After achieving a #16 chart breakthrough with their debut album, The Royston Club are now targeting far bigger ambitions with the news that they will release their new album ‘Songs For The Spine’ on August 8th. They launch the album alongside the new single ‘Glued To The Bed’ and also announce details of their biggest UK headline tour to date, which features their largest London show so far at the O2 Forum Kentish Town.
A great debut album will only get you so far. It’s what you do next that counts. And The Royston Club are now excelling on every front. Recent sold-out live shows have demonstrated the growing scale and fervent passion of their devoted following, a primarily teenage/early twenties audience with a near equal male/female split that recalls the early years of The 1975. Vitally, the recent singles ‘Shivers’ and ‘The Patch Where Nothing Grows’ also signpost their creative evolution. ‘Songs For The Spine’ builds on the sonic DNA of their debut, but is bigger, more experimental, and more heartfelt too. Its stories meld the personal with the universal in a way that will inspire further fan intensity.
The album was produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Rachel Chinouriri), who helped the band unlock some of the raw, natural energy that powers their live show. Together, they created a record which is the sound of a band taking their chance to hit the next level, grabbing it with both hands and refusing to let go.
2025 has already seen The Royston Club, completed by Tom Faithfull (vocals/guitar), Dave Tute (bass) and Sam Jones (drums), play select live shows: a big headline set at Liverpool Sound City; a sweaty and instantly sold-out underplay at London’s Omeara; three rammed low-key homecoming shows in Wrexham; and a set as part of Wrexham FC’s celebrations following their promotion to the Championship.
The Royston Club Upcoming Live Dates – Summer 2025:
- 24th May – Neighbourhood Weekender
- 25th May – Tunes in the Castle Festival
- 31st May- Vestrock Festival
- 20th June – Utrecht, Ekko
- 21st June – PinkPop Festival
- 5th July – Musiques En Stock Festival
- 10th July – Manchester, Castlefield Bowl (with Bloc Party)
- 11th July – TRNSMT Festival
- 12th July – Leeds, Millennium Square (with The Lathums)
- 19th July – Llandudno, Venue Cymru Arena (with Travis)
- 25th July – Latitude Festival
- 27th July – Tramline
- 2nd August – Kendal Calling
- 15th August – Hardwick Calling
- 22nd August – Reading Festival
- 23rd August – Leeds Festival
HEADLINE TOUR – October/November 2025 (UK dates shown only):
- 16th October – Brighton, Concorde 2
- 17th October – Bristol, Electric
- 18th October – Birmingham, O2 Institute
- 23rd October – Manchester, Academy 1
- 24th October – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
- 25th October – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
- 31st October – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
- 1st November – Sheffield, Octagon
