Dream Wife have announced a support slot open call for women & non-binary artists in select cities across their U.S., U.K., and European tour dates. In collaboration with non-profit organizations Girls Rock London and the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, this open call doubles down on the band’s mission to ‘smash society’s objectification of women, and aims to take Dream Wife’s already fierce live shows – where inclusivity is not only encouraged, but required – to the next level.’ The musicians selected in each city will be compensated accordingly. Artists can apply and submit their music HERE. See below to find a show near you and get your tickets HERE.
Dream Wife on the open call:
“One of the best things about touring is getting to meet, exchange ideas with, and play music alongside kickass bands from all over the world. For our autumn headline tour dates we are calling for women/non-binary artists to come share their music, thoughts, the night and a stage with us.
Gender diversity in the music industry is still an issue and the aim is to provide a platform for women/NB musicians regardless of experience, financial backing, number of online followers etc. If you’ve got rock ‘n’ roll in your soul, if you’ve got something to say; we want to hear from you.”
Girls Rock London on the collaboration:
“Girls Rock London is so excited to announce this new collaboration with Dream Wife, which will provide a platform for female identifying/non-binary fronted/majority bands to perform with such an amazing band of badasses on their autumn headline tours. Through our network we are able to share the initiative with other Girls Rock camps across Europe and the United States. It feels very empowering to see Community, Rock ‘N’ Roll and Education colliding together in this way.”
Since forming in 2015 as a college art school project, Dream Wife – a name chosen as commentary on society’s objectification of women – have become one of the foremost up-and-coming bands out of the U.K. The band came together while they were studying at Brighton University, initially intended as a performance art piece and a way for the trio to obtain a dream trip to Canada. They quickly realized that their chemistry was too powerful for them just to be a one time thing, so they took themselves out on the road under their own steam, and started touring with only four songs and without a booking agent, promoter or a tour manager. Fast forward to 2018, Dream Wife have released their ace acclaimed debut album, armed with strong messages of empowerment backed by unparalleled live shows.
Tour Dates – OPEN CALL dates in BOLD
28/07 Derby, UK Indie Tracks Festival
29/07 Standon, UK Standon Calling
02/08 Chicago, USA Thalia Hall w/ Parquet Courts
03/08 Chicago, USA Lollapalooza Festival
11/08 Slottskogen, Sweden Way Out West
18/08 Tokyo, Japan Summersonic Festival
19/08 Osaka, Japan Summersonic Festival
24/08 Reading, UK Reading Festival
25/08 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival
31/08 Scotland, UK Electric Fields Festival
01/09 Bristol, UK Downs Festival
14/09 London, UK Brixton Academy ^
15/09 London, UK Brixton Academy ^
17/09 Cologne, Germany E-werk ^
18/09 Berlin, Germany Huxleys ^
20/09 Paris, France Bataclan ^
24/09 Philadelphia, US Johnny Brenda’s
25/09 Brooklyn, US Knitting Factory
27/09 Washington, US DC9
28/09 Cleveland, US Beachland Tavern
29/09 Toronto, Canada Hard Luck
30/09 Detroit, US El Club
02/10 Minneapolis, US 7th Street Entry
06/10 Seattle, US Barboza
07/10 Portland, US Doug Fir Lounge
09/10 San Francisco, US Cafe Du Nord
10/10 Los Angeles, US The Echo
12/10 San Diego, US Casbah
13/10 Santa Ana, US Constellation Room
17/10 Dublin, Ireland Whelans
18/10 Galway, Ireland Roisin Dubh
20/10 Cardiff, UK SWN Festival
21/10 Birmingham, UK All Years Leaving Festival
22/10 Glasgow, UK School of Art
24/10 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
25/10 Leeds, UK The Wardrobe
26/10 Manchester, UK Gorilla
27/10 Coventry, UK Central Library
29/10 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
30/10 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
31/10 London, UK KOKO
02/11 Paris, France Pitchfork Festival
03/11 Mainz, Germany Schon Schön
04/11 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
05/11 Aarhus, Denmark Atlas
06/11 Copenhagen, Denmark Hotel Cecil
07/11 Oslo, Norway Café Mono
10/11 Brunswick, Germany Eule
11/11 Courtrai, Belgium Depart
13/11 Winterthur, Switzerland Albani
14/11 Lausanne, Switzerland Le Romandie
15/11 Stuttgart, Germany Merlin
16/11 Essen, Germany Hotel Shanghai
18/11 Berlin, Germany Musik & Frieden
19/11 Hanover, Germany Lux
21/11 Bremen, Germany Lagerhaus
^ w/ Garbage
