CHVRCHES' Lauren Mayberry is striking out on her own. Well, kinda. The songwriter has announced a 2023 solo tour that will see her perform in Toronto this September, but CHVRCHES fans can sigh a breath of relief — she assures she's not quitting the band.
In a note to fans, Mayberry says CHVRCHES' "story has many more pages yet to be written." However, the Glaswegian artist has apparently been working on some solo material, and it seems she's ready to share it with the world.
"For a long time, I couldn't imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES," Mayberry writes. "Since I was 15 years old, I have always, only, ever been in a band. I always wanted so badly to belong somewhere — to be one of the boys, and to fit in. But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life (your 20s really do go by in a flash, kids), it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own."
Mayberry's tour kicks off on Labour Day in Washington, DC, and ends in October in Madrid. See the schedule below.
CHVRCHES' last album was 2021's Screen Violence.
Here's Mayberry's full statement:
This year is the 10th anniversary of the first CHVRCHES album. I met Iain and Martin when I was 23 — a little baby of a person, in hindsight. Looking back on what we've achieved together, so much of it doesn't feel real or even possible. Thank you to every person who has been a part of that.
I am so proud of all the chapters our band has been able to have and I am so grateful to my bandmates for taking me on that journey with them. We are all confident that the CHVRCHES story has many more pages yet to be written.
For now, though, I am excited / terrified / bewildered to tell you that I have been working on my first ever solo music and will be able to start sharing it soon.
For a long time, I couldn't imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES. Since I was 15 years old, I have always, only, ever been in a band. I always wanted so badly to belong somewhere — to be one of the boys, and to fit in. But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life (your 20s really do go by in a flash, kids), it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own.
Thank you for being kind to us and for giving me the opportunity to do this. The first headline shows are now announced and on sale at 10am local tomorrow in the US and Monday in Europe. I guess here we fucking go?!
Lauren Mayberry 2023 Tour Dates:
09/04 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09/16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
09/18 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
09/20 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
09/22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
09/23 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion
09/25 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09/26 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
09/28 San Francisco, CA - August Hall
09/29 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/05 Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
10/06 Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute 3
10/08 Manchester, UK - Gorilla
10/09 London, UK - Scala
10/11 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg Oz
10/12 Berlin, Germany - Lido
10/13 Munich, Germany - Strom
10/15 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
10/16 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
10/17 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café
10/19 Vienna, Austria - Flex
10/21 Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
10/22 Milan, Spain - Magnolia
10/24 Barcelona, Spain - La Nau
10/25 Madrid, Spain - Sala Capernico
In a note to fans, Mayberry says CHVRCHES' "story has many more pages yet to be written." However, the Glaswegian artist has apparently been working on some solo material, and it seems she's ready to share it with the world.
"For a long time, I couldn't imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES," Mayberry writes. "Since I was 15 years old, I have always, only, ever been in a band. I always wanted so badly to belong somewhere — to be one of the boys, and to fit in. But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life (your 20s really do go by in a flash, kids), it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own."
Mayberry's tour kicks off on Labour Day in Washington, DC, and ends in October in Madrid. See the schedule below.
CHVRCHES' last album was 2021's Screen Violence.
Here's Mayberry's full statement:
This year is the 10th anniversary of the first CHVRCHES album. I met Iain and Martin when I was 23 — a little baby of a person, in hindsight. Looking back on what we've achieved together, so much of it doesn't feel real or even possible. Thank you to every person who has been a part of that.
I am so proud of all the chapters our band has been able to have and I am so grateful to my bandmates for taking me on that journey with them. We are all confident that the CHVRCHES story has many more pages yet to be written.
For now, though, I am excited / terrified / bewildered to tell you that I have been working on my first ever solo music and will be able to start sharing it soon.
For a long time, I couldn't imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES. Since I was 15 years old, I have always, only, ever been in a band. I always wanted so badly to belong somewhere — to be one of the boys, and to fit in. But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life (your 20s really do go by in a flash, kids), it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own.
Thank you for being kind to us and for giving me the opportunity to do this. The first headline shows are now announced and on sale at 10am local tomorrow in the US and Monday in Europe. I guess here we fucking go?!
Lauren Mayberry 2023 Tour Dates:
09/04 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09/16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
09/18 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
09/20 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
09/22 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
09/23 Urbana, IL - Pygmalion
09/25 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09/26 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
09/28 San Francisco, CA - August Hall
09/29 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/05 Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
10/06 Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute 3
10/08 Manchester, UK - Gorilla
10/09 London, UK - Scala
10/11 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg Oz
10/12 Berlin, Germany - Lido
10/13 Munich, Germany - Strom
10/15 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
10/16 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
10/17 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café
10/19 Vienna, Austria - Flex
10/21 Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
10/22 Milan, Spain - Magnolia
10/24 Barcelona, Spain - La Nau
10/25 Madrid, Spain - Sala Capernico
