Photo: Fortress Festival
CHVRCHES have been added to the third annual Fortress Festival lineup. This event will take place in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas on the lawn adjacent to Will Rogers Coliseum on April 27-28, 2019. Check out the full lineup in the poster above.
Ticket information can now be found at Eventbrite.
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Photo: Coachella
CHVRCHES will return to Coachella this year! The band previously played this annual two-weekend festival in Indio, California in 2014 and 2016. CHVRCHES are scheduled to perform on Sunday, April 14th and Sunday, April 21st.
Passes go on sale this Friday, January 4th at 11 AM PT from the festival’s website. 
Photo: CHVRCHES
We’re back with our fourth annual Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES) top ten moments of the year! Mayberry and her bandmate pals Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Jonny Scott from CHVRCHES had quite a year in 2018 including a new album, a new EP, touring the world, new collaborations, philanthropic efforts and more! There have been countless great memories from this year but without further ado continue reading below to see our Lauren Mayberry top ten moments of 2018. Thank you for being such a great role model and inspiration to many.
10. CHVRCHES sponsor Whitburn Junior FC. The band stepped in to sponsor Iain Cook’s hometown junior team with a sharp looking away strip featuring the bands logo. Even more exciting was the collaboration between the band and team to put these jerseys on sale for a limited run to the public after the outpouring of interest from fans worldwide. 
Photo: Whitburn Junior FC
Photo: Whitburn Junior FC
9. CHVRCHES team up with Soundwaves Art for a limited-edition print to support War Child UK. We thought this was such a neat and unique idea that combines both music and art while also helping those in need.
Photo: Soundwaves Art
Photo: Soundwaves Art
8. CHVRCHES left us in awe with their latest cover songs this year. Call us biased but they make some of the best cover songs out there with their own unique take on songs. This year the band dazzled us with covers of “Somebody Else” by The 1975, “XO” by Beyonce, “Stay” by Rihanna, “Love” by Kendrick Lamar and “The Downtown Lights” by The Blue Nile.
7. CHVRCHES were nominated for the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Best Rock Alternative Artist or Group this year. Although they didn’t win, they are still the winners in our hearts. One of these days the music industry will realize how great this band is and the awards will follow.
Photo: Danny Clinch/CHVRCHES
6. CHVRCHES always pop up on video game soundtracks and this year was no different. The band was featured on Forza Horizon 4 with “Never Say Die” and on Rock Band 4 with “Graffiti”.
Photo: Xbox
Photo: Harmonix
5. Lauren Mayberry and CHVRCHES worked on a variety of new collaborations in 2018. For the first time in the bands history they had a guest singer involved on the track “My Enemy” featuring their friend Matt Berninger of The National. Later in the year Mayberry joined The National on stage at ACL Festival for their song “Guilty Party”. In August CHVRCHES dropped a surprise single called “Out Of My Head” featuring Wednesday Campanella and Mayberry was featured on the new Death Cab for Cutie album Thank You for Today contributing some beautiful backing vocals on the track “Northern Lights”.
4. During the summer CHVRCHES made a stop in Berlin, Germany at the legendary Hansa Studios and recorded some beautiful acoustic renditions of tracks from Love Is Dead which was released digitally and on vinyl as the Hansa Session EP. 3. CHVRCHES made the rounds on national and international television shows throughout the year. Watch performances of “Get Out” on Sounds Like Friday Night, “Miracle” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Get Out” and “Miracle” on ZDF Aspekte, “Miracle” and “The Mother We Share” on The Zoe Ball Show, “Get Out”, “Graves”, “Never Say Die” and “Graffiti” on Jimmy Kimmel Live and “Miracle” on The Ellen Show. 2. CHVRCHES stepped in to sponsor the Girls Rock Glasgow Summer School. Being a patron for the school allowed the camp to proceed with plans and offer more places than ever before. The band continues to support these efforts at local Girls Rock locations throughout the world when they tour by teaming up with PLUS1 to donate $1 from every concert ticket sold. It’s heartwarming to see the band work with so many different organizations to help others through charity, donations, sponsorship's and more. 
Photo: Girls Rock Glasgow
1. It probably comes as no surprise that our number one Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES) moment of 2018 was the release of CHVRCHES’ third album Love Is Dead on May 25, 2018.
Thank you to Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, Jonny Scott and everyone mentioned above for all the great memories and all your hard work! With a memorable year coming to a close we now look forward to another great year in 2019! 
Photo: Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
CHVRCHES, Jess Glynne and Elbow will be headlining the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival next year! This three-day music and arts festival will take place on August 1-3, 2019 at the Belladrum Estate in Beauly, United Kingdom. Check out the lineup in the poster above.
Ticket information is available now through the festival’s website. 
Photo: Danny Clinch/Washed Up Emo Podcast
CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry recently had a chat with Tom Mullen on the Washed Up Emo podcast. A great interview discussing Mayberry’s early days in Glasgow bands like Boyfriend/Girlfriend and Blue Sky Archives and how those times shaped the person she is today.
This insightful discussion touched on everything from the Glasgow music scene, women in music and the sexism they face, emo music, Mayberry’s journalism days, collaborations, the future of CHVRCHES and much more! Visit the Washed Up Emo podcast and listen to episode #143 now. 
Photo: Festival Vaivén
CHVRCHES will return to Mexico next year to play Festival Vaivén on March 30, 2019. This single-day music festival takes place at the Gardens of Mexico in Morelos. Check out the full lineup in the poster above.
Ticket information is available now through the festival’s website. 
Photo: Whitburn Junior FC
A few months ago, we broke the news that CHVRCHES had become the newest sponsor of Whitburn Junior FC with their logo emblazoned on the team’s new away strip. Within days of this announcement several local news outlets in Scotland picked up our story and soon afterwards CHVRCHES fans around the world came asking to purchase one of their own. The outpouring of interest from fans took the team by surprise and it worked.
We have been in contact with the team’s secretary over the past few months and happy to announce these jerseys are now available for sale to the general public. This limited edition of 100 jerseys are available in small, medium, large, extra large and double extra large for £55.00 plus shipping. Iain Cook is originally from Whitburn, Scotland and his father has been closely involved with the Whitburn Juniors which made this collaboration a possibility. Thank you to everyone involved including Whitburn Junior FC, the Cook family and of course CHVRCHES! Order your jersey now through Whitburn Junior FC. 
Photo: Danny Clinch/Sziget Festival
CHVRCHES will return to Sziget Festival next year! They are scheduled to perform on Thursday, August 8, 2019. This multi-day festival takes place in Budapest, Hungary from August 7-13, 2019.
More information about this festival including early bird tickets can be found directly through Sziget Festival. 
Photo: Danny Clinch/Graph Festival
CHVRCHES are headed to Slovakia for the very first-time next year. The band will be playing Grape Festival on Friday, August 9th in Piešťany, Slovakia. This two-day festival will take place from August 9-10, 2019. More information including schedules and tickets to come.
Photo: CHVRCHES
As we reported last Sunday, CHVRCHES will be releasing a new EP called Hansa Session on 10” vinyl next month but you can stream it online now! This EP features five beautiful acoustic renditions from tracks off their third album Love Is Dead. Check out a snippet of each song below from Spotify or click here to listen on your favorite music streaming service.
Hansa Session Tracklist: Side A: 01. Graffiti 02. Miracle 03. Get Out Side B: 04. Heaven/Hell 05. Really Gone |
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