Quick-rising British pop-rock band AFTERDRIVE have launched their newest single ‘Neon View’, whereas unveiling plans for his or her largest hometown headline present up to now.
The brand new monitor arrives because the follow-up to the band’s breakout alt-pop anthem ‘Style’ and marks one other step within the Suffolk outfit’s evolution. Produced and blended by Thomas Mitchener (Pixie Lott, NOAHFINNCE), ‘Neon View’ pairs shimmering synth textures with driving basslines, whereas frontman Ben Watts delivers the emotive vocal efficiency that has turn out to be a defining function of the band’s sound.
Alongside the discharge, AFTERDRIVE introduced a headline efficiency at Baths in Ipswich on September nineteenth, 2026. The present is anticipated to be the band’s largest hometown live performance but and comes as they proceed to construct momentum following a yr of more and more high-profile dwell appearances. Tickets are on sale right here.
The band has additionally hinted that additional bulletins are imminent, together with particulars of its debut EP and a UK headline tour.
The discharge caps a busy summer time for AFTERDRIVE. The group not too long ago headlined the Suffolk Stage at Halo Competition in Ipswich’s Trinity Park, sharing a lineup with indie acts together with Two Door Cinema Membership and The Vaccines. The slot marked one other milestone for the band, whose profile has steadily grown past its East Anglian roots.
AFTERDRIVE’s ascent has accelerated all through 2026. After opening the yr with a sold-out headline present at The Waterfront Studio in Ipswich, the band toured with The Entitled Sons earlier than becoming a member of American singer Maggie Lindemann on a UK and European run, exposing the quartet to bigger audiences throughout the continent.
The band’s breakthrough over the previous two years has included supporting Ed Sheeran at his Portman Highway Stadium live performance in Ipswich, a efficiency that launched them to one of many largest crowds of their profession. They’ve additionally obtained continued help from BBC Radio 1, additional establishing themselves as one of many UK’s rising guitar-pop acts.
With ‘Neon View’, AFTERDRIVE proceed to construct on that momentum as anticipation grows for each their debut EP and what’s anticipated to be their first full UK headline tour.
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