Shame have announced that they will take a hiatus after playing their remaining shows in support of ‘Cutthroat’.
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They explained that they had considered not publicly announcing the break, but believed that they owed their fans an explanation.
The band most recently performed at Green Man in Wales on August 21, and they will now play three final UK shows in Huddersfield, Sheffield and Manchester before beginning their break.
Shame’s remaining 2026 live dates are.
SEPTEMBER 2 – Huddersfield, The Parish 3 – Sheffield, Crookes Social Club 4 – Manchester, Projekts Skatepark.
Speaking to NME ahead of its release, frontman Charlie Steen said he had intended the record to be an outward-looking piece of social commentary.
The record also arrived after Shame reached a new audience while supporting Fontaines D. C. – a reversal of the groups’ earlier touring relationship, given that the Irish band had previously supported Shame.
NME awarded ‘Cutthroat’ four stars, writing: “‘Cutthroat’ is at its most intriguing when it showcases the band’s depth and multi-faceted nature. In addition to the electronic elements (‘To And Fro’, ‘After Party’), there’s also the artsy spaghetti-western pastiche of ‘Lampião’ and the pristine jangle-pop of ‘Spartak’.
Earlier this year, Steen went viral after recounting how he defecated in a lift while drunk. He framed the anecdote as “a story about friendship”, explaining that one of the band’s managers helped him clean up the aftermath.
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