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NEWS: Dream Wife launch open call for women & non-binary support artists for their tour!

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

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