Mew‘s days as a band are formally over after enjoying their remaining present at London’s Roundhouse.
The Danish alt-rock band confirmed in 2024 that they had been set to interrupt up after three a long time collectively. Their remaining present was initially meant to happen in Copenhagen’s Royal Enviornment in Could 2025 however additional dates had been later added, and thus they wrapped up their profession on the Roundhouse.
The present featured a plethora of main songs from all through their discography, with the ultimate tune they performed reside as a band being the favored ‘Comforting Sounds’.
The producer Wealthy Costey – who has blended a number of big albums together with Foo Fighters’ ‘Echoes, Silence, Persistence and Grace’, Sam Fender’s ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ (which he additionally produced), My Chemical Romance’s ‘Three Cheers For Candy Revenge’ and numerous albums by Muse – was in attendance.
Writing on Instagram paying tribute to the band, who he had additionally labored with, he mentioned: “A really particular and bittersweet night at The Roundhouse in London as Danish band Mew play their remaining present with singer Jonas Bjerre. A very long time in the past I used to be introduced in to provide them – my first main label production- as a result of they had been followers of The Swirlies, who had been truly my first manufacturing.
“Enthusiastic and risk-taking A&R for Columbia Jonnie Blackburn (within the final picture) endorsed the thought and we ended up making the Frengers LP. My reminiscence of that course of is nothing however good, partly as a consequence of their curiosity in journey but in addition their goodness as folks. Laborious to elucidate however there’s just a few magic about them. I’m unhappy to see this chapter go, but in addition thrilled that it even occurred within the first place. We labored on many different issues collectively they usually by no means misplaced their capability to forged a spell. Thanks, Jonas, Johan, Silas and sure Bo.”
Take a look at the setlist and photographs from the present under:
Setlist:
‘Reprise’
‘Satellites’
‘Particular’
‘The Zookeeper’s Boy’
‘Circuitry Of The Wolf’
‘Chinaberry Tree’
‘Then I Run’
‘Gliding’
‘Ay Ay Ay’
‘Snow Brigade’
‘Symmetry’
‘156’
‘Apocalypso’
‘Saviours Of Jazz Ballet’
‘She Spider’
‘Rows’
Encore:
‘Introducing Palace Gamers’
‘I Ought to Have Been A Tsin-Tsi (For You)’
‘Am I Wry? No’
‘Comforting Sounds’
In a joint assertion to their followers upon saying their break-up, the band wrote: “Frengers, we’re past excited to play these reveals as they mark a very distinctive event for us, for you and for Mew. Johan, Silas, Jonas.”
A separate message from frontman Bjerre learn: “Dearest Frengers, Subsequent yr marks the thirtieth anniversary of Mew! It’s been fairly a journey, that’s introduced me and my pretty band mates on numerous adventures, for which I’m eternally grateful. And none of it may have occurred if not for you Frengers and your assist. That is one thing I’ve by no means taken with no consideration, and by no means will.”
He continued: “For me, this journey will probably be coming to an finish. Subsequent yr will probably be my final yr with Mew. I’ve come to the realisation that it’s time for me personally to embark on a unique journey, and deal with different artistic tasks. I’m so completely satisfied that we get to play these farewell reveals, and that I get to go on one final journey with my expensive mates and co-founders Johan and Silas, in addition to the Doc and Mads Wegner.
“I will probably be writing an extended put up about all of this quickly. For now, I can’t wait to see you on the market on the reveals subsequent yr! Love, Jonas.”
Moreover, the three bandmates regarded again on their 30 years collectively in an prolonged assertion: “No person of their proper thoughts would have imagined us nonetheless being right here again in 1995, once we began out, making noise in Jonas’ teenage bed room. However we did! Perhaps we had been out of our minds, on a mission. We dared to dream, and dream large collectively.”
Mew added: “At present we have now been all over the world, performed extra reveals than we are able to keep in mind and but it feels identical to yesterday, sitting there in that noisy bed room making an attempt to grow to be a band.
“We wish to invite all of our Frengers all over the world to a celebration of our 30 years of being Mew. We’re past excited to play these reveals as they mark a very distinctive event for us, for you and for Mew. Sincerely yours, Johan, Silas, Jonas.”
