoeg foutloos album geworden dat nauwelijks een zwak moment kent en eigenlijk in elke jaarlijstje thuishoort.” Rock Tribune, BE, 9,5/10
• “Shimmering tech metal” Metal Hammer, UK

Last year the band released their second album 'Applause Of A Distant Crowd' and to promote this record they went on tours with Monuments and later on Haken. Through 2018 they also played explosive sets at Bloodstock Festival (UK), Tech Fest (UK), Damnation Festival (UK), Euroblast (Germany) and Complexity Festival (Netherlands) which has led Prog Magazine to declare them “one of prog’s hottest prospects,” Metal Hammer to revel in their “shimmering tech metal” and pick up fans in the shape of Myles Kennedy and Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Paulo Gregoletto.

Talking about the upcoming tour, bass guitarist Nicolai Mogensen says:

We’re over the moon to be going on our first ever headline tour! It’s something we’ve been dreaming of doing for a very long time, and we are amazed to see it finally happening. As special guests we are bringing the mind-blowing acts Arch Echo and Rendezvous Point, who we are very proud to be sharing the stage with. We’ll be playing a longer set than on previous tours, so there will be time for playing some funky tunes - both old and new ones. If there’s a VOLA show you don’t want to miss, it’s this one! See you on the road, VOLA

Whilst on the video, singer/guitarist Asger Mygind said,

Whether the screen is a window to happiness or a barrier for happiness is subjective, but I imagine that a lot of people have experienced a sense of lost opportunity after having been absorbed in the screen at the wrong time and place. I surely have. It was with this image in mind that I began working on a video for Ruby Pool. It was shot at 9 different outdoor locations on Zealand, Denmark, during April and May 2019. /Asger.

On the new album, Asger Mygind (vocals/guitar), Martin Werner (keys), Nicolai Mogensen (bass) and Adam Janzi (drums) probe society’s distractions from thoughtfulness and examine the way human relationships have evolved whilst touching upon fear and anxiety. Where their debut ‘Inmazes’ dealt with the struggle that came with being trapped in mental mazes, the themes are now focused on the outside world rather than internal conflict. The album title is a metaphor derived from our relationship with social media, how we can appear close but be miles apart. Mygind elaborates: "We spend a lot of time trying to present ourselves in a flattering light in the pursuit of continuous applause, even if it’s a distant applause from those you may not connect with away from the screens."

Tour Dates

• 07.09.2019 UK / London / Boston Music Room
• 08.09.2019 UK / Manchester / Rebellion
• 09.09.2019 UK / Glasgow / Audio
• 10.09.2019 UK / Nottingham / Bodega
• 11.09.2019 NL / Nijmegen / Doornroosje
• 12.09.2019 NL / Haarlem / Patronaat
• 13.09.2019 DK / Copenhagen / Rust
• 14.09.2019 SE / Stockholm / Nalen
• 15.09.2019 SE / Gothenburg / Trädgårn Lilla
• 16.09.2019 DE / Hamburg / Headcrash
• 17.09.2019 DE / Berlin / Cassiopeia
• 18.09.2019 CZ / Prague / Modrá Vopice
• 20.09.2019 DE / Munich / Feierwerk
• 21.09.2019 IT / Parma / Circolo Mu
• 22.09.2019 CH / Lucerne / Schüür
• 24.09.2019 ES / Barcelona / Sala Rocksound
• 25.09.2019 ES / Madrid / Nazca
• 26.09.2019 FR / Toulouse / L'usine à Musique
• 27.09.2019 FR / Lyon / Hard Rock Cafe
• 28.09.2019 DE / Cologne / Euroblast Festival
• 29.09.2019 FR / Paris /Backstage