Midlake share new live performance video; Ricky Gervais declines band offer

MIDLAKE SHARE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “BETHEL WOODS” - WATCH   EXCLUSIVE SESSION MARKS SECOND OF ALL-NEW “MEANWHILE IN TEXAS” LIVE SERIES   HOMETOWN LIVE RETURN SET FOR MARCH 9 AND 10 IN DENTON, TX; NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS MAY 8 IN NASHVILLE   RICKY GERVAIS RESPECTFULLY DECLINES BAND’S INVITATION TO JOIN THEM ON STAGE “I DON’T WANT TO RUIN A GREAT BAND"   FIRST NEW ALBUM IN ALMOST A DECADE, FOR THE SAKE OF BETHEL WOODS ARRIVES FRIDAY, MARCH 18 VIA ATO RECORDS

Midlake has unveiled an exclusive live performance of their recently released new single, “Bethel Woods,” streaming now via YouTube. The captivating performance – filmed at Dallas, TX’s Modern Electric Sound Recorders by director Rett Rogers (Nicole Atkins, Nathaniel Rateliff) and co-director Barbara FG – marks the second in a new multi-part series of exclusive live sessions, “Meanwhile In Texas,” with additional installments set to premiere in the coming weeks.   WATCH “BETHEL WOODS… (MEANWHILE IN TEXAS)”   “Bethel Woods” precedes the eagerly awaited arrival of Midlake’s upcoming fifth studio album, For The Sake Of Bethel Woods, due via ATO Records in the US and Bella Union in the UK on Friday, March 18; pre-orders are available now. The mesmerizing original version of “Bethel Woods” is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official music video – directed by filmmaker Brantley Gutierrez (Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Diplo) and starring acclaimed actor Michael Peña (The Shield, Narcos, Ant-Man and the Wasp) – is streaming now via YouTube.   WATCH “BETHEL WOODS” PRE-ORDER FOR THE SAKE OF BETHEL WOODS   “‘Bethel Woods’ lyrically was born out of a documentary film still of our keyboardist Jesse Chandler’s dad, Dave, at 16-years-old, sitting in the massive crowd of Woodstock in 1969,” says Midlake’s Eric Pulido. “I felt that moment in time embodied the perfect depiction of a paradisal place. Dave tragically died a few years ago and I was moved to write this song from his point of view with a message of peace in returning to that special place and reuniting with loved ones ‘down the road.’” Earlier in the year, Midlake asked Ricky Gervais via Twitter to perform with them while on tour in England, but unfortunately, the actor/comedian respectfully declined.

Recently named alongside Abba, Guns N’ Roses, and Dua Lipa in The Guardian’s “Pop, Rock and Classical Music To Look Forward To In 2022,” For The Sake Of Bethel Woods includes the acclaimed first single, “Meanwhile…,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. Hailed by The Guardian as “a lovely, softly psychedelic glide,” the track is joined by an exclusive “Meanwhile In Texas” live performance video, streaming now via YouTube.   WATCH “MEANWHILE… (MEANWHILE IN TEXAS)”   Midlake will celebrate their long-overdue return with an intimate pair of hometown live performances, set for March 9 and 10 at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, TX. A wide-ranging world tour schedule follows, with European and UK headline dates getting underway March 16 in Gothenburg, Sweden; North American headline dates begin May 8 at Nashville, TN’s 3rd & Lindsley and then continue through the month. Additional dates will be announced soon. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.midlakeband.com/tour.   MIDLAKE TOUR 2022   MARCH 9 – Denton, TX – Dan’s Silverleaf 10 – Denton, TX – Dan’s Silverleaf 16 – Gothenburg, SW – Pustervik 17 – Oslo, NO – Vulkan Arena 18 – Stockholm, SW – Nalen 20 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset 21 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater 22 – Munich, DE – Freiheizhalle 23 – Vienna, AU – Flex 25 – St. Gallen, CH – Palace 26 – Maastricht, NL – Muziekgieterij 27 – Utrecht, NL – Ronda 29 – Hamburg, DE – Mojo Club 31 – Groningen, NL – De Oosterpoort   APRIL 1 – Cologne, DE – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck 2 – Antwerp, BE = Trix 3 – Paris, FR - Alhambra 5 – Brighton, UK – Chalk 6 – London, UK – Roundhouse 8 – Newcastle, UK – University Student’s Union 9 – Edinburgh, UK – Assembly Rooms 10 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall 11 – Dublin, IR – Vicar Street   MAY 8 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley 10 – Washington, DC – Union Stage 11 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live (Downstairs) 13 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios 14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall 17 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall 19 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway 20 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar 21 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall   # # #