INTERVIEW: DMA’S guitarist Johnny Took on their recent surprise EP & UK and Ireland tour

In episode #55 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with DMA’S guitarist Johnny Took. Johnny discusses their UK and Ireland tour, songwriting and their recent surprise EP ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’.

This will see DMA’S embark upon the biggest UK tour from an international artist since COVID hit. The band has already sold over 60,000 tickets for the tour, including two of the biggest shows of their career to date at London’s prestigious Alexandra Palace and the huge M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

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The tour represents DMA’S’ first UK tour since they achieved the highest chart positions of their career with their euphoric, alt-pop-tinged third album ‘THE GLOW’. They went on to win Album of the Year, Rock Album of the Year and Best Dance Single (for The Avalanches’remix of ‘Criminal’) at the 2021 Australian Independent Records Awards.

The dates are:

OCTOBER SUPPORT

17th – Greenock, Town Hall Voodoos

18th – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange (SOLD OUT) Voodoos

19th – Edinburgh, Corn Exchange (SOLD OUT) Voodoos

21st – Norwich, UEA The K’s

22nd – Hull, Bonus Arena Pixey

23rd – Newcastle, Hit The North Festival

25th – Southampton, O2 Guildhall (SOLD OUT) The K’s

27th – Bath, Pavilion (SOLD OUT) The K’s

29th – London, Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT) The Night Café and RATS

30th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena The Night Café and RATS

NOVEMBER

1st – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse The Night Café and PINS

2nd – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse (EXTRA TIX JUST RELEASED) The K’s and PINS

3rd – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse (EXTRA TIX JUST RELEASED) THE GOA EXPRESS and PINS

5th – Portsmouth, Guildhall The K’s

6th – Cardiff, The Great Hall The K’s and Himalayas

7th – Sheffield, O2 Academy THE GOA EXPRESS and Seb Lowe

8th – Birmingham, O2 Academy The K’s and The Clause

10th – Leeds, O2 Academy (EXTRA TIX JUST RELEASED) Pixey and RATS

11th – Leeds, O2 Academy (EXTRA TIX JUST RELEASED) Pixey and RATS

13th – Dublin, Academy (SOLD OUT) TBC

14th – Dublin, Academy (SOLD OUT) TBC

16th – Belfast, Limelight (SOLD OUT) TBC

17th – Belfast, Limelight TBC