Stockholm post-punk band V**gra Boys (**= “ia” because of spam filters) have announced a new album v**gr aboys (** = ia here too) for April 25th via their newly launched label Shrimptech Enterprises. Co-produced by frequent collaborator Pelle Gunnerfeldt with the V**gra Boys, v**gr aboys channels the band’s sharp observational humor and unique ability to dismantle everything and nothing at the same time, while juxtaposing real life with high art. The album art, created by Leo Park, digs further into that concept. The album’s first single, “Man Made of Meat,” draws inspiration from vocalist Sebastian Murphy’s experience cruising through Walmarts while touring the U.S. with Queens of the Stone Age last year.
The single arrives alongside a video that finds Murphy as an accidental artist. Director Daniel Björkman notes: Imagination is gone. Creativity is a concept. Stealing is caring. Theft is priceless. Money a means to an end. Art is a lie. Computers are useless. Music is the ultimate teacher. Taste the enemy of creativity, and a better future. Artificial imagination is here. The world doesn’t make sense, so why should we make images that do? (About TGE, The director / studio) The Great Exhibition is a celebration of the unexpected. Our Ideas are designed to create memories. We playfully discover the unforgettable & remarkable in life.
The band recently announced their infinite anxiety tour of 2025. The tour kicks off at Coachella on April 12, followed by a stint across Europe and the UK in April and May. They’ll then return to the U.S. and Canada for their first headline shows in the territory in two years, beginning September 10 in Vancouver. The 23-date North American leg includes stops in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and many more (full dates below). Tickets for the tour on-sale now.
v**gr aboys Tracklist
Man Made of Meat
The Bog Body
Uno II
Pyramid of Health
Dirty Boyz
Medicine for Horses
Waterboy
Store Policy
You N33d Me
Best in Show Pt.IV
River King
V**GR ABOYS – 2025 TOUR DATES
COACHELLA
Apr 12 Indio, CA, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Apr 19 Indio, CA, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
EU/UK
Apr 25 FR, Paris, Zenith
Apr 26 BE, Brussels, AB
Apr 28 UK, Bournemouth, O2 Academy
Apr 29 UK, Birmingham, O2 Academy
Apr 30 UK, Cardiff, Arena
May 1 UK, Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
May 2 IE, Dublin, Olympia
May 3 IE, Dublin, Olympia
May 5 UK, Glasgow, Barrowlands
May 6 UK, London, 02 Brixton Academy
May 8 DE, Berlin, Columbiahalle
May 9 NL, Tilburg, 013
May 10 LX, Luxembourg, Rockhal
May 11 CH, Zurich, X-tra
US
Sep 11 Vancouver, BC, Malkin Bowl
Sep 12 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
Sep 13 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
Sep 14 Portland, OR, Grand Lodge
Sep 17 St Paul, MN, Palace Theatre
Sep 18 Chicago, IL, Fairgrounds at the Salt Shed
Sep 19 Royal Oak, MI, Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 20 Toronto, ON HISTORY
Sep 22 Montreal, QC, MTELUS
Sep 23 Boston, MA, Roadrunner
Sep 25 Brooklyn, NY, The Brooklyn Mirage
Sep 26 Washington, DC, The Anthem
Sep 27 Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music Hall
Oct 23 Oakland, CA, Fox Theater
Oct 25 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren
Oct 27 Salt Lake City, UT, The Union Event Center
Oct 28 Denver, CO, The Mission
Oct 30 Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall
Oct 31 Austin, TX, Venue TBA
Nov 1 Dallas, TX, House of Blues
Nov 3 Raleigh, NC, The Ritz
Nov 4 Asheville, NC, The Orange Peel
Nov 6 St Louis, MO, The Pageant
Nov 7 Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works
Nov 8 Atlanta, GA, The Eastern
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