One of the biggest bands to come from Bristol in recent memory have been announced to play an outdoor concert on Clifton Downs later this year.
Organised by Bristol-based promoters Team Love and Simple Things festival, this will be IDLES' first headline outdoor show in their home city.
The gig, which will have a line-up of support acts to be confirmed, will welcome 10,000 fans.
It will take place on September 3 - the day before Love Saves The Day Festival is staged at the same site.
Dave Harvey from Team Love said: "It’s an amazing feeling to announce the IDLES homecoming show for September this year.
"We have been huge fans of the band for years and have watched them grow from playing very early on the bill in small venues for Simple Things to becoming one of the world’s biggest and most important rock bands.
"There simply isn’t a venue in Bristol now who can hold all the people that would want to see them, so we found an outdoor venue instead.
"It feels all the more important to put on a show with them now, we really feel like this is the light at the end of the tunnel for all of us, to be able to be back standing in the audience watching one of Bristol’s best bands play their number one album live for one of the very first times in front of their hometown fans.
"It’s going to feel really special."
IDLES scored their first UK Number One album in 2020 with ‘Ultra Mono’, which also became the fastest selling vinyl release of the year - but have not been able to play the album out to any of their fans yet since their sold-out tour was pushed back to 2022.
Their homecoming show will take place before they embark on a sold out tour in 2022.
IDLES won’t be the only act on that day, with organisers promising a whole day of music, food and drink, all to be announced in the coming months.
Tickets
Sign up for presale tickets goes live from March 31 and fans can register here.
Presale will go live at 9am on Thursday, April 1 and any available tickets left will be put up on a General Sale at 9am on Friday, April 2.
Tickets are priced £39.50 plus booking fee and £45 plus booking fee. The show is open to all ages but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
