Grinding the rumour mill to a halt (or at least a restricted turn) Metronomy have confirmed the departure of their long standing band member Gabriel Stebbing.
Via the bands’ blog (www.myspace.com/metronomy) Joseph Mount issued a statement explaining Gabriels reasons for the move citing his desire to commit himself fully to his own band, Your Twenties. It’s a supremely amicable shake-up and Metronomy thank Gabriel for many good times and wish him well for the future.
In their new incarnation, Metronomy have enlisted Gbenga Adelekan on bass and Anna Prior on drums turning the already exceptional Metronomy live experience from a laptop looping three piece into a full on live band.
Firing things up for the year ahead, the new line-up will be unveiled this weekend as the band begin a run of UK and European live shows leading through to the summer festivals.
Watch out for the deluxe 2 CD edition ‘Nights Out’ in the summer. The original album will come complete with a bonus CD of all the favourite ‘Nights Out’ single remixes to date plus some of the best remixes by Metronomy, some exclusive brand new material and very special collaborations.
12 May Les Nuits de Botanique Brussels
15 May The Great Escape Brighton*
21 May Liverpool Sound City*
23 May Flex Vienna, Austria
24 May Seewiesen Festival Linz, Austria
26 May Norwich Waterfront Norwich*
27 May Brighton Concorde 2*
28 May Birmingham 02 Academy 2*
30 May Newcastle 02 Academy 2*
31 May Manchester Club Academy*
1 Jun Nottingham Trent Uni*
2 Jun Glasgow King Tuts*
6 Jun Seconde Nature Aix-en-Provence
17 Jun Pembroke College Cambridge
18 Jun Festial Les Invités Villeurbanne
20 Jun Winterwell Festival Gloucestershire*
24 Jun Hove Festival 2009 Lillesand, Norway
28 Jun Solidays Festival Paris, France
9 Jul Les Ardentes Brussels, Belgium
10 Jul Oxegen Festival Dublin, Ireland
11 Jul Scotland T in the Park*
17 Jul Melt Festival Leipzig, Germany
18 Jul Vielles Charrues Festival
26 Jul Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
31 Jul Emmaboda festivalen
14 Aug POP Festival Cologne
15 Aug Dockville Festival Hamburg
18 Sep The Forum London*
