Man/Woman/Chainsaw announce UK & Irish headline tour for September / October
Man/Woman/Chainsaw | Photo Credit: Charlie & Charlie
"The most exciting live band in London right now." - The Line Of Best Fit
"This young British art-punk five-piece revel in taut chaos and wry lyrics." - The Guardian
"It’s one of those records where every song has its own unpredictable flavour but they all seem to flow from the same collective consciousness.” - Stereogum - Band To Watch
"I won't lie, I fucking love this band." - Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
"The teenage five-piece making a thrilling noise." - Rolling Stone UK
"Eazy Peazy is a raw, ambitious and electrifying debut of forward-thinking rock music." - **** - NME
"As they continue to evolve and push their boundaries, one thing is certain: the future looks bright for Man/Woman/Chainsaw." - DORK
"['Ode To Clio' is] a cellular song that seems to smash together all kinds of contradictory ideas into one riveting whole." - CLASH
“['What Lucy Found There’ is] a swooning, shapeshifting, melodramatic earworm of a single that sets them apart from London indie's ever-crowded field.” - The Quietus
“['What Lucy Found There’ is] a virtuoso example of a band taking the listener through the emotions and leaving them unable to do anything but leap about the room.” - So Young Magazine
"The latest in a recent line of young bands from the capital making a buzz the old-fashioned, live circuit way, angsty sextet Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s third proper release rings hums with the sort of layered energy that’s clearly been honed on the stage.” - DIY
Man/Woman/Chainsaw today share news of their biggest headlining tour yet this September and October, including dates across the UK and Ireland including stops in Dublin, Belfast and the band's biggest London headliner yet at the Electric Ballroom.
The ticket pre-sale for those on the band's mailing list (sign up) begins this Thursday, 12th March, at 10:00amGMT with general sale beginning at 10:00 GMT this Friday, 13th March.
Buy tickets here
At the end of last year, Man/Woman/Chainsaw announced their signing to Fiction Records, home to The Cure, St. Vincent, The Horrors and Billie Marten amongst others, with the beguiling single ‘Only Girl’, recorded at RAK Studios with Geordie Greep producer Seth Evans & Margo Broom, who also worked with the band on their previous single ‘Adam & Steve’.
Both ‘Adam & Steve’ and ‘Only Girl’ made the BBC 6 playlist.
Watch visualiser for ‘Only Girl’ here
Early in 2026, with more music set to land in the near future, Man/Woman/Chainsaw find themselves standing confidently at the very forefront of a new wave of British bands "most likely to".
Described by Rolling Stone at SXSW as "a young band in the process of inventing something ecstatically new", the London-based six-piece, a close-knit group formed by friends Billy Ward & Vera Leppänen at only 16 years old, have already secured significant attention from the likes of The Quietus, Guardian, NME, The Line Of Best Fit, DIY, So Young, Stereogum, The Fader, BBC 6 Music and more.
Their debut album will follow later in the year.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw live:
April
Wed 15 - Lille, FR - L'Aeronef
Thu 16 - Bourges, FR - Printemps de Bourges
Fri 17 - Paris, FR - Point Ephemere
Sat 18 - Rotterdam, NL - Motel Mozaique Festival
May
Sat 23 - Heidelberg, DE - Maifield Derby Shetland Pony Hobby Edition
July
Sat 4 - Werchter, BE - Rock Werchter Festival
Fri 24 - Thirsk, UK - Deer Shed Festival
August
Thu 27 - Torremolinos, ES - Canela Party
September
Sat 12 - Asten, NL - Misty Fields Festival
Sat 19 – Belfast, UK – Ulster Sports Club
Sun 20 – Dublin, Ireland – Whelan’s
Tue 22 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
Wed 23 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Thu 24 – Newcastle, UK – The Grove
Fri 25 – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
Sat 26 – Sheffield, UK – Float Along Festival
Tue 29 – Guildford, UK – The Boileroom
Wed 30 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
October
Thu 1 – Portsmouth, UK – The Wedgewood Rooms
Fri 2 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
Sat 3 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Mon 5 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Tue 6 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Wed 7 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
Man/Woman/Chainsaw are:
Billy Ward (vocals, guitars)
Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths)
Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass)
Clio Harwood (violin)
Lola Cherry (drums)
Billy Doyle (guitars)
