Placebo unveil video for new single ‘Jesus’ Son’
20 Year Retrospective Album ‘A Place For Us To Dream’
+ ‘Life’s What You Make It E.P’ Released Oct 7th
9 Date UK Arena Tour In December
Ahead of their gig in Nottingham on 6th December, Placebo unveil the video for their brand new single ‘Jesus’ Son’, taken from the band’s must have retrospective hits album ‘A Place For Us To Dream’,which was released on October 7th through Universal Records. Watch the video here: http://vevo.ly/m6aGfX.
Directed by Joe Connor (Paul Weller, The Maccabees), the video was filmed on location in Sardinia and combines shots of the band performing on the alongside traditional Sardinian Pagan carnival figures wearing bovine masks and sheepskin clothing. The surreal imagery taps into the song’s spiritual undertones.
Released today, ‘Jesus’ Son’ marks the milestone of the band’s 20 year career since the 1996 release of their self-titled debut album. The single is included on their retrospective album release ‘A Place For Us To Dream’, alongside singles from the early; ‘Bruise Pristine’, ‘Come Home’, ‘Teenage Angst’, to the career defining ‘Nancy Boy’, ‘Every You Every Me’, ‘Pure Morning’, ‘The Bitter End’ right up to, ‘Meds’, ‘For What It’s Worth’ & ‘Too Many Friends’.
On October 7th Placebo also released a new EP titled ‘Life’s What You Make It’ which features 6 previous unreleased recordings and includes ‘Jesus’ Son’ and a cover of the Talk Talk classic ‘Life’s What You Make It’. All the tracks are produced by Adam Noble (dEUS/Red Hot Chilli Peppers), who was at the helm for the band’s acclaimed 7th studio album ‘Loud Like Love’.
To date Placebo have sold over 12 million records worldwide, had 6 top ten albums in the UK and collaborated with iconic artists including David Bowie, Robert Smith, Frank Black, Alison Mosshart and Michael Stipe. They remain one of the world’s biggest alternative rock bands of the last 20 years having achieved gold and platinum albums in over 30 countries.
Placebo have sold out arena tours and headlined festivals in over 70 countries on 6 continents during their career, playing to over 1 million people on their last album tour alone. Placebo begin the UK leg of their ’20 Years of’ world tour this December and play the following UK dates:
December
Friday 2nd GLASGOW, SSE Hydro
Saturday 3rd LEEDS, First Direct Arena
Monday 5th MANCHESTER, Arena
Tuesday 6th NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 8th BIRMINGHAM, Barclaycard Arena
Saturday 10th IRELAND, DUBLIN, 3Arena
Monday 12th NEWPORT, Centre SOLD OUT
Wednesday 14th BRIGHTON, Centre SOLD OUT
Thursday 15th LONDON, SSE Wembley Arena
Why not check out:
Music: Placebo announce new album ‘A place for us to dream’ and date at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 6 December
Album Review: The Sails – BANG! Best of 2006 to 2020
Music: Barry Adamson announces new album and tour date at Rough Trade, Nottingham
Review: Into The Groove – The Ultimate Madonna Tribute – The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham