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The Gaslight Anthem Releases First New Single In 9 Years

originally published: 04/28/2023

The Gaslight Anthem Releases First New Single In 9 Years

Band photo by Casey McAllister

The Gaslight Anthem has shared “Positive Charge,” the first single on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label, distributed via Thirty Tigers. Produced and mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winner Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Kurt Vile) at his Tarquin Studios in Connecticut, the gloriously optimistic track marks the band’s first new music together in almost a decade.

“‘Positive Charge’ began as a message of joy to ourselves and to our audience,” says The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon. “The central theme is about looking at the things you’ve come through and feeling like you want to go ahead with an open heart toward the future, believing that the best years are not behind any of us and the good we have is worth something.”

The Gaslight Anthem will celebrate “Positive Charge” and their recent return to action with a spring headline tour, highlighted by the band’s first live shows in the Southern US since 2015.  Dates begin May 1 at Houston, TX’s House of Blues and then continue through the month. Special guests include Oso Oso and Emily Wolfe on select dates. Two dates in New Jersey have been announced - May 19 at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ and July 8 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The Gaslight Anthem made their long-awaited return to the road last year with their first world headline tour in four years. Hailed by Kerrang! as “an amazing, career-spanning 21-song setlist…(that) celebrated all eras of their music,” the tour lit up stages across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom before culminating in October with a sold-out home state finale at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center.

The band has also just announced a series of Midwest and West Coast shows this September and October, kicking off with a festival appearance at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville, KY.



 
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In addition, The Gaslight Anthem is set for top-billed performances at a number of upcoming festivals, including Atlanta, GA’s Shaky Knees Music Festival (May 6), Washington, PA’s Four Chord Music Fest (August 13), and Louisville, KY’s Bourbon & Beyond (September 15). What’s more, The Gaslight Anthem will join fellow New Jersey natives The Original Misfits as special guests for an epic home-state show at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on July 8, with additional support from Fear.

The Gaslight Anthem is: Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion, backing vocals).

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM - US TOUR 2023

MAY

1 - Houston, TX - House of Blues * †

2 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater * †

3 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom * †



 
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6 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Music Festival

6 - Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

7 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall *

9 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution * †

10 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live * †

12 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz * †

14 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium * †

16 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte * †

17 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live * †

19 - Atlantic City, NJ - Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino * †



 
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20 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Outer Harbor Site *

21 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome at Toyota Presents Oakdale * †

23 - Portland, ME - The State Theatre *

25 - Bethlehem, PA - The Wind Creek Event Center *

26 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount *

27 - LaFayette, NY - Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards *



JULY

8 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center !

29 - Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island ^



AUGUST

13 - Washington, PA - Four Chord Music Fest



SEPTEMBER

15 - Louisville, KY - Bourbon & Beyond

16 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe

19 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

20 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

22 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone

23 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory

24 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee

26 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion



 
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27 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion

29 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District

30 - La Vista, NE - The Astro - Indoor Theater



OCTOBER

2 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium

4 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl

5 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live

7 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House

8 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Spokane

* w / Special Guest Oso Oso

† w/ Special Guest Emily Wolfe

! w/ The Original Misfits and Fear

^ w/ AVAIL


 

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