Balthazar announce new single “Changes”

Balthazar are pleased to announce new single ‘Changes’ and details of further touring in support of their acclaimed ‘Fever’ album release with dates across France and Germany November/December this year.

Revolving around the axis of frontmen and writing partners Jinte Deprez and Maarten Devoldere, the band reconvened last year following a break that saw both release solo albums that ultimately played an integral role in the creative process for the release of Fever earlier this year.

Fever, the band’s fourth album brings us the new single (and one of its standout tracks) ‘Changes’. Along with news of the live dates is a new video, shot using footage from across the Fever tour earlier this year, watch the video here – 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Jb998ACQo&feature=youtu.be

‘Changes’ with it’s infectious ‘on and on and on’ chorus refrain sung with Maarten’s distinct lead vocal is classic Fever-era Balthazar. As Maarten explains; “I was hungover and complaining about it.” Adding that his bandmate Jinte had said something along the lines of “Stop talking about changing if deep down you know you don’t want to.” And consequently “we then wrote this song to celebrate the flaws in our machinery. A celebration that was followed by yet another sweet hangover.”

Released through Play It Again Sam earlier this year, Fever once again saw the band hit the number one spot in their native Belgium bettering the number two of its predecessor Thin Walls in 2015 and accruing yet more plaudits across Europe with one correspondent moved to comment; “Balthazar have been a good rock band for a while, but with Fever it’s shown that it can become a great one.”

The following dates highlighted ** are in addition to previously announced summer / Autumn dates.

Tickets go on sale at 10.00am local time on Thursday 27th June from http://balthazarband.com/#tour

June

22 – Amiens : Minuit Avant la Nuit FR

25 – Athens : Summer Nostros Festival GR

29 – Clemont-Ferrand : Europavox Festival FR

30 – Werchter :Rock Werchter BE

July

05 – Herouville St Clair :Festival Beauregard FR

06 – Ewik : Down The Rabbit Hole NL

13 – Monts : Festival Terras du Son FR

14 – Aix-les-Bains : Musilac Festival FR

18 – Carhaix-Plouguer : Les Vieilles Charrues FR

19 – Arles : Theatre Antique FR

20 – Fribourg : Les Georges Festival CH

30 – Freiburg : ZMF Festival DE

31 – Arbon : Heizwerk Festival CH

August

01 – Port-Grimaud : Plage de Rock FR

02 – Erlangen : E-Werk DE

03 – Diepholz : Appletree Garden Festival DE

09 – Rees-Haldern : Haldern Pop Festival DE

10 – Aranda de Duero : Sonorama Festival ES

16 – Tabuao : Paredes de Coura Festival PT

23 – Paris : Festival Rock en Seine FR

24 – Gueret : Festival des Musiques Independantes FR

25 – Turin : Todays Festival IT

September

08 – Bucharest : Bucharest Street Food Carnival RO

17 – Kiev Belatage Club UA

19 – St Peterburg : Morze Club RU

20 – Moscow : Arbet Hall RU

27 – Istanbul : Zorlu Performing Arts Center, TR

November

08 – Lorient : Festival les Indisciplinés FR

09 – Saint-Lô : les Rendez-Vous Soniques Festival FR

10 – La Rochelle : La Sirena FR **

11 – Biarritz : Atabal FR **

13 – Toulouse : Le Bikini FR **

14 – Grenoble : La Belle Electrique FR **

15 – Besancon : La Rodia FR **

16 – Luxembourg : Sonic Visions Festival

December

09 – Hannover : Kulturzentrum Faust DE **

10 – Hamburg : Docks DE **

11 – Leipzig : Taubchenthal DE **

January 2020

21 – Strasbourg La Laiterie FR **

22 – Orléans : L’Astrolabe FR **

23 – Rennes La Carre Sevigne FR **

24 – Angers : La Chabada FR **

25 – Rouen : Le 106 FR **