NERO Announce 'Into The Unknown' US Fall Tour
- By: Ashley Joy Parker
New album coming soon…..
This Fall, Grammy-winning live electronic act NERO will make their grand return to stages across the U.S. for their headline Into The Unknown Tour supporting their highly-anticipated third studio album, due out August 16.
Bringing their avant-garde musicality and transportive experience to iconic venues like New York’s Webster Hall and Los Angeles’ The Novo, the 16-date tour will feature a brand new hybrid live set performed by band members Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Frontwoman Alana Watson, who recently welcomed her third child with Stephens, will take a step back from this tour, but her presence is in no way diminished; Watson’s unmistakable aura is embedded throughout Into The Unknown.
In the near-decade since their last tour, Stephens and Ray have performed select DJ sets as NERO, with the band returning in 2022 to support deadmau5 at Red Rocks. The show marked their first full live performance as a trio since the Between II Worlds Tour in 2015, which saw the band headline Coachella’s Outdoor Stage.
Last year, Stephens, Ray and Watson reemerged as NERO with their first solo single, “Truth,” following a five-year hiatus. Their upcoming album Into The Unknown will serve as the final chapter in their album trilogy that began with the chart-topping, Platinum-selling Welcome Reality in 2011. Exploring new realms where music, technology, and art collide on stage, fans will be immersed in the cosmic audio-visual universe NERO have created with their album trilogy.
This summer, NEO also unveiled their latest single ‘Too Many Questions”off their new album. An enticing parlay into the next phase of Into The Unknown, “Too Many Questions” is a sharp turn from the album’s preceding singles. Diverging from the hard-hitting drum & bass of “Blame You“ and dark, mechanical sounds of “Draw Energy,” ‘Too Many Questions’ dips into UK garage and house styles, showcasing the sonic depth threaded throughout their impending third album.
Initially written during the creation of Between II Worlds, “Too Many Questions” is led by Alana Watson’s intimate vocal performance and spellbinding lyricism reminiscent of their Welcome Reality hit “Promises.”
“We found the vocal recently in an old forgotten folder,” says NERO. “It was originally a verse and bridge idea Alana had written for ‘Two Minds’ (2015). On discovering it, we knew straight away we wanted to make a garage house track for it.”
Grab tickets for NERO’s Into The Unknown Tour HERE.
Into The Unknown Tour
September 27 – Uptown Theater – Minneapolis, MN
September 28 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
October 10 – Royale Nightclub – Boston, MA
October 11 – Echostage – Washington, DC
October 12 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
October 17 – Studio at the Factory – Dallas, TX
October 18 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
October 19 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
November 1 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
November 2 – 45 East – Portland, OR
November 14 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
November 15 – Sunbar – Tempe, AZ
November 16 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
November 21 – AREA15 – Las Vegas, NV
November 22 – 1015 Folsom – San Francisco, CA
November 23 – The Novo – Los Angeles, CA
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